32 of the Funniest Mean Tweets About Henry Kissinger Dying

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s detractors have called him callous, criminal, murderous and, above all else, cold-hearted, but his passing yesterday evening at the ripe old age of 100 calls for us all to re-evaluate our opinion of the deceased – his heart, just like the rest of him, is now very, very warm. The Nobel Peace Prize-winner was a popular figure among the American ruling class during his many years shaping the country’s Cold War foreign policy, and, today, he is mourned by such power brokers. 

However, to the rest of us, especially anyone from any South American or Southeast Asian state where Kissinger’s Realpolitik approach to annihilating civilians en masse led to a seven-figure death toll over the course of his career, learning that Kissinger finally bit the dust inspired the same reaction that once made the Munchkins sing and dance around with an elated, “Ding Dong!” The greater Twitter community is currently processing the loss of one of the most impactful world leaders of the last century with the exact level of solemnity and respect that Kissinger deserves. With his body still warm and his soul burning, here are the absolute meanest and funniest tweets about Kissinger croaking that are almost as ruthless as the monster himself: