I’ve been reading about the rebel uprising in Libya in the Province. A few days ago, they ran a half-page article with pictures about rebels taking over one of Momar’s summer homes. It made certain to cite that rebels had found empty bottles of champagne and vodka at the home, when alcohol is prohibited, and how it was a sign of Momar’s inherent hypocrisy. On the other page, in a smaller article, it talked about how Momar allegedly ordered the executions of over 50,000 people, and they were finding warehouses full of bodies.
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The paper really made it sound as if people were really more outraged by his drinking than the war-crimes against his own people. It was like back in high school where they taught me how Hitler banned smoking in Germany, and also killed 6 million Jews. It’s like that way with every famous dictator. Stalin kept a mistress and also threw millions of Russians into gulags. Mussolini was sexist, and also conspired with the Nazis.
Why do people feel the need to tag on extra shit to someone’s list of crimes? The weird thing is, it’s as easy to remember some of these small details as the big, important stuff. Sometimes easier. Look at Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. We know he digs his whores, and he like them young, and he doesn’t mind paying for it. But what about all the other corruption, etc? I’m not saying he’s as bad as Gaddafi, I’m just saying he’s up to some shit, and his own relatively minor, but sexy scandal is overshadowing his douchebaggery. Sometimes I wonder if in a hundred years Hitler will be remembered for the Holocaust and WWII, or just for the fact he had one nut.
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