Comments by "Elizabeth Loveland" (@Shineon83) on "Henry Kissinger - Secrets of a superpower | DW Documentary" video.
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….I wonder how DW approached Kissinger for this documentary? Did they inform him that they intended to do a hit job ( complete with appropriately creepy music )? ….Did they tell him that the people they had lined up to interview on his behalf were mainly fierce critics of his? ….Did they tell him how they would edit his comments ( few consecutive sentences/ideas, many disjointed thoughts )? ….I doubt it.
No, Kissinger wasn’t what I’d call a “great guy.” He lacked a moral center — and was a sort of living piece of AI, programmed to make decisions purely on the basis of “country first” ( where values such as “truth,” “justice” & “kindness” had no place, and little consideration was given to the collateral damage that might be generated from decisions he made)…
That being said, DW hardly comes off much better.…Few things have done more to contribute to the low opinion the public have of the news media than, “Hijack Interviews” ( especially when the subject is a frail, 90-year-old )….This doc felt both exploitative & deceptive….If DW had made this film WITHOUT the presence of H.K., I would have had a totally different reaction to it….But, as it is……
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