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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 1294473, member: 31533&quot;]I want to thank the OP for putting up this thread. Many people use the word ruthless to describe someone (and as a result, depersonalizing/dehumanising that same person based on actions). But ruthless is a word that contains the base word ruth and, except for the personal name, is rarely, if ever seen in any other form or usage. For example, ruthful is the opposite of ruthless, yet it is probable that the majority of English speakers in the world have ever used or heard someone else say ruthful. In Russian language ruthless is (transliteration) bezzhalostnie which translates, similar to English as without ruth - ruth equalling compassion or pity or remorse or woe. In otherwords, actively acting in a way that shows NO empathy or compassion for other people&#039;s welfare or suffering AND not having any remorse.I think most dictators, as well as a number of otherwise classified polititans, rulers, and leaders, would squarely have this as their main character based on how expidiently they were in accomplishing their goals.Nowhere can I find that ruthless is measured strictly in how many people are killed by or under instruction of a person. So... What is the measure of the spectrum of ruthlessness from least to most?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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