[Freeciv-Dev] Re: German sovereigners

[Christian Knoke <ChrisK@xxxxxxxx>]

Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 02:04:59AM +0200, Mathias Hasselmann wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would to ask, if it would be possible to leave Hitler out of the
> > list of German sovereigners. It is enough that this evil bastard
> > secured himself a non deniable place in out history. But he should
> > not get any additional fame by being listed in FreeCiv's list of
> > German sovereigners.
> >
> > Someone how is perverse enough to give himself the name this devil
> > should enter this by himself.
> 
> There was no Hitler some time ago (1.9 ?).
> 
> But then, I submitted patch to add Hitler,
> because I feel he was VERY important in German and Global history.
> 
> AND HE SHOULD STAY !!!
> 
> Freeciv is not place where one's attitudes (no matter whether
> anti-Nazi, anti-Communist or anti-whatever) should be promoted.
> 
> Stalin killed much more (3x or 4x IIRC) people than Hitler.
> Genghis probably killed more % of world population than they both together !!!
> Pol Pot was No. 1 about killing % of own citizen.
> Probably >50% of current Freeciv rulers was bloody dictators.
> 
> Hitler wasn't any special.
> He wasn't devil.
> 
[snip]
> 
> If you don't like Hitler you may like winning against him.
> Nothing forces you to play Hitler.

Agree. You can't erase history in any way.

Chris