Noteable lives

@very-rusty said
So is your call Putin?

-VR

Nope, merely a pawn

@torunn said
I would credit him for making it possible to win WWII.

Back when people were not scared to annihilate everyone to win a war eh?
Nowadays we can’t do that so we have endless wars eh?
Endless conflict eh?
We need to go back to the way things were eh?

@old-indian said
Back when people were not scared to annihilate everyone to win a war eh?
Nowadays we can’t do that so we have endless wars eh?
Endless conflict eh?
We need to go back to the way things were eh?

Well you raise a good point, annihilate everyone and no more wars

Brilliant!

@whodey said
Nope, merely a pawn

You said: Well I reckon Putin does decide all the world's elections, right?

Sounds like you see him as more than a pawn! 😉

-VR

Trump, Xi, whoever

@whodey said
How have each influenced us?

Well for starters, Gandhi threw the British Empire out of its prize colony. That altered world history, both for Asia and the British Empire. India is the world’s most populous democracy. And the British Empire is no more.

But, if you discount Asia and the British Empire, I can see how you might think Gandhi was nobody very influential.

@moonbus said
Well for starters, Gandhi threw the British Empire out of its prize colony. That altered world history, both for Asia and the British Empire. India is the world’s most populous democracy. And the British Empire is no more.

But, if you discount Asia and the British Empire, I can see how you might think Gandhi was nobody very influential.

But who influence Gandhi?

It seems to me that he studied the lives of men like Jesus who also fought without the luxury of the sword.

Shrug, it seems to work bout every time.

For me?
Today?

The survivors of Auschwitz, who 75 years ago, and today, demonstrate the strength and resilience of the human spirit...

Oh...and a young man with autism who today is tearfully willing to give up his precious toys in order to keep his family together.

@whodey said
How have each influenced us?

Lots.

@whodey said
Who are the most influential people in the world today?

These can be people who have passed.

Donald Trump
Jeff Bezos
Steve Jobs

@whodey said
Who are the most influential people in the world today?

We wouldn't even know their names.

@whodey said
Who are the most influential people in the world today?

These can be people who have passed.

The MOST INFLUENTIAL people have all passed.

Constantine
Muhammad
Napoleon
Marx
Vint Cerf

@torunn said
Winston Churchill

Don't be silly.

@moonbus said
1. Einstein

2. Hawking

3. Gandhi

Amazing people whose achievements do not impact on our daily lives.
(OK ... I'll give you Einstein ... :-) )