Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
apnews.com
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died, his consulting firm says. He was 100. Kissinger dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China.
  • ChainweaselEnglish
    6•1 year ago

    A lot of politicians live to be around 100.
    It’s not better genetics, it’s access to socialized healthcare for a select group of individuals.
    My grandfather looked almost just like pictures of 99 year old Jimmy Carter from a few days ago when he passed away at 77 years old.
    Don’t get me wrong, Jimmy deserves every breath he takes and it’s sad he’s near the end.
    But it doesn’t give me hope that we’ll be rid of Trump anytime soon.

      • ChainweaselEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        How I meant it:
        Socialized healthcare = publicly funded.
        Universal healthcare = publicly funded and everyone gets it.

        • @lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          I see where you’re coming from, but if you think of “socialized” as relating to socialism, it doesn’t hold up, because public funding is a feature of all governments, not just socialist ones.