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Originally Posted by daswig
There I guess we just have to agree with a parting of the ways. There are people who were human beings that I'm HAPPY died, and wish they had died much earlier. Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Mao, et cetera. While they may have technically been human, I'm glad they're dead. In a Ring of Gyges scenario, I'd have no hesitation whatsoever to drop a hammer on any of those listed herein.
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I think you misunderstood me. Or perhaps I wasn't clear.
Whilst I'm never happy at anyone's death (per se), I believe that the world is a better place when some people die or are killed.
Hitler and Stalin are two clear examples.
Put another way, I can be happy some people are gone, but I'm not celebrating their death. Minor distinction maybe, but one I maintain in my own mind.
And, just to be clear, I don't put Arafat in the same league (or
anywhere close) to the likes of Hitler and Stalin etc.
BTW, you didn't answer my question with regards to Begin or Mandella.
Mr Mephisto