The Crime of the (20th) Century

EMINEM · Post by **EMINEM** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 7:24 am

In a century of violence, where more human beings were probably killed than any other century in the past, it's pretty hard to come up with THE crime of the century, so this is just speculation. JFK's assassination should be on the top ten list, as well as the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand. Had the events of September 11 occurred last year, that would be my #1 pick. IMO, however, the greatest 20th crime (short of the invention of the Internet, which spawned a generation of Spammers) was Hitler's Final Solution.

VoodooDali · Post by **VoodooDali** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 7:40 am

Stalin's killing of 20 million of his own people...Pol Pot's massacre of his own people...Idi Amin's massacre of his own people (and elephants!)...I fear this would be a rather long list...

Bordin_Steelaxe · Post by **Bordin_Steelaxe** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 8:36 am

Weasel visiting these boards...
Sleepo getting a moderator!!

And last but not least, ME returning to these boards!?

What were I thinking of?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 11:39 am

Originally posted by VoodooDali:
Stalin's killing of 20 million of his own people...Pol Pot's massacre of his own people...Idi Amin's massacre of his own people (and elephants!)...I fear this would be a rather long list...

Indeed.......and we haven't even touched the repressive terror regimes in South and Central America........or the Chinese occupation of Tibet.......the situation in Burma........the list goes on.....

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 2:58 pm

Microsoft's complete and total corning of a market that showed much potential for both job oppertunities, and development.

governments further corruption

North American free Trade Act

Horrendous amounts of Boy Bands appearing, even while no body cares, or likes them.

Bordin_Steelaxe · Post by **Bordin_Steelaxe** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 4:47 pm

Originally posted by Aegis:
Horrendous amounts of Boy Bands appearing, even while no body cares, or likes them.

WTF?! I LOVE Boybands! SHEESH!

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Wed Nov 14, 2001 5:35 pm

I agree with Voodoo and DW that the list goes on and on

If I have to pick just one crime, it would the the Great Terror of Stalin.

If I have to pick one crime directed not against a vast population but a single person, I'd pick the shot of Sarajevo, ie the murderer of archduke Ferdinand.

Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Thu Nov 15, 2001 12:42 am

Although I agree that Stalin was wrong for his repressive and brutal regime we must remember he a actually tried to do it for Mother Russia, he was wrong doing it that way however. One even worse was what he said:

One death is a tradegy, a million is just a statistic.

P.S. I don't want to start an argument about Stalin please.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Nov 15, 2001 8:44 am

In my humble opinion, I question whether or not we can even determine what constitutes the worst crime. Doesn't ascribing a value judgement to one particular event diminish the horror of countless others?

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Thu Nov 15, 2001 12:40 pm

Originally posted by C Elegans:
If I have to pick just one crime, it would the the Great Terror of Stalin.

Well, to qoute the wise ambassidor Spock..

"The needs of the Many, outweigh the needs of the few."

Thats what Stalin was trying to accomplish. Brutal, but he was thining in the right direction... Sorta...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Thu Nov 15, 2001 12:47 pm

How much do you know about Stalin @Aegis?

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Thu Nov 15, 2001 2:15 pm

Enough to know he commited atrocious acts of savagery and brutality towards the people of russia, and those countries he had occupied. I am aware of what he has done, and how immorale it was. But, at the same time, I know why he did those things. He did them to further not only his own power, but the power of Russia. I do not agree with what he he did, I merely understand why.