You could, I suppose, argue that the 20th century produced worse villains than Kissinger, or that his motives were less personally corrupt than those of many of his peers.
But here's the thing. As an American, I must remember that Kissinger's crimes were done at least partly in my name. That the blood he spilled stains my own hands.
We must repudiate his legacy, or we will always remain complicit in it.
@mattblaze he took actions that extended the Vietnam war to get Nixon elected.
Literal treason, that got US service people killed.
He did it all in his own name.
@mattblaze no, it lets no one off the hook. But “he did it for <larger cause than personal power and influence>” makes him sound like he had a good purpose, good ends. He never did. It was all about Henry Kissinger, he saw himself as the cowboy with guns blazing. Said that in an interview.
It was always about him.
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