• reddit_sux@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It is said ‘don’t speak ill of the dead’ because they are no longer present to defend themselves.

    In this case the man is so steeped in evil that there is only ill to be said about him.

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      1 year ago

      Indeed. Thee millions whose death he is responsible for couldn’t defend themselves, either so it only seems fair to say Kissinger’s is a small spark of good news in this grim world he shaped and darkened.