DreamingOfMyEx
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I want to know whom you consider the most evil person in history.
(but first, let's take care of some administrative issues)
- I suspect many people would immediately respond with "Hitler" - and I mean no offense by this but I would prefer this be given more thought than that. So let's eliminate him as a candidate. If you prefer, think of this as "who besides Hitler is the most evil person in history" - and the good news is, you can still name a Nazi.
- I placed this in the General category instead of Politics for a couple of reasons. First, while the most evil person in history is/was probably a politician, that is not necessarily the case. Second, the Politics category tends to attract people who only want to argue, insult and spread the hate and disinformation. I'd prefer we keep this civil for as long as possible. (I can dream, can't I?)
So, on to the challenge:
Well, that was basically it. Who (besides Hitler) is the most evil person in history.
However, don't just give a name, but back up your response with things like numbers of people killed, or enslaved, perhaps the long-term damage caused, etc. Also, please consider whether or not the person "knew or should have known" the evil they were doing. (If I purposefully poison the water supply and kill a million people, that might be considered evil. If I accidentally knock over a vial in a laboratory and a million people die as a result, I probably didn't intend for that to happen.)
Also, I am not suggesting by what criteria you decide someone is "evil" - it isn't just number of people killed, it could instead be based on the heinousness of the acts committed. Perhaps even the intent of the actions, rather than the results. You decide what you want to consider "most evil".
Also, we're talking about real people who we know or have reason to believe existed (as people) - that eliminates Satan, Zeus, that guy from Silence of the Lambs, and most Bond villians. Let's also eliminate Dr. Evil (since I think - but can't be sure - he was really Mike Myers in disguise).
If you are responding to something someone else wrote, please make it clear to whom you are responding.
PLEASE keep it civil. Realize if you participate, someone here might name Stalin, while someone else names Churchill. You can disagree and provide evidence to back up your claim, but keep it civil.
If you're going to get offended, then don't participate.
Also, if you want to steal my idea and post it in the Politics forum, go for it.
(but first, let's take care of some administrative issues)
- I suspect many people would immediately respond with "Hitler" - and I mean no offense by this but I would prefer this be given more thought than that. So let's eliminate him as a candidate. If you prefer, think of this as "who besides Hitler is the most evil person in history" - and the good news is, you can still name a Nazi.
- I placed this in the General category instead of Politics for a couple of reasons. First, while the most evil person in history is/was probably a politician, that is not necessarily the case. Second, the Politics category tends to attract people who only want to argue, insult and spread the hate and disinformation. I'd prefer we keep this civil for as long as possible. (I can dream, can't I?)
So, on to the challenge:
Well, that was basically it. Who (besides Hitler) is the most evil person in history.
However, don't just give a name, but back up your response with things like numbers of people killed, or enslaved, perhaps the long-term damage caused, etc. Also, please consider whether or not the person "knew or should have known" the evil they were doing. (If I purposefully poison the water supply and kill a million people, that might be considered evil. If I accidentally knock over a vial in a laboratory and a million people die as a result, I probably didn't intend for that to happen.)
Also, I am not suggesting by what criteria you decide someone is "evil" - it isn't just number of people killed, it could instead be based on the heinousness of the acts committed. Perhaps even the intent of the actions, rather than the results. You decide what you want to consider "most evil".
Also, we're talking about real people who we know or have reason to believe existed (as people) - that eliminates Satan, Zeus, that guy from Silence of the Lambs, and most Bond villians. Let's also eliminate Dr. Evil (since I think - but can't be sure - he was really Mike Myers in disguise).
If you are responding to something someone else wrote, please make it clear to whom you are responding.
PLEASE keep it civil. Realize if you participate, someone here might name Stalin, while someone else names Churchill. You can disagree and provide evidence to back up your claim, but keep it civil.
If you're going to get offended, then don't participate.
Also, if you want to steal my idea and post it in the Politics forum, go for it.
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