Henry Kissinger (30/05/22 09:37:04)
I'm an old man of diverse interests, and I have comments (hehe). “Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6485828-political-satire-became-obsolete-when-henry-kissinger-was-awarded-the) So Tom Lehrer returned to mathematics. Kissinger sees the world from his top seat and thinks nothing of all those people, also Russian-speaking, who now have to live in Russia-occupied territory under bandit rule. They were let down in 2014 (let's not elaborate), but that should not be allowed to continue. But that's been his view all the time AFAIK. Let's look at more recent history: He was one of the early supporters of Elizabeth Holmes in that huge biomedical scam called Theranos. (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3784784-jury-convicts-theranos-ex-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-on-four-federal-charges?internal_promotion=true&utm_campaign=16160107180&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=138882501571%5Edsa-1485125211538%5E%5E581249221329%5E%5E%5Es) We know from the proceedings from the court case that there was no possibility for prospective investors of having a look at the technology which we now know was pure fiction. So he did not ask experts. He showed poor judgement and let himself be conned. He used his prestige to persuade others into investing. (https://jacobinmag.com/2021/11/elizabeth-holmes-henry-kissinger-silicon-valley-venture-capitalism-theranos) Do we see a parallel? |
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