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Hitler, Stalin, or Mao Tze Dong?- History's primo badass

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i mean, compare octavius. the guy was 19 when julius was killed, so he rounded up an army, beat the guys who killed julius, and then went after the guys that helped him and became emperor of rome! or sulla. the guy could have been emperor, instead he just went in with his army, purged the roman senate, rewrote the laws, then went and sacked the east just for fun!
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Originally posted by: ElFenix
sulla or ghengis kahn or attila the hun or octavius or scipio africanus or shaka zulu
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Why Scipio? What he did wasn't that bad, and at least Carthage was a legitimate threat to Rome.
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it says badass, not bad.
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Oops, my "bad". (If you'll pardon the pun). I misread the post...😱

But in that case I'll back you on Scipio...He stopped Hannibal...
 
What did Khan do that ranks him up there with Hitler/Stalin?

I just thought he invaded China from Mongolia....

Hrm...
 
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
it's mao tse-tung
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dong sounds closer to the real mandarin pronounciation then tung

in fact in pinyin (official chinese romanization) it would be mao ze dong
 
Pol Pot.

While his shear numbers do not rival Stalin, Mao or Hitler's, his percentage of total population outclasses them all.

In my book the order is:

Pol Pot
Stalin
Mao
Hitler

Those who say Hitler was more evil/bad than Stalin are woefully ignorant of historical fact.
 
BTW, contrary to my original post, Stalin is the "winner" in my book. I watched a special on him since my OP and he was fvcking evil beyond evil.
 
Originally posted by: Actaeon
What did Khan do that ranks him up there with Hitler/Stalin?

I just thought he invaded China from Mongolia....

Hrm...
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he sent traders to turkey to establish a trading route. turkey killed them all. he sends out another. they killed them all again. pissed off, khan invaded various turkey villages, killing everyone and stacking their heads afterwards.

 
Originally posted by: gistech1978
Originally posted by: Actaeon
What did Khan do that ranks him up there with Hitler/Stalin?

I just thought he invaded China from Mongolia....

Hrm...
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China and nearly all of Asia.
yeah, thats all.
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Was he attempting genocide as well? How many people did he kill?
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Pol Pot.

While his shear numbers do not rival Stalin, Mao or Hitler's, his percentage of total population outclasses them all.

In my book the order is:

Pol Pot
Stalin
Mao
Hitler

Those who say Hitler was more evil/bad than Stalin are woefully ignorant of historical fact.
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Don't forget that Hitler willfully started a war that spread throughout the world and left countless millions dead ASIDE from his other monumental crimes against humanity. IIRC, Stalin killed something like 11 million (I may be way off, just going on memory), but because he thought inhis paranoid mind that they were threats to him or to the state. Hitler killed millions because he just hated them. I may be way off here...
 
Originally posted by: ThePresence
Originally posted by: Amused
Pol Pot.

While his shear numbers do not rival Stalin, Mao or Hitler's, his percentage of total population outclasses them all.

In my book the order is:

Pol Pot
Stalin
Mao
Hitler

Those who say Hitler was more evil/bad than Stalin are woefully ignorant of historical fact.
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Don't forget that Hitler willfully started a war that spread throughout the world and left countless millions dead ASIDE from his other monumental crimes against humanity. IIRC, Stalin killed something like 11 million (I may be way off, just going on memory), but because he thought inhis paranoid mind that they were threats to him or to the state. Hitler killed millions because he just hated them. I may be way off here...
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What seperates Hitler's intentions from Stalin's intentions? Nothing. Both were irrational and both had the same outcome. Hitler considered the undesierables a threat to him and his reich as well. 6 of one, half dozen of the other. :shrug;

 
Originally posted by: Amused
Pol Pot.

While his shear numbers do not rival Stalin, Mao or Hitler's, his percentage of total population outclasses them all.

In my book the order is:

Pol Pot
Stalin
Mao
Hitler

Those who say Hitler was more evil/bad than Stalin are woefully ignorant of historical fact.
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No sh!t! Stalin made Hitler look like a Sunday school teacher.
 
Originally posted by: Actaeon
Originally posted by: gistech1978
Originally posted by: Actaeon
What did Khan do that ranks him up there with Hitler/Stalin?

I just thought he invaded China from Mongolia....

Hrm...
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China and nearly all of Asia.
yeah, thats all.
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Was he attempting genocide as well? How many people did he kill?
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I dont know.
I dont think anyone does. all just guesses, the same with the other 3 listed.
he would completely sack cities for fun, Kiev for example. Khan and his hordes would decapitate entire cities and villages for fun.
 
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