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Problem is he's 100% correct here. His take is more that they have not succeeded in eliminating anti-Semitism and persecution, not that Jews are inherently bad.
Kissinger was a jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, not an anti-semite.
Hate him all you want, he's done plenty of shit to deserve it, but this "context" is straight up disinformation.
What's one of the worst things he did, in your opinion? Also I don't think exact quotes can be misinformation.
"... exact quotes can be misinformation."
sub_ubi, on interpreting historical figure quotes without the full context.
He's DEAD?!?! I didn't hear about it.
.... Yes. Happened yesterday. It's why you're saying tons of news related to this asshole.
That's out of context, don't be a pedant. Kissinger's full quote is included and it's representative of his meaning.