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I've heard reverence from all sides on the brilliance of Henry Kissinger, and am curious, what damage has he inflicted on Western politicians brains?

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• baybal2 5y ago
  > I've heard reverence from all sides on the brilliance of Henry Kissinger, and am curious, what damage has he inflicted on Western politicians brains? Have you seen his "brilliance" yourself? No, and these people didn't either. Many people who credit him don't actually know a thing what his political theories are. He was an extremely good networker though. He took credit for things he didn't do to raise his stature among US elites, which he then used to solicit other people giving him more credit. He liked to collect recommendations, and introductions. His "Realpolitik" was mostly about how to strategically backstab allies for "geopolitial considerations" only he can see, or understand, but really they were just bullshit he made up to cover for failings of Nixon administration. His political theories don't make sense on closer examination, but they were used to grow 3 generations of US state department officials, who were told of them as truth in its last instance. In other words, this man is the reason why a lot of US state department officials have porridge for brains.