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It's pretty gross. Can you imagine working on a book with Kissinger? Schmidt reveals a willingness to not only interact with but collaborate with world historic

It's pretty gross. Can you imagine working on a book with Kissinger? Schmidt reveals a willingness to not only interact with but collaborate with world historic criminals.

jimbob45 5y ago
World historic criminal? Kissinger seems undeserving of that title considering the age he worked in. Also fun fact, Kissinger was on Theranos’ board of directors.
- version_five 5y ago
  Yeah the Theranos connection makes it very hard for me to accept his credibility in relation to any new technology.
- bigbillheck 5y ago
  Have you heard about a little place called 'Cambodia'?
- serf 5y ago
  > World historic criminal? Kissinger seems undeserving of that title considering the age he worked in. I'm not understanding the rationalization? I keep parsing the sentence as either 'He's too old to be a criminal.' , or 'He existed in an era that was horrible, so give him a pass.' I don't consider either rationalizations to be worth contemplation, honestly. I'm not sure if 'war criminal' is a title with expiration, nor do I think that such titles should be normalized by comparing it to some of the most tumultuous times in human history. The only other group of people that shrug off 'war criminal' titles as easily as Kissinger are US presidents; that feels telling to me. He has a long and storied history of being a horrible person , but being exceedingly successful at it.
  - leephillips 5y ago
    Indeed. There are a big handful of countries that he can’t travel to, as he is wanted by the authorities there either for questioning or arrest or possible prosecution.
    - zug_zug 5y ago
      For those of us who are entirely unfamiliar could you give a source?
      - leephillips 5y ago
        It’s not that hard to find this information. This is an opinion piece, but it’s a starting point: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-12-12-0212120100-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-12-12-021212...

It's pretty gross. Can you imagine working on a book with Kissinger? Schmidt reveals a willingness to not only interact with but collaborate with world historic criminals.

jimbob45 5y ago

World historic criminal? Kissinger seems undeserving of that title considering the age he worked in. Also fun fact, Kissinger was on Theranos’ board of directors.

version_five 5y ago
Yeah the Theranos connection makes it very hard for me to accept his credibility in relation to any new technology.
bigbillheck 5y ago
Have you heard about a little place called 'Cambodia'?
serf 5y ago
> World historic criminal? Kissinger seems undeserving of that title considering the age he worked in. I'm not understanding the rationalization? I keep parsing the sentence as either 'He's too old to be a criminal.' , or 'He existed in an era that was horrible, so give him a pass.' I don't consider either rationalizations to be worth contemplation, honestly. I'm not sure if 'war criminal' is a title with expiration, nor do I think that such titles should be normalized by comparing it to some of the most tumultuous times in human history. The only other group of people that shrug off 'war criminal' titles as easily as Kissinger are US presidents; that feels telling to me. He has a long and storied history of being a horrible person , but being exceedingly successful at it.
- leephillips 5y ago
  Indeed. There are a big handful of countries that he can’t travel to, as he is wanted by the authorities there either for questioning or arrest or possible prosecution.
  - zug_zug 5y ago
    For those of us who are entirely unfamiliar could you give a source?
    - leephillips 5y ago
      It’s not that hard to find this information. This is an opinion piece, but it’s a starting point: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-12-12-0212120100-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-12-12-021212...