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kleinbl00 · 3966 days ago · link · · parent · post: Dick Cheney is speaking at my work next week and I will be close enough to him to smell his breath. What in the hell could I possibly ask the man?

Well, then.

One can be an evil asshole and have a different perspective. Said perspective could even blind someone to the simple truths of the world.

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Meriadoc · 3965 days ago · link ·

It gave me the impression that he didn't believe those things because he thought they were right, but did because they could satisfactorily justify the actions he wanted to take because they benefited him.

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kleinbl00 · 3965 days ago · link ·

That seems insightful. Never met the man, never really studied him. understood the obsession with WMD after reading up on the CIA; however, empathy is not forgiveness.

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humanodon · 3965 days ago · link · ·

Somehow, I think a lot of people operate along those lines, even if they aren't aware of it.

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user-inactivated · 3965 days ago · link ·

Well, judging by the above comment, it would seem that Dick Cheney didn't bring a new perspective to the table. Or, perhaps more accurately, he did not attempt to make a constructive use of his perspective.

In the end, that makes him both an asshole and useless.