Who is the most influential person in history?
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I don't think I can answer one person anymore. Because so many made an impact and so many are to blame and thank for how the world is today.
Gulp..... where are they? :unsure:
I can give you some examples from the UK.
November 9th Society
Stormfront
British National Party
British First Party
Red Watch
Combat 18
All of these groups scare the absolute sh?t out of me - seriously. And i'm prepared to fight them on the streets, in order to stop racist attacks.
Right, and one probably needs to be especially concerned during a serious recession like the one the UK is dealing with right now. They seem to be venting on foreign workers in the UK, especially labourers. Could be that unrest may be making its way soon. If not already.
Yeah, there's a group called EDL. They claim they're not racist - they're actually filthy neo-nazis. I'm actually quite annoyed I missed chasing them out of Glasgow last year. Fortunately, the anti-fascist movement is quite strong here. We have Unite Against Fascism (UAF), Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) and Antifa (my lot) to fight them.
They do very well with it, too. There's a long anti-fascist history, here. They actually do make things safer. I'm convinced of that.
Well then that is at least good news. I would imagine that there would be similar type fascist organisations in other countries of Europe, especially Germany?
Well, there are a few street fights in Germany, but the thing is, in Germany, you go to prison if you zieg heil in public. But in the old DDR, there are a shocking number of fascists. Antifa and AFA are very active in Germany, though. I remember in he 90s, there were massive wars across Berlin.
Would make sense. For people who like things to be perfectly correct, black and white instead of grey as well, National Socialism a la Hitler may look attractive. People may not be able to relate as vividly back to WWII as most of those people have passed on. We now have a younger generation, who may look at it in a more rosy light.
Well, it certainly seems a lot better now. I think it was just a few of those left in the backward world of the former DDR that remained racist. They seem to have been cleared up now. When I was over there a couple years ago, people seemed very nice. I mean, although I'm white, I was an open communist then. I'm still mistaken for a commie sometimes, actually. I'm really hoping the fascists don't come to Munich - there are a lot of Turkish immigrants there. Would be horrible for ther first sight of Germany to be a bunch of boneheads. That said, i'm confident in Antifa's ability to organise. Been doing it worldwide for quite a while.
Not sure what you mean with "although white, you were an open communist then". Were communists usually of a different colour?
No, i mean being white made me less likely to be attacked by neo-nazis, but being a communist - wore the red wrist-band and all - made me more conspicuous.
I think you're wrong on both counts, comrade. The point of World War Two was imperialism, racism, authoritarianism, oppression, greed and hatred, not superweapons. What's more, Germany and Russia both had programs attempting to achieve nuclear fission. Were it not for Albert Einstein, the world would be very different, but I'd say both would still have happened, don't you agree?
People often forget that Albert Einstein was an atheist (though some of his comments were misleading) and a socialist. I am only too happy to put such a great man's name to our cause.
It can still happen, I agree with that.
Sorry but I haven't made things clear in my post. But what I'm trying to say is Einstein is one who invented the nuclear bomb that was brought in Japan and killed thousands of people. One of the turning points in history.
I read this book which sort 100 most influential person in history. As i read through the writer is Christian. In his book he put Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) as the no 1 among 100 people. And Jesus he put on the 3rd. Good book for whom looking information about Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). He is the best role model for the world nation.
The book is A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in the History by Michael H. Hart.
The book is A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in the History by Michael H. Hart.
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The book seems to be really interesting. I might pick it up sometime when I saw one in a nearby bookstore.
So far, it's currently $15.30 via Amazon. Is this the one?
http://www.amazon.com/100-Ranking-Influential-Persons-History/dp/0806513500
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