If I could travel Back in Time I would probably either kidnap him or do something else that could influence the future ... the chance of messing with something as grand as Time makes me giddy with excitement. I wouldn't kill him, because killing - for any reason - is against my moral code.
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Ethical Dilemma: If You Could Travel Back in Time and Kill a Child-Hitler, Would You?
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No. He's a kid, and he hasn't done anything. I can't kill him for nothing, and I won't interfere with his life in any other way. He should be allowed to make his choices; that's what life is all about.
No. It'd screw up the timeline and might end up causing even more damage in the far future. I wouldn't do ANYTHING. Some things, you just don't mess with.
No. Instead of killing him, I'd try influencing him in some way or, if all else fails, kidnap him and move him to another part of the planet, or hole him up in a bunker somewhere. It's still a crime, but a smaller crime, and might prevent a greater tragedy.
No. I'd bring him BACK TO THE FUTURE...! And then, let's see what happens when he grows up in a different world. We'll keep an eye on him, of course, to make sure he doesn't get out of hand. It'll be the greatest moral experiment of all time.
No. I'd bring him BACK TO THE FUTURE...! Because I need an evil sidekick for my evil master-plan. (Or because I want to be HIS evil sidekick, for HIS evil master-plan.)
Yes. That evil kid is going to grow up to be an evil dictator. Get rid of him NOW! Don't take any chances!
Yes. Even if he isn't necessarily going to end up killing people, I just hate him for what he's done (in my past), and I'd do it as a revenge-killing for all the humans that suffered because of him. DIE, BASTARD, DIE!
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No 
I've screwed up BAD in my life, but I still would not go back in time to try and fix it; I could end up on a totally unexpected/horrible path, so I definitely would not go back and chance that with the entire world.
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why wouldnt you guys just travel back in time and get hitler into art school?...
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Because Hitler is the reason, dangerous dictators and totalism were shot in the head when no one was looking... without him, there wouldn't be a reason to nullify bastards before they get too powerful.
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Everything balances out in the end. Sure, killing hitler may delay some things that would have happened otherwise in the world, but hey, there may be worse coming up next. It's useless, because everything tries to find an equilibrium. If not for Hitler killing off the Jews, the Middle East may have been blown up with a nuke. Cause and effect, and the mirror that comes with it.
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no...because it would screw up the timeline and everything else would be more screwed up!!! an who knows what more shit would happen!!!
but instead on plotting to kill some helpless child i could explore places while im back there!!! that would be so fun!!!
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but instead on plotting to kill some helpless child i could explore places while im back there!!! that would be so fun!!!
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Here is what happens when you kill Hitler. <:
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I'd bring him back to be my evil sidekick in my plot to rid the earth of the human scurge!, lol. Seriously though I would do nothing. Butterfly effect and all that.
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Maybe i'd go back in time just to give him some manga.
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Wouldn't do anything...
Though, if someone were to kill baby Hitler, they'd just find another baby to take his place. So, we'd still have a Hitler... he'd just be gypsy Hitler.
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Though, if someone were to kill baby Hitler, they'd just find another baby to take his place. So, we'd still have a Hitler... he'd just be gypsy Hitler.
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i won't kill him. who is to say something worse won't happen. Hitler is like a message now and we can learn from him so no one repeats his mistakes.
to put it simply who is to say the world would be a much better place if Hitler never never became a leader..
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to put it simply who is to say the world would be a much better place if Hitler never never became a leader..
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Sounds like escapism. By killing Hitler you don't remove the causes that brought Hitler to power and made him able to the things he did in the first place. You're just opening his seat for another Führer to take place.
All you did is auto-satisfaction by telling yourself "I killed a really really evil man!".
All you did is auto-satisfaction by telling yourself "I killed a really really evil man!".
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Well it didn't work on ben linus...
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I'd try making him a Ghandi.
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Here is what happens when you kill Hitler. <:
hey Nisse! nice visuals.. *thumbs up*
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