Who do you admire?

MIGleader said:

perhaps...do you admire chiang kai shek? or shen yat sen?

renmin, i wouldnt exagerate mao. he certainly envisioned and helped build a great china, but the cultural revolution is a big stain in his carrer.

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I understand but let me clear this cultural revolution up a little. Mao's intetion for the cultural revolution was to change China a little, to try a new way of life, change the culture a little, there is a saying: different and new ways lead to sucess. This was Mao's idea, to build a new and stronger China, sadly a few things ruined this aproach. for one thing, trying to change was alittle new to the people in China, people have had this tradition for over a thousand years. second thing that ruined this plan: remember the si ren ban or gang of four? these nutjobs where also part of the reason the Cultral revolution became a Cultural Disaster. If this idea would of worked or never came into play, China would be one of the top countries in lead of technology, equal to the United States, but sadly, the revolution made China waste 10 years of research. Remember, Mao might of started the Cultural Revolution but it was not his fault it became a disaster so dont look at it the wrong way.

General Erwin Rommel

Well, I admire Rommel. He's consider one of the last knight, he was a soldier that was only fighting for his country with dignity and honor. He was never involved with any war crime and respect the Geneva Convention. He was also a great fighter, a very good soldier who goes beyond his limit. Loved by his men, he was some one who knew how to earn respect from his ennemy and friend.



Kirk Hammett

Seem a little bit strange, but Kirk Hammett (leading guitar of Metallica) is a idol for me too. Well, I admire his superb tapping skill in solo. It's like OMG, how can he tap so fast...



Ken Patrick

This guy have so much imagination and entrepeneurship, he fonded CAE Inc (biggest flight simulator producer with 80% of the market), Avcorps Inc (furnisher of Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace and Textron Cessena of plane part) and one of the biggest eggs-laying facility in Quebec.

DPRKUnderground said:

While doing that he persecuted minorities and killed millions. What a great leader.

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Stalin is the one who led russia to victory in WWII. he also helped china in technology, he sent several of russia's top scientists to china to help with the technology effort. Stalin was no bad leader, it was not till near the end of his life did he start to become a little "weard", in a way, stalin loved power.

I just had to put Joan of Arc up there, because I can't give you peoples all men to choose from and no females!

Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc), because she was loyal, courageous, strong in faith, and intelligent. She lifted the siege of Orleans in just 9 days. She then took Reims, the city where all past French kings were crowned. She then asked to return to her village, thinking that her mission was fulfilled. The new King of France, Charles VII, would not let her. She then went to wage an unsuccessful campaign to recapture Paris, and was held captive herself. She was burned at the stake at the age of 19, convicted of heresy. She was later made a saint. This was 1400s btw.

Well, if you Joan of Arc up there, why not Mulan?

Personally, I think the bravest, most courageous and patriotic person in history if Yue Fei.
Yue Fei put duty above everything else, and few people in history have done so much for their country. He had devoted his entire life in fighting against the Jin, the Mongols, and the Jurchen tribes. He fought with valor, demonstrated true leadership, preservered through unimaginable hardship, and stood admant and resolute, unmoving in his cause. He was able to prevail over impossible odds in nearly god-like feats of generalship and martial prowess. Furthermore, rather than betraying his country or saving his own neck, he knowingly walked to his own death when his execution was ordered by the despicable traitors to the Chinese people.

One of the people I admire the most is Theodore Roosevelt. He was one of our greatest presidents. He fought for equal rights (Not just among blacks, but among the rich and the poor.), established the National Parks system and was an incredibly bold and brave man. He is also the only president in our nations history to have receved the Congresional Medal of Honor, for leading a charge up San Juan hill, turning the tides of both the battle and the Spanish American war. He also averteded a national Coal Crisis, staying on the side of the laborers (He wanted to chuck the representative of the Coal Conglomerates out a window, though he was of course restrained enough not to.)

But on that list I chose Winston Churchhill, because he was a man of indominable charicter, who rose to the ocasion and lead his nation bravely in a time of inummerable crisis. He was the one who despite constant naysaying and doubt in his abilities, continued to fight for his nation and against the tryany of the Nazis.

come on people, vote for zhu ge liang! he's one of the greates military adviser ever since the dawn of time. his plans rarely go wrong, and if they did, it wasn't his fault (it's all the stupid emperor's fault).

yea, i like yue fei as well, great guy. what about Joffre (haha, for his determination...)?

Anyway, It would be nice if to change Stalin to lenin...So i would have something more solid to grab on of those politicans...

thought persons that i really admire are the two greatest drummers; Moon and Bonzo...thougth there is always Lalli who killed bishop Hendrik back in eleventh century, a sole remnant of Finnish rebelion against swedes, europe and christianity

MIGleader said:

perhaps...do you admire chiang kai shek? or shen yat sen?

renmin, i wouldnt exagerate mao. he certainly envisioned and helped build a great china, but the cultural revolution is a big stain in his carrer.

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Wow, no F*cking way! Something of interest to note is that most of Taiwan's current generation kids don't have that false glorified image of the KMT that their parents had, and regard Chiang as he was.

A murdering dictator...

If I had to choose somebody I admire off the list, there are a lot of them...

I'll just say Richard Feynman. (Though I hate the bomb)

Winston Churchill once humourously quiped " History will be kind to me because i intend to write it"

Just something i thought was relevent due to Churchill is in the lead in the poll.