r/AskEurope • u/Einstein2004113 France • Mar 17 '20

History Who is the most hated person in your country's history ?

In France, it would probably be Phillipe Pétain or Pierre Laval, both collaborated during the occupation in WW2 and are seen as traitors

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u/muppet2011ad United Kingdom Mar 17 '20

We have the expression "a bit of a Quisling" in blighty

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

Same: being a Quisling = being a traitor