The Little Boy In This Photo Is Now The Most Famous Man On Earth
\nThe picture appears to be a typical childhood portrait at first glance: a boy with blond hair, barely older than a toddler, sitting quietly, his wide eyes gazing off into space.
\nThe image, which shows a cherubic child frozen in a moment of innocent stillness, isn\u2019t particularly noteworthy to most people.See more…<\/p>\n
However, it\u2019s not the picture itself that\u2019s shocking. The boy grew up to be that person.<\/p>\n
This Instagram post went viral, and the comment section underneath it is a tumultuous battleground of feelings, divided between awe and rage.<\/p>\n
One user commented, \u201cOh, that\u2019s sweet,\u201d while another said, \u201cNot a monster.\u201d I support you.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat an absolute shame that the boy in this photo grew up into an incorrigible amoral atrocity,\u201d another person expressed.<\/p>\n
Another said, \u201cYou became the biggest monster that this country would ever see,\u201d in agreement.<\/p>\n
However, how did this seemingly normal child cause such strong feelings?<\/p>\n
According to PBS, the man he would grow up to be had roots in his childhood.<\/p>\n
He learned early on that there were only two kinds of people in life\u2014winners and losers\u2014from his strict upbringing.<\/p>\n
His father, a strict and demanding man who espoused aggression and disregarded vulnerability, was the source of that philosophy.<\/p>\n
It was a straightforward but harsh lesson: either dominate or be dominated.<\/p>\n
He became unruly at home and was sent to a military academy when he was thirteen. There, physical confrontation was used in addition to rules to enforce discipline.<\/p>\n
The boy rapidly adapted to a bullying culture, according to classmates.<\/p>\n
One biographer wrote, \u201cHe ruled the dorms with an iron fist and yelled at his peers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others recalled his fierce competition, which was frequently resented but never stopped him. For him, the experience was empowering rather than traumatic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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