Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Eh, that's kind of a cop-out answer. We can look at the current time with future-gazing eyes, whereas we know about the past. There's fun in predictions that isn't there for retrospection. If we were late 18th or 19th century people asking the thread's question, we'd feel the exact same way. "There's so many unknowns" in the French and American Revolution and rise of industrialism, or "so many unknowns" in the rise of imperialism and the arms race in Europe.Everyone thinks their own time is the most important/interesting/meaningful.
Well you see... ha ha ha. I'm half American Indian and Black, so I would hate to say anything positive about the past, that has both of my people in chains, as their masters raped their wives, and sold their children to other Slave Masters. Today, as in our time. things being what they are kind of evens the playing field a bit, despite Alabama's stance. cough excuse me if I've left out any of the other prevalent racist cities still in existence around the map. 🙂
Originally posted by Omega Vision
As opposed to the times when there was such thing as white spaces on maps filled by "Here Be Dragons"?
See... This is just another reason why our time is the greatest, we have a show called the Myth Busters. Holla if you hear me!
Oh yeah I forgot something about the good old days, and how they used to feed Jewish people to lions, boil pregnant women in oil, and cut peoples heads off and use them as ornaments for trees after dunking them in wax to make it easier for them to be lit on fire. Come to think of it, could this be where the idea of Christmas ornaments for our lovely Christmas trees come from? Gee the good old days, I get all warm inside thinking about them.
Originally posted by StoicAhh, self-preservation always comes first.
Well you see... ha ha ha. I'm half American Indian and Black, so I would hate to say anything positive about the past, that has both of my people in chains, as their masters raped their wives, and sold their children to other Slave Masters. Today, as in our time. things being what they are kind of evens the playing field a bit, despite Alabama's stance. cough excuse me if I've left out any of the other prevalent racist cities still in existence around the map. 🙂
So just go back to antiquity. Set yourself up as a king of Nubia or Egypt using the power of an assault rifle and an iPod.
Originally posted by StoicThe Good Ol' Days... you mean the 50s?
Oh yeah I forgot something about the good old days, and how they used to feed Jewish people to lions, boil pregnant women in oil, and cut peoples heads off and use them as ornaments for trees after dunking them in wax to make it easier for them to be lit on fire. Come to think of it, could this be where the idea of Christmas ornaments for our lovely Christmas trees come from? Gee the good old days, I get all warm inside thinking about them.
Originally posted by Lord Lucien
So just go back to antiquity. Set yourself up as a king of Nubia or Egypt using the power of an assault rifle and an iPod.The Good Ol' Days... you mean the 50s?
I see where you're going with this. I forgot about good old Africa, where might still makes right even in this day and age. Very astute of you to mention this. Wellz sir, it sure is a good thing that I don't live over there. However I still believe that we may be moving in the right direction. I'm just waiting for Germany to make their move on the Southern King. <---
Spoiler:
Iran
Originally posted by alltoomany
Yes! it's interesting reading about past history but whose to say if it's all true? I think not.
Well, I think the greater danger if it IS all true. The fact that you have a computer to have this discussion on means that your quality of life is better than about 98% of history before the last 50 years or so.
Originally posted by majid86
I would say that the most interesting period is when FINALLY the White British majority in the UK will become an ethnic minority in 30 years time.
The UK is practically the birth-place of white-people, why not leave and go somewhere more brown since you have a problem with white-people in their own [historically] lands?
Pakistan, you're from there right? Go there, it should be less white for you.
I'd be less concerned with ethnic and racial makeups of various countries. That has almost no bearing on my life. I'd be far more interested in political and religious trends in countries, which have a much bigger influence on my friends, girlfriends, relationships toward acquaintances or co-workers, etc.
History's always so much more fun when you can view its compressed, summarized entirety. Imagine living day-to-day in any era though. Like if someone 300 years from now said "I'd like to live in the time when the computer/internet age was just kicking off, around 9/11 and such."
Interesting concepts and single events, but we've all lived it day-to-day, and that in itself is no hot shit. It'd get worse the further back you went.