Heroes and Villains

August 24, 2003 9:23 AM

More or Lessis an interesting mini-encyclopedia of several of the great heroes & great villains of the 20th Century, with background information on each individual, the situation they were in, the scope of their impact on humanity, etc. It makes an interesting contrast, as well as a good thinking point on what one human life can achieve, for better or worse.
posted by jonson (3 comments total)

jonson, thank you very much for this link! I've spent the last hour lost in reading, with my only wish of having more personalities listed.
I was most interesting in che guevara. The author's commentary on che's influence and comparison to bin laden confirmed my thoughts on him.
The commentary on Roosevelt and his solutions to the depression, juxtaposed with Germany's Nazi party's answer, was interesting as well.
posted by thekorruptor at 11:18 AM on August 24, 2003

I love this. I'll be back to comment further when I'm done reading.
posted by LittleMissCranky at 1:02 PM on August 24, 2003

Good link, didn't notice any glaring omissions. Thanks thekorruptor for pointing out the Che Guevara link, don't agree with the criticism but his arguments seems reasonable.
posted by bobo123 at 8:36 PM on August 24, 2003