Great Thread!
I really don't think its possible for one person to have such a big impact on the world. No one, Ever, has ever influenced the world on his/her own.
Lets take the tired old example of Hitler.
After the extremely heavy penalties that were imposed on Germany after World War 1, Germany was ripe for the picking for the very first guy with any ambition to come along pick them up and offer them a better life.
The only way to do that was to go to refuse to pay the penalties and restrictions that were imposed after WW1 and that meant war.
Germany would have been at war with or without Hitler.
Ok its a pity that the guy who filled the spot happened to be a whacko, if he hadn't been we'd probably all be speaking German right now...
He had plenty of other folks supporting him and helping along. The world was gonna change with or without him...
Thats my opinion anyway... :whistle:
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