Leaders of 20th century
Em, I was just hinking who was the greatest statesmen/politician/dictator call him what u like in th 20th century.
I would choose stalin personally
New Lofeta
28-05-2006, 20:42
Churchill ftw!
Dogburg II
28-05-2006, 20:43
Really narrow poll because there were thousands of leaders during the 20th century.
Yuck, none of the above.
Ughhh. If I had to choose from the list, FDR.
Free Puppets
28-05-2006, 20:45
President Truman for making an excellent decision to nuke the Japanese.
Psychotic Mongooses
28-05-2006, 20:47
De Valera.
*shrugs*
Of the above, Franklin Roosevelt, I suppose.
Most of the historical figures I admire never led states. National leaders tend, on the whole, to be a pretty vile lot.
Of the above, Franklin Roosevelt, I suppose.
Most of the historical figures I admire never led states. National leaders tend, on the whole, to be a pretty vile lot.
Indeed.
Of the above, Franklin Roosevelt, I suppose.
Most of the historical figures I admire never led states. National leaders tend, on the whole, to be a pretty vile lot.
Aye. Ghandi pwns politicians.
DrunkenDove
28-05-2006, 20:53
Jean Monnet. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Monnet) It's been sixty years without a war in Europe, and he's the guy who achieved that.
De Valera.
The sum of his leadership was to promote his vision of ‘comely lads and lasses dancing at the crossroads’ as the perfect identity for Ireland.
Aye. Ghandi pwns politicians.
I don't know about Gandhi, specifically.
Martin Luther King, Buenaventura Durruti, Augusto Sandino, Emiliano Zapata, Oscar Romero, Rosa Luxemburg, Emma Goldman, Joe Hill, Eugene Debs....
And all the anonymous people whose struggles and sacrifices provided the foundation for great things, however temporary they turned out to be - the unsung heroes of the Spanish Revolution and the Paris Commune, for instance.
Ah.... none of the above. I'm going with the Gandhi non-option.
Emilio Zapata and Subcommandante Marcos are up there too.
Francis Street
28-05-2006, 22:13
Either Roosevelt or Churchill, out of the choices on the pole. I'll pick FDR, because Churchill was a great leader for war, but not that good in peacetime.
Francis Street
28-05-2006, 22:26
Jean Monnet. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Monnet) It's been sixty years without a war in Europe, and he's the guy who achieved that.
Good choice.
Indeed, leaving aside such leaders as Gandhi and Mao Zedong invalidates the question. On a broader sense, very influential regional leaders as Peron or Ataturk would be at stake (though I wouldn't vote any of these). Then... if you want to consider influential minor revolutionaries, why did you forget Che?
By the way, what do you mean by "greater"? Most influential? Most envisioned? Most popular?
Nice question to reply, but not to answer.
Pride and Prejudice
28-05-2006, 23:05
Indeed, leaving aside such leaders as Gandhi and Mao Zedong invalidates the question. On a broader sense, very influential regional leaders as Peron or Ataturk would be at stake (though I wouldn't vote any of these). Then... if you want to consider influential minor revolutionaries, why did you forget Che?
By the way, what do you mean by "greater"? Most influential? Most envisioned? Most popular?
Nice question to reply, but not to answer.
Gotta say Gandhi too.
Psychotic Mongooses
29-05-2006, 01:58
The sum of his leadership was to promote his vision of ‘comely lads and lasses dancing at the crossroads’ as the perfect identity for Ireland.
Meh.
Its not like we've got anyone of repute anyway. I'm no particular fan of his personally, but I went with a 'homely' angle. Best I could come up with off my head.