There once was a statesman so wise,
Who saw politics clearly, no disguise.
“Grand visions?” he’d say,
“Check your health right away!”
A master of wit, sharp and concise.
#helmutschmidt
#statesmanship
#politicalhistory
#historicalfigures
#modernhistory
#dryhumor
#wisdom
One great example of the double-standard the West is applying:
It is unthinkable and unheard of to suggest to kill any western leader (rightly so)—
—but it's easily, nonchalantly suggested to kill a leader of a non-western country (Gaddafi, Hussein, Khomeini, and many, many others)
(Lapid was just quoted on it: https://aje.news/p4rw7y?update=4351525)
This seems so engrained by now that we don’t even notice.
Racism/islamophobia/bloodlust on auto-pilot.
#Statesmanship 101 for #ElonMusk:
Even the godlike pharaohs of Ancient #Egypt could not do without #Tax collectors.
Fun question: why is it a bad idea to sack thousands of highly qualified #IRS employees?
IRS is canceling its layoff plans, will ask some it fired or pushed out to return (GovExec.com)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/08/irs-canceling-its-layoff-plans-will-ask-some-it-fired-or-pushed-out-return/407620/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250821/p114#a250821p114
MY VLOG: From Hitler to Imran Khan Famous Leader or Great Statesman What’s the Difference?
#yasmeenaftabali #statesmanship #populasi #popularity #democracy #hitler #pakistan #imrankhanpti #Hitler #Imran Khan.
Viewing the concept of statesman internationally and particularly in Pakistan. The populist slogans the can endanger the very fabric of a society. From Hitler to Imran Khan.
MY VLOG: Is a popular leader a good statesman too? From Hitler to Imran Khan
Viewing the concept of statesman internationally and particularly in Pakistan. The populist slogans can endanger the very fabric of a society. From Hitler to Imran Khan.
#statesmanship #populasi #popularity #democracy #hitler #pakistan #imrankhanpti
King Donald and the Presidents at the National Cathedral
Richardson
Diplomacy, statesmanship
Statesman, Ambassador, Governor
Rising to the challenges
Remembered
#billrichardson #unambassador #newmexicogovernor #statesmanship #diplomacy #cinquain #poetry
Bill Richardson, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton and as the governor of New Mexico, has died at the age of 75. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin looks back on Richardson's career that spanned several decades.
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