Poll: Would You Kill Baby Hitler?

[David_G]

I wouldn't, if I did who knows what would happen, it might even be worse than WW2 and the Holocaust.

 

[Fetzenfisch]

Ok, lets assume that one day you wake up with extremely limited time-travel powers and the only way to gain the full extent of your time-traveling powers is to travel back to January 1, 1890 in Germany and confront baby Hitler

What would you do in this situation?

Would you kill Baby Hitler?
Would you just take your full upgrade and leave?
Would you do something else?

I WANT TO KNOW!

also if you choose option 3 please elaborate in your post
if you choose another option elaborate anyways

nahh id be too lazy to travel from germany to austria. 1890's traffic and transportation is way too slow.

 

[Kenko]

I love how everyone view Hitler as the big boogieman of WW2. He was just the lesser of two evils. He couldnt hold a candle against Stalin.

But anyone with a lick of sense know's that the war itself was started because of the french and the english and the allies in general for making germany destitute.

 

[Bealzibob]

I wouldn't kill him, killing him may lead to something worse and I just wrong. I suppose I might try something else, kidnap him and move him somewhere else. Leave him in an orphanage mayhaps.

Or if I get these full powers I would come back to him when he's 14 and make a random remark to him that would hopefully change him aryan beliefs. I not sure what, perhaps make up a deep story that ends up explaining how everyone is equal or some shit like that. Think disney.

Time to go.

 

[mooncalf]

Two wrongs don't make a right, what'd your momma teach you?

 

[blankedboy]

To kill a figure of such historic importance could forever cripple us in ways we cannot imagine. Now the USA not constantly trying to relive its only true major military victory would probably be a good thing but god look at all the things round the word we attribute to the war. The fact the cold war never went nuclear is a testament to Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The current EU might never have become possible. NATO might never have been formed. The cold war might never have happened.

Yes by removing Hitler before the second world war ever kicked off could have saved millions, prevented the holocaust, but, what would have happened if we had never learnt those lessons when we did? What could we have done without the ability to look back on what happened?

Id much rather have the history we know, no matter how dark it might be, than risk provoking something far far worse.

This is exactly what I thought.
Although it would be fun to see what would have happened, just out of curiosity...

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

Playing with the past can have unforeseen consequences on the future.

And

The best intentions can have the worst consequences.

Simply put: No.

 

[Withall]

I wouldn't touch Hitler- his actions led to the state of the world as we know it today. What I would do is go back in time with plenty evidence (and an alternate identity) and tip off that the WTC might be WTF-gone unless they did.... something.

 

[DavidTanis]

Break his spine, cripple him. Win.

 

[PoliceBox63]

I would take my full upgrade and leave... for November 11th 1918. I'd find Hitler after the war and kidnap him.... no you're right I'd kill him. I would ...

You know... it was as a result of The Holocaust and all that that we have The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

I say what happened, happened. Out of the ashes of WW2 came the Phoenix that is the world today. I wouldn't do a thing.

 

[Danzaivar]

I get to kill a baby with no way for them to pin it on me? Sign me up!

 

[ImprovizoR]

Lets assume for a moment that changing history is possible (and it isn't even if time travel were possible). No I wouldn't kill baby Hitler. It's not the baby that committed those crimes.

 

[GiantRedButton]

Ok, lets assume that one day you wake up with extremely limited time-travel powers and the only way to gain the full extent of your time-traveling powers is to travel back to January 1, 1890 in Germany and confront baby Hitler

What would you do in this situation?

Would you kill Baby Hitler?
Would you just take your full upgrade and leave?
Would you do something else?

I WANT TO KNOW!

also if you choose option 3 please elaborate in your post
if you choose another option elaborate anyways

Babyhitler wasnt in germany, you know he was austrian not german right?

 

[silver wolf009]

No, because to qoute a great man, "...Timetravel does more harm than good, any one who would use timetravel to achieve their means is a complete moron!"

And if there is such a force as fate I dont want to provoke it.

 

[Thedayrecker]

No. As terrible as WWII was, without it the world would be completly different.

 

[thahat]

But he's so cuuuute...

EDIT: Yes, but I can't stand most small children.

i claim, you win one internets.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Ok, lets assume that one day you wake up with extremely limited time-travel powers and the only way to gain the full extent of your time-traveling powers is to travel back to January 1, 1890 in Germany and confront baby Hitler

May I point you to this week's Extra Credits? They just asked a very similar question.

For my choice though, Other. I'd just change a very subtle part of young Hitler's life. Have him meet a cute Jewish girl.

 

[dragonslayer32]

I would kidnap him and give him to a jewish family to bring up. Problem solved.

 

[Cabamacadaf]

No. Mainly because I don't want to change history, but also because I couldn't kill a baby.

 

[rokkolpo]

no, it is wrong to judge someone on things he'll do later.

what if someone charged through your door right now and told you: damn you (_____) you'll never kill (______). a person you've not met yet.

would you compliment him for stopping you or be fucking pissed because you haven't done anything yet.

(given that you understand he's here to stop you from the future)