He made the ruling class a ton of money. Here’s just a few things he did…
Kissinger sabotaged peace talks in Vietnam: He leaked information to Nixon’s campaign in 1968 to prevent a deal between Johnson and Hanoi, prolonging the war for four more years and killing millions of people.
Kissinger orchestrated the coup in Chile: He supported the overthrow of the democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973, and backed the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, who tortured and killed thousands of dissidents and implemented neoliberal policies that harmed the majority of Chileans.
Kissinger enabled genocide and repression: He ignored or encouraged the atrocities committed by U.S. allies in Bangladesh, East Timor, Indonesia, Pakistan, and elsewhere, and participated in Operation Condor, a campaign of assassinations of left-wing activists across Latin America.
Kissinger expanded U.S. bombing and intervention: He secretly bombed Cambodia and Laos, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians and paving the way for the Khmer Rouge genocide. He also set the precedent for U.S. presidents to bomb countries without congressional or public oversight, as seen in the War on Terror.
Kissinger was celebrated by the U.S. elite: He received praise and awards from presidents, politicians, journalists, and academics, who admired his geopolitical strategy and ignored or justified his crimes. He was also an informal adviser to several administrations, including Bush and Obama
Welp... (lemmy.world)
Why in the year 2024 and with all the knowledge humans have now do people still believe in religion?
The 2024 US Presidential race officially starts Monday, what are your predictions for Iowa?
$45 for a cup?! (lemmy.world)
What caused the downfall of the Black Panthers group?
Interested in the history and the social programs they created like free breakfast.
What are some of your cheap eats hacks?
What are some tech predictions for 2024 that actually could happen?
Why was Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan so bad for the American people?
When/how do you think capitalism will be defeated?
Does anyone else feel like every year is like the movie 'Groundhog Day'? Same holidays, same birthdays, same work week, etc
Tick tock... (lemmy.world)
Conspiracy Theorists Think A24's 'Civil War' Is Actually 'Programming' Americans For Civil War (www.vice.com)
What system or method do you use for your monthly budget or personal finance?
What budgeting advice do you recommend? Money management method?
Welcome to Flavortown! (lemmy.world)
Still haven't found the right amount of mind bleach for this one... (lemmy.ca)
What are your "poor person" money life hacks?
Let’s get a list going. Like with a Target debit card you can get $40 cash back and it takes 1 to 2 days to be withdraw from your checking.
So Kissinger must have had use to someone? What did he do right and for who?
It stands to reason he must have been doing something right to have stayed so close to the halls of power....
This little piggy says you stay out of jail... (lemmy.world)
Serving Thanksgiving realness... (lemmy.world)
Do you know of any obscure useful websites?
SEO has essentially destroyed search engines, what are some very useful websites that you might not get given by Google?
What do you use to backup all your photos and documents, cloud or external drive or both?
I never want to lose photos I’ve taken over the years. What’s the best solution to make sure they’re saved?