dictator of the world poll, vote now and win a free PS3!!!
 

Who should be dictator of the world? Vote now and win a free PS3!!

Pat V. seems to handle total control rather well and doesn't seem (from what I know) as militant as Stahlman. I like my dictators a little laid-back and with a sense of humor.

Three Outstanding Individuals who were not listed :

Madre Teresa.


Thubten Gyatso, the 13th Dalai Lama,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thubten_Gyatso



The Divine Emperor Meiji,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Meiji

Stewie Griffin

Linux torvalds.

Do we really get a free PS3 for voting?

(not that I really need one, and I'm pretty sure it's a joke, but I'm just curious, y'know ;))

The obvious choice: brianL
He's wise, witty, charming, and ever so modest.

Sarah
just cause shes the Hottest:)

And if you vote for Bill Gates, you get an Xbox ;).

When do I get my PS3?

BTW, what is a PS3?

I hope it's not going to be Playstation 3 Slim - you can't install linux on it.
So how shall I give you my postal address so that you could send it to me?

Why isn't jeremy on the list? FYI, I voted for 'other', sorry brianL, it was just a slip of my 'any' key, which is right next to my "Don't Panic" key.

Funny, I would have put Mother Teresa on the list as one of the worst people in modern history.

I think Christopher Hitchens said it best, ""Mother Theresa spent her whole life saying (that what Calcutta needs) is a huge campaign against family planning. I mean, who comes to that conclusion who isn't a complete fanatic? She took - and I would directly say stole...millions and millions of dollars and spent all the money not on the poor, but on the building of nearly 200 convents in her own name around the world to glorify herself and to continue to spread the doctrine that, as she put it -- when she got her absurd Nobel Peace Prize -- that the main threat to world peace is abortion and contraception."

http://www.population-security.org/swom-96-09.htm

Eh, I wouldn't bother, even if it were a regular PS3. You don't get access to all the power of the hardware if you install Linux on it. IIRC it's because of some stupid patent issue :rolleyes:

Anyways, I'd say: GLaDOS. She has a wonderful(ly awful, depending on how you look at it) sense of humor. Just don't forget the morality core! ;)

(oh yeah, and don't forget to make sure the red emergency phone can't get disconnected :D)

I vote for Sauron.

I know some say Cthulhu would be better, but I like Sauron.

I voted for Eddie Van Halen of course

those of you cretins who didn't will be reported to the EvH police
your punishment will be two years of bananarama
until you learn to appreciate good music


floppy

Hi Reed9

You do have a point there... Although fanatic, and somewhat irrational in her statement


She was a tender and caring person that helped the homeless, and starving in India...

If she would be World Dictator, the world would be a better place than if Ishii Shiro was world Dictator...

That creature, creator of Unit 731 in Harbin, China IS by no means comparable to Mother Teresa...

This is why I voted him to Enemy of Mankind N 1, worst person EVER..

As a Japanese, I still feel ashamed that Shiro was born in Japan, I still feel small and miserable everytime I look into the eyes of a person from China :( , and I have great friends from China and Korea...


...yet I would be very proud if Mother Teresa was Japanese... despite the fact that she might have a political agenda, lots of ppl found comfort, happiness and mitigation from their suffering with her action... wouldn't y agree...?

No, I wouldn't. Ok, realistically, she is of course not on par with some of the worst people in history, but she was no saint.

1. She supported the suspension of democracy and civil rights in India in 1975.

2. Her opposition to birth control and especially the use of condoms means she bears at least some responsibility for the AIDS epidemic in Africa and the suffering of millions. If she actually cared about their well-being, she could have used her influence and money to actually help the world in that regard.

3. Her medical clinics were sub-standard, as reported by the Lancet and the British Medical Journal. By neglecting standards of care, she contributed to the death and suffering of who knows how many people.

Actions speak louder than words. She might have preached love and tolerance, but she did not put those words into practice. She tolerated dictators, she held the rich to a different standard the poor (famously condemning divorce, except in the case of Princess Diana), and she spent millions building convents and working to convert hindus to christianity, rather than working to actually help raise their quality of life.

An interesting essay: http://www.indiastar.com/DhiruShah.htm

Hulk Hogan, because the movie "Idiocracy" just seems so real recently.

putin :P

Yes, Van Halen is enough to make anyone appreciate good music.

Second that.

lucifer

Yes! You all get a PS3! Just post your name, social security number, and credit card information and I will mail your FREE PS3 right away.

Hey I didn't know that about mother Teresa. I'm not a fan of abortion. But I think we should have started air dropping crates of condoms on the 3rd world years ago. I hate it when people are against abortion AND condoms. Just pick one.

Yep...Not so free.

Eddie Van Halen? Has that hip healed yet?

And for good measure, let me give you my bank account number... please.

I think that I would make a great dictator. The first thing I would do is to line up a row of Guillotine's next to George Washington's Federal Hall statue across the street from the New York Stock Exchange.

Every day people the world over could place bets and watch the " Head Races " on television and You Tube. There would be criminals, politicians, and Wall Street crooks placed in the stocks; when the blades came down the heads would roll down the steps. The head that rolls the farthest wins.

What a grand spectacle that would be!! You Betcha!!

Hey, I thought this thread was dead! :p

Anyways, I noticed that the "Other" choice is so far the most popular. The selection of other choices must really suck, then, LOL.

Although RMS is in 2nd, so...

Lolz. Good political views too.

How about the man who calls himself SABDFL (Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator For Life?

Fried tater.

I vote brianL as dictator and XavierP his right hand man.

Ooo-err, that sounds a bit rude.

A very wise decision. :hattip:

You've been watching too many "Carry On" films. ;)

One could even say "Nurse! The screens!" (Dennis Bloodnok)

I vote for pixellany.
XavierP can be the dictator of Xavier.
And brianL could inherit all the peasants to have fun with.

Who? Mark Shuttlecock? Sounds like a friend of brianL

Plans For When I Am Dictator Of The World
Excruciatingly Painful Execution List:
leopard
barboolian
damgar

I should be dictator. You would get free corndogs on Mondays...

Ah, but what would we get free for the rest of the week?

Air. But of course you get that on Monday, too.
Oh, did you get my message? I won't be around all the time on my forum, so I need a couple moderators. Wanna be a moderator?

Apparently I am not the only one who is not so fond of Ubuntu and Shuttlecrashed either. Fedora FTW.

I've only just read it, and replied. Thanks, I'll give it a try. You might need someone with more knowledge of Linux & computers in general than I have, as the other Mod.

I am promoting you now.

Thanks, Ben.
brianL a Moderator? Shock! Horror! Tell Fox News!!!

How about brianL for Priminister?
We could use some no-nonsense northern straight talking in the UK.:D

Dude, if brianL is PM of Britain, I might consider moving over there! :D

I'm far too honest to be a politician. :)

Yea you're most likely right. The qualifications are dishonesty and hypocrisy.