If you could go back in time, what would you change?

[weasel]

A very hypothetical question to be sure, what would you change if you could travel back in time and how would this make today's society better? Also, maybe think about what else your choice would change. No holds bar here; just post an idea and support it.

Your comments are appreciated.

[IdahoSamurai]

I'd supply the American Indians with machine guns and grenade launchers. :)

[underbear1]

Castrate Hitler's father at birth.

[phoenix_fire]

If I could go back in time, I wouldn't change world events. I'd just observe. With my video camera.

[IdahoSamurai]

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Quote by: underbear1 Castrate Hitler's father at birth.

If you castrated Hitler's father at birth, Hitler would never have fought the Russians, thereby depleting a significant number of Stalin's fascist forces and we'd all be speaking russian now.

[Mr.Vicchio]

I would observe, major events in history, JFK, Jesus, OJ and every other major event I could think of, Roswell... you name it, I would get the tapes, and then do one hell of a week long special on "The Truth"

[underbear1]

Stahlin was a communist (although he was also a totalitarian) he was not a fascist, and during WW ll Russia was our ally.So the fact Russian troops wouldn't have died, neither would thousands of American troops. I see no reason to think the competition between USSR and USA would have significantly changed. There probably never would have been an Israel, since that was Europe's, the USA's, and USSR's idea to dump the surviving Jewish refugees outside of Europe.

[phoenix_fire]

That brings up an interesting question: if there was no Israel, would there be no 9/11? The cause of the Palestinians is a rallying cry for many a Muslim extremist, but just how much do they really care? Is it a cause or an excuse?

[IdahoSamurai]

Stalin was THE biggest killer in history. He murdered way more than Hitler. If Hitler hadn't been around to decimate the Soviet Union's army and resources the rest of the world would certainly have suffered at the hands of the Soviets.

[Vee]

Stop gasoline becoming prominent and return to the original motors that ran on ethyl alcohol

only thing I'd change

[underbear1]

Ok we castrate Stalin's father too, and Hirohito's, and Mussolini's.

Israel isn't the biggest issue Bin Laden had against the USA, having US troops on Saudi soil in the Gulf War alone would have provoked 9/11.

I'd also vote for clipping W's grandfather, that would have spared us two lousey presidents.

[Clarence]

I'd probably do some observing, myself. I'd be reluctant to change anything for fear of creating something worse. I always wondered what would have happened if someone gave Hendrix a recording of Rhandy Roads. Maybe he wouldn't have gotten bored so quickly? That's pretty much all I would dare to alter. Oh and I'd take back that one time I was an asshole. heh

[Mia]

Quote by: Mr.Vicchio I would observe, major events in history, JFK, Jesus, OJ and every other major event I could think of, Roswell... you name it, I would get the tapes, and then do one hell of a week long special on "The Truth"

You were around for OJ. That's one of those 'Where were you when...'

I was a waitress and no one moved for a long time watching that Bronco race down the highway.

[Mia]

Quote by: Clarence I'd probably do some observing, myself. I'd be reluctant to change anything for fear of creating something worse.

Did you see 'The Butterfly Effect? It illustrates that very problem.

[Clarence]

Quote by: Mia Did you see 'The Butterfly Effect? It illustrates that very problem.

nope. but the discussion about Hitler and Stalin illustrates the danger and likelyhood that altering history would be a wreckless exercise. You could never direct the outcome to meet your desires. If you tried too hard to control the outcomes, nothing good will have been accomplished.

[Ghumanto]

I would force Emperor Akbar The great to make huge naval fleet. That would ensure no European invasion in India . Bangladesh, India and Pakistan could be the same old India and no sectarian riots. My parents would have been in their ancestral home in India .
If India could have defended the European inavsions in that time - there would have been no British empire, no Lawrence of Arabia and no Israel-Palestinian conflict too.

[underbear1]

I would go back and give Hephistion anti biotics, then he and Alexander the Great could have grown old together ruling the world. It was a better place when queers ruled the planet.

[The Bacon Guy]

Going back in time is never a good idea. Changing even the slightest thing could screw up the world pretty badly, and going back and getting rid of Hitler or something like that would probably result in you being deleted from existence. After all, killing Hitler would mean there never was a Hitler to go back in time to kill and you never would have gone back in time in the first place, in which case, you'd have no way of returning to the present day. I'm pretty sure it would all end with the universe imploding. In a nutshell, time travel of any sort is way too risky.

Unless you had a security policy where you go back in time to prevent yourself from ever having gone back in time. Damn, time travel is confusing.

[Plasma Snake[D]]

Id go back 4000 years and use my slightly evolved body to get laid left and right. I'd probably be better than that moments competition. Too bad they didnt have very effective hygiene tools back then.

[Osborn F Enready]

I would go back to the times of the American Revolution from England (hopefully at my current age and knowledge level), and I would try to earn a name during the revolt to become close to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, so I could sit in on the debate, making sure that there was a total, and explicit dictionary of all words and terms used in the Constitution, and Bill of Rights, and that all law must be made in accordance with those terms and definitions duly recognized.

This would have prevented the subversion of the U.S. Constitution in the manner that has taken shape, and would have made the corporatist subversion that we are all so intimately aware of much harder to conceal, possibly even preventing attacks of "that nature" all-together.

Neu-speak, the bane of written word to "civillized" man.