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To pick two highly disparate people, in your calculus 1 x Ghandi is equal to 1 x Adolf Hitler. Now I'm pretty sure both were complex people both smaller and la
by MrVandemar 4y ago
To pick two highly disparate people, in your calculus 1 x Ghandi is equal to 1 x Adolf Hitler.
Now I'm pretty sure both were complex people both smaller and larger than the imprint they have on history: pretty sure Ghandi had many days when he got out of the wrong side of the bed and wasn't amazing, and probably even Hitler did some laudable stuff (history is silent on whether he ever, eg, helped an old lady across the street or similar small moments of useful behavior that most of find ourselves doing).
Anyway, I definitely know an amazing person; and I'm married to them. :-)
- quesera 4y ago[flagged]
- yieldcrv 4y agoMy understanding is that Hitler lost and I don't agree with the industrialized killing machine he enabled or deliberately pursued. I am capable of seeing how my understanding would be different under a different regime, where it would be merely edgy for me to evaluate the constitutional merits of an event that was merely a footnote about a gap in the census population between 1939 and 1945 and beyond. Such is life.
- quesera 4y agoI feel like you're insinuating something absurd here, but I just can't identify the point you're trying to make.
- throwawayqwk 4y agoDifference between Hitler and Churchil was not much. One killed millions of Jews and another killed millions of Hindus. Who won the war decided their legacy. Power by any means is the deciding factor
- quesera 4y agoBoth were responsible for very bad things, but the difference between them is immense.
- jimsimmons 4y agoGandhi was a racist early on but throughout his life he continually grew as a person. His non standard sex activities are known only because he himself shared all about his life with everyone. And he stopped when people pointed it out. Gandhi by standards of his days was probably one of the least misogynistic leaders. Lots of heroes aren’t worth worshipping. But let’s not throw the baby with the bath water.