Poll: Hoo's Crazier?

[thebitterguy]

[Poll #917295]

I wanted to do Haile Sellassie versus Koresh, but Sellassie apparently never actually said "Hey, I'm God!"

Comments

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

I voted for Norton, b/c quite honestly, I think Koresh's claims were a bit more rationally planned - he used his Messianic claims and message and such to get what he wanted - he manipulated people, got all sorts of people doing his bidding, even letting him use their children in sexual ways and so forth... he gained power through his "insanity", where Norton was a near-penniless kook when he died.

So, basically, I don't really think Koresh truly thought he was Jesus Christ - I think he was a terribly charismatic and manipulative man who knew what he wanted and followed a plan to get it.

Emperor Norton the first was just a wackadoodle. Out of the two, I have a greater liking of the nutjob, but he was obviously nuttier than a semi filled with almonds, where Koresh wasn't crazy, just really nasty.

[viktor-haag.livejournal.com]

I submit that Koresh is obviously crazier because he thought he was someone else, whereas Norton at least had the decency to merely have delusions above his station.

[racing-girl.livejournal.com]

I concur. Not only that but Norton didn't go out and hurt people.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

That's (for me at least) one of the the most important points. Norton's ideas were harmless and made people around him happy. Koresh's ideas made people around him dead.

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Norton got free sandwiches out of it. Koresh got people blown up. Any delusion that leads to blowing up rather than sandwiches automatically wins the trump.