This is fabulous. I wanted it to be longer. I could never write like this. Not only because clearly I don’t have your life experience, I just don’t have your skills as a writer.
This packs a punch. Concise in a way I’ll never be concise. Creative, on point and thought provoking. Well done!!!
I thought of you yesterday, Richard, when I saw a wire story on Henry Kissinger turning 100 years old. He’s a war criminal in some countries, but not this one. The celebrities and media/political elite (even Hillary Clinton!) still dote on him.
He IS a war criminal and I’ll never forget his reference to most Americans as “the useless eaters.” I never liked him, even when I was a dumb kid in the 1970s who knew nothing about anything.
His bored arrogant attitude told me all I needed to know about him. He seemed like the kind of person who could watch a toddler walk out into heavy traffic and yawn from boredom as they were crushed like a big under some car.
And now here he is, 100 and getting the best medical and likely naturopathic care in the world. Ick.
I can contain my admiration for Tom Ricks but he is on to something here:
https://www.amazon.com/Generals-American-Military-Command-World-ebook/dp/B007V65TAM
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1253&context=nwc-review
Wow.
This is fabulous. I wanted it to be longer. I could never write like this. Not only because clearly I don’t have your life experience, I just don’t have your skills as a writer.
This packs a punch. Concise in a way I’ll never be concise. Creative, on point and thought provoking. Well done!!!
I thought of you yesterday, Richard, when I saw a wire story on Henry Kissinger turning 100 years old. He’s a war criminal in some countries, but not this one. The celebrities and media/political elite (even Hillary Clinton!) still dote on him.
He IS a war criminal and I’ll never forget his reference to most Americans as “the useless eaters.” I never liked him, even when I was a dumb kid in the 1970s who knew nothing about anything.
His bored arrogant attitude told me all I needed to know about him. He seemed like the kind of person who could watch a toddler walk out into heavy traffic and yawn from boredom as they were crushed like a big under some car.
And now here he is, 100 and getting the best medical and likely naturopathic care in the world. Ick.