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Why just Henry Kissenger? Do you really think this boils down to a single person?
by throwaway4good 5y ago
Why 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.