Re:Henry Kissinger Has Died
by seanhunter on Thursday November 30, 2023 @12:26AM
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As the classical saying goes "Those whom the gods love die young".
Tom Lehrer retired when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize, because he said satire was dead at that point[1].
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/jul/31/artsfeatures...
> The greatest irony here is that he managed to make it to 100.
"Only the good die young, only evil seems to live forever". Iron Maiden
I always joked that the devil wouldn't take him and he's not allowed in heaven.
TBH he's exactly the kind of guy the Old Testament God would like.
How so?
In his ruthlessness towards dogmatic ends without any consideration of humanism.
The greatest irony here is that he managed to make it to 100.