Tipex Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 There have been many evil men throughout history, but who is the evilest man of them all? From Nero the roman emperor to ted bundy the serial killer. Some people are quick to judge these monsters, but step back and look at these peoples childhood and the peices of the jigsaw start to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redyam Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Serial killers pale in comparison when you get the organised wiping out of whole civilisations by dictators like Hitler etc. For example: China: Mao's reign of terror, 1949-65 20 million plus USSR: Stalin's terror, 1936-53 20 million plus WWII: combatant deaths 16.8 million Russia/USSR:civilian deaths by Nazis 7-12 million Europe: The Holocaust, 1933-45 6 million Killing 20 million people is beyond the imaginings of most people, but would it be considered evil? I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia. Been a few women too. It may explain their actions but it doesn't excuse them. For every "evil" person there are as many if not hundreds who have had a poor childhood who just go on to good things. If it was the other way round we'd be in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Some people are quick to judge these monsters, but step back and look at these peoples childhood and the peices of the jigsaw start to fit. The majority of children who suffer in their childhood, be it from physical, emotional or sexual abuse do not go on to commit heinous crimes, while some privileged and well brought up children have gone on to commit unspeakable acts of evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Serial killers pale in comparison when you get the organised wiping out of whole civilisations by dictators like Hitler etc. For example: China: Mao's reign of terror, 1949-65 20 million plus USSR: Stalin's terror, 1936-53 20 million plus WWII: combatant deaths 16.8 million Russia/USSR:civilian deaths by Nazis 7-12 million Europe: The Holocaust, 1933-45 6 million Killing 20 million people is beyond the imaginings of most people, but would it be considered evil? I think so. Does that make them more evil though Redyam? Maybe these just had the opportunity to fulfil their ambitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Adolf Hitler - without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perplexed Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 James Martin "celebrity" chef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azazel666 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Does that make them more evil though Redyam? Maybe these just had the opportunity to fulfil their ambitions. That's a good point....how do you define evil? Deeds done or state of mind? The most evil man could be the man next door but he never gets the chance to invade countries for his own ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 That's a good point....how do you define evil? Deeds done or state of mind? The most evil man could be the man next door but he never gets the chance to invade countries for his own ends. In fact you could argue that the likes of the genocidal killers believed they had some noble or political cause. Fred West, Denis Neilson and other 'man next door' type serial killers did so just because they wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Norman Tebbit's gotta be in there somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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