stevep
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Post by stevep on Apr 4, 2018 14:49:45 GMT
I can think of no greater gift he could have given Mexico than that but unfortunately not. Unfortunately, terrible people have a way for defying logic and staying alive even during the most unconventional of episodes.You could've thrown Hitler into an active volcano and emerged with only some shredded pants. It feels that way at times. Hitler survived so many assassination attempts. Lenin also survived one although it seems to have shortened his life somewhat and Mao and Stalin could so easily have died earlier in their violent lives before they came to power. On the other hand, in the same time period Churchill survived a pretty active life as well as his famous encounter with an American taxi and his drinking and smoking and lived till 90. Similarly Roosevelt survived polo and also managed to keep his resulting physical impediments secret from the bulk of the American population. |
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jasonsnow
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Post by jasonsnow on Apr 4, 2018 14:53:39 GMT
Unfortunately, terrible people have a way for defying logic and staying alive even during the most unconventional of episodes.You could've thrown Hitler into an active volcano and emerged with only some shredded pants. It feels that way at times. Hitler survived so many assassination attempts. Lenin also survived one although it seems to have shortened his life somewhat and Mao and Stalin could so easily have died earlier in their violent lives before they came to power. On the other hand, in the same time period Churchill survived a pretty active life as well as his famous encounter with an American taxi and his drinking and smoking and lived till 90. Similarly Roosevelt survived polo and also managed to keep his resulting physical impediments secret from the bulk of the American population. Certainly, history has a preference for certain characters, either evil or not. |
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