If you could change one thing in history.

[Ovisterra]

Extremely. I have a friend whose dad (privately) owns a Chinese company. Several Chinese companies.

http://funwithgovernment.blogspot.com/2 ... y.html?m=1

China may or may not be capitalist, but it sure as holy fuck isn't communist and never was.

[Tunasai]

http://funwithgovernment.blogspot.com/2 ... y.html?m=1

China may or may not be capitalist, but it sure as holy fuck isn't communist and never was.

China isnt capitalist and they arent communist anymore. They were communist because communism revolves around a centrally planned economy which China and the USSR had. They were also a bit authoritarian

[Secruss]

China may or may not be capitalist, but it sure as holy fuck isn't communist and never was.

Indeed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deng_Xiaoping

[Ovisterra]

China may or may not be capitalist, but it sure as holy fuck isn't communist and never was.

China isnt capitalist and they arent communist anymore. They were communist because communism revolves around a centrally planned economy which China and the USSR had. They were also a bit authoritarian

I think you need to go look up what communism is.

Communism requires a classless, stateless, moneyless society. China never met any of those requirements.

[Tunasai]

China isnt capitalist and they arent communist anymore. They were communist because communism revolves around a centrally planned economy which China and the USSR had. They were also a bit authoritarian

I think you need to go look up what communism is.

Communism requires a classless, stateless, moneyless society. China never met any of those requirements.

There are plenty of forms of communism

[Ovisterra]

I think you need to go look up what communism is.

Communism requires a classless, stateless, moneyless society. China never met any of those requirements.

There are plenty of forms of communism

There are indeed, but they all require a lack of classes, states and money.

[Silician]

I know this was an on-going process, but I wish the collapse of the Roman Empire wouldn't have happened.
Making sure the Crisis of the Third Century wouldn't happen would probably help tremendously.

[Farnhamia]

I know this was an on-going process, but I wish the collapse of the Roman Empire wouldn't have happened.
Making sure the Crisis of the Third Century wouldn't happen would probably help tremendously.

Keeping Severus Alexander alive would help with that. So would keeping Elagabalus from becoming princeps, too.

[Tunasai]

There are plenty of forms of communism

There are indeed, but they all require a lack of classes, states and money.

No matter how much you deny it china was more communist than not

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maoism#section_2

[Ovisterra]

There are indeed, but they all require a lack of classes, states and money.

No matter how much you deny it china was more communist than not

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maoism#section_2

Put a wizard hat on a pile of dog shit and call it Dumbledore. It'll still be the useless bits of doggy kibble pushed out the ass of the unfortunate mutt. See what I'm saying?

[Ceannairceach]

I would like to ensure Tesla gets credit for his various inventions and ideas. Certainly couldn't do any harm.

[/teslafanboy]

[Silician]

I know this was an on-going process, but I wish the collapse of the Roman Empire wouldn't have happened.
Making sure the Crisis of the Third Century wouldn't happen would probably help tremendously.

Keeping Severus Alexander alive would help with that. So would keeping Elagabalus from becoming princeps, too.

True, but Severus Alexander couldn't control his army. Plus, the core problems to the downfall of the empire was the Germanic invasions, practically constant civil war, economic turmoil, and of course the Plague of Cyprian. That ultimately led to Diocletian splitting the empire into two, and then the collapse of the western empire due to more Germanic invasions. Thank you AP World History.

[Farnhamia]

Keeping Severus Alexander alive would help with that. So would keeping Elagabalus from becoming princeps, too.

True, but Severus Alexander couldn't control his army. Plus, the core problems to the downfall of the empire was the Germanic invasions, practically constant civil war, economic turmoil, and of course the Plague of Cyprian. That ultimately led to Diocletian splitting the empire into two, and then the collapse of the western empire due to more Germanic invasions. Thank you AP World History.

So help him control his army. Actually, very few of the handful of decent emperors during the 3rd century could control their armies. Adrian Goldsworthy's How Rome Fell is a quite good book on the subject.

And plagues, well, what can you do about plagues?

Yes, the 3rd century was pretty rotten for the Empire. Antioch, where I lived from around the death of Commodus to just after Julian's death, wasn't terribly affected. You couldn't escape the turmoil completely, especially not during some of the nastier civil wars (I'm very glad I didn't settle down in Byzantium, for instance). Of course, I did have my estates down in Punt to escape to when I wanted.

[Narthakka]

The Byzantine Empire hold onto Constantinople to this day.

[Wotanchester]

Have the "burning times" never exist and Paganism would coexist in Europe, Africa and the middle east, tolerance would reign supreme.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Druidism? It's been hundreds of years but yes, you've found one thing.

Celtic? You mean the soccer team? No, they're not Irish.

Similar Languages? In the the sense that French and German are similar, yes. So not very much at all.

Red heads? They're actually quite unusual. Irish people are mostly brown or black haired.


Your stereotypical view is viciously insulting.

I apologizes, I was not trying to stereotype.

Honestly, even I saw that as a massive stereotype.

That's like saying all Southern people are stupid, or all Canadians say "eh?" every third word.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

I think you need to go look up what communism is.

Communism requires a classless, stateless, moneyless society. China never met any of those requirements.

There are plenty of forms of communism

And all the ones you are thinking of aren't Communism. Saying Maosim or Stalinism is Communism is like saying Deism is Christianity because they both believe in a God.

[Farnhamia]

The Byzantine Empire hold onto Constantinople to this day.

The Empire ended in 1453. Unless you mean that it should have survived to today. That's different.

[Rothvaris]

Have Finland colonise North America. I'd just like to see what would happen.

[Narthakka]

The Byzantine Empire hold onto Constantinople to this day.

The Empire ended in 1453. Unless you mean that it should have survived to today. That's different.

Well, fine then

[Farnhamia]

Have Finland colonise North America. I'd just like to see what would happen.

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[Atalem]

Stop the Big Bang.

It would cause some major paradox shizz to go down.

You'd destroy us all!

[Farnhamia]

Stop the Big Bang.

It would cause some major paradox shizz to go down.

You'd destroy us all!

Can you destroy something that never exists?

[Samuraikoku]

Can you destroy something that never exists?

Well... I destroy aliens every day. *nods*

[AustriaHungaryBohemia]

Have the "burning times" never exist and Paganism would coexist in Europe, Africa and the middle east, tolerance would reign supreme.

Seems like you got your wish, at least partially. Seeing as the "burning times" were vastly exaggerated. Plus, they did not have that much to do with paganism...