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You cut Hitler less slack than Henry Kissinger? Yes. In trying to think of why, here's what I came up with. Kissinger, and other Americans of his ilk, felt that whatever deaths they caused were a regrettable side effect of pursuing an important cause. ("Important" to them.) They might hav...

Which is to say that I agree motivation matters. It's just that some motivations might be judged as evil, regardless of how the person performing the act views his own motivation. Relating this to "Planet America" I think that lots of people, including Henry Kissinger, used military might...

Even if someone does something for their own benefit, they do it because they truly believe that it's the best thing they can do in the circumstances. Either they think that with more power they can help more of the right kind of people, or in some cases (not mentioning any names) because they trul...

Yeah, he's only been around since 1973.

arthwollipot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:10 am

President Bush wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:34 amYou mean like fucking over the commies at the UN?

Yes. I'm sure he was convinced that fucking over the commies was in the best interest of his country at the time.

At the time. Now it is more socially acceptable to call them missile magnets.

The full meal deal on Kissinger can be found in Christopher Hitchens' book on him. Read up and weep. I know he was an awful person, but what I'm trying to get at is whether he was awful because he genuinely believed that he was doing good and what he was doing was necessary, or was he full knowing ...

It's that infusion of hard science that could save us. Politics has become merely theater in this age of global business. I find it obsolete or even distracting, as per having any chance of progress. Even the fiduciary nature of campaigning has an irrationality that exceeds all other nostalgic beha...

Pres, that might have some impact if I had any idea who it was. Edit: Ah, the URL tells me it's Kissinger. Are you implying that he had evil intentions? Australia was on board wth Kissinger and the the US when it came to supporting Suharto/Indonesia invading then annexing East Timor in 1975 so I gu...

I think most politicians do try really hard to do what's good for their constituents - or at least, what they believe is good for their constituents. The constraints of politics and reliance on donors and their interests means that they can't always do all the things they want. https://www.channel4...