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Nah, ignoring Kissinger's repeated defenses of antisemitic words and behaviors over his career just because he happened to have a Jewish mother is way more of a disservice to the Jewish diaspora imo.
Like, let's put this quote in context,
So, yeah, this is Kissinger saying, "Man, Israel's such a pain in my ass right now, I totally get why people hate Jews." That's just a straight up defense of antisemitism and was a shitty thing to say/think.
And it's not like this was a just a joke that landed badly, Kissinger did not give a shit about Jewish suffering.
The man was a rat bastard fascist whose experience surviving the Holocaust just convinced him he wanted to be on the other side of the gas chamber doors.
Damn, he literally said if the Soviet Union decided to do a second Holocaust he wouldn't really care. May he rest in piss.
Yeah Kissinger was reprehensible, no doubt. I wasn't saying the context was untrue. Just not what I would have chosen to highlight.
Fair enough, but there's just SO MUCH BAD to highlight. Finding it is like shooting fish in a barrel.