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"Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper
by mhh__ 5y ago
"Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević"
Anthony Bourdain, in "A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines"
- throwaway4good 5y agoWhy just Henry Kissenger? Do you really think this boils down to a single person?
- nsonha 5y agoThe single person that could have said no but said yes? The whole concept of responsibility breaks down when you make it impersonal.
- throwaway4good 5y agoMaybe Kissenger had the position he had because he said and did what he did. Had he not, someone else would be in the position he was in.
- cycomanic 5y agoIt's not about absolving the others, but pointing out main perpetrators. Should we not point out the central roles of Hitler or Himmler in the holocaust? At some point there is personal responsibility.
- imwillofficial 5y agoDon’t needlessly limit your scope.
- mhh__ 5y agoI think the point is that just because Kissinger was a very influential diplomatic who as far as I'm aware revolutionised that field, people have glossed over the effects of his actions on places like Cambodia.