One act is inherently sadistic, the other isn’t. It’s very simple.

I’m still a big fan of the scenario where you take baby Hitler and give him a lovely childhood and set him on a positive path instead the path he ended up on. I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Putin had had and safe and loving childhood as well. The shit he went through in his formative years are directly tied to the creature we are all witnessing and suffering from today.