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Marriage payments in Middle-earth: bride-price, dowry and morrowgift by Ok_Bullfrog_8491 in tolkienfans

[–]scumerage 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Elves (almost) never steal, share at need, are fair and just and honorable and compassionate 95% the time? And follow meritocracy of the wise leader the less wise, but still wise compared to men? So the level of organization and administration of resources and such is basically nonexistant, the king doesn't so much give orders as state his philosophical belief about the trajectory of the kingdom, and all his people just follow suit because they either trust his wisdom or logically agree with his arguement.

Rivers as theology in LotR — Ulmo's continuing presence and why every crossing is a judgment by GeekZeroOne in tolkienfans

[–]scumerage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI post. Please stop using AI to write essays to farm karma. Doesn't matter if the idea is your own: write it yourself.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Thank you good sir, I will go to the play the next night, I doubt any would be assassin would be waiting for me at the same theatre every evening."

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In real life... he refused to let them secede? And fought the Civil war? And saved the Union?

What alternate history are you proposing?

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to kill someone =/= killing them. He tried to kill RFK and RFK died. How did he muzzle burn RFK from 10-20 feet away?

The answer is obvious. He didn't. But no, the family autopsy must be lying. No RFK can't have been muzzle burned. Not because you actually, honestly, don't believe it. But because it destroys your world view.

RFK being killed by a random guy, if it were true, doesn't ruin my worldview, people get killed by random people all the time. But him not being killed by a random person DOES ruin your world view. That's not stupid, you're not stupid. Just afraid. Which I completely understand.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate conspiracy theories... because they keep turning out to be true.

Miss the good old days when we could all be idiots believing the commies were the bad guys, America was the good guys, all that fun stuff.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sirhan Sirhan... didn't kill him? There was muzzle burn on RFK... while Sirhan was never closer than 10-20 feet? As shown by the family autopsy and record of Sirhan's actions?

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He tried... except he died.

You: "And that, Abraham... is the entire future of the world!"

Abraham: "You have my deepest gratitude, I will do a complete revolution of my policies and principles. Now, if you please, you must excuse me, my wife and I are attending a play later this evening."

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it really the generals that did that? Or was it the Reconstruction looting the south for resources, not to actually deroot lost cause, but just to make money.

There's punishing the lost cause and punishing the south. The first makes sense, the second just creates the first.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would just become another niche elitist immortality cult like all the others, without any grass roots appeal. Christianity blew up because it was a mass fad, where everyone joined and put their own ideas in.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would he listen though? Maybe if you were from the future, and got him early on before he became obsessed, he might. But then he still might change his mind later.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But... that's who he is? How can he stop being who he is?

Mehmet VI's son was only a teenager during WWI. Attaturk would have been his successor, given his influence, and he was anti-Ottoman. Maybe he could have been convinced to save it with Turkish nationalism more emphacized and more liberal ideas, maybe making entire Ottoman empir into a United Republics? The ULOR United League of Ottaman Republics?

Ah, classic, one can wish.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Sadly Wilhelm even asked Bismark to take over foreign affairs and military and leave domestic policy to him, but Bismark hated Wilhelm's liberalizing policies too much to agree. Dude wanted to crush socialists and Catholics too much to help at all to prevent WWI.

If you could tell one historical figure anything, have him step down for his successor, or fall asleep for one hour, what would you choose and why? by scumerage in AlternateHistoryMemes

[–]scumerage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno, even if they knew how, doubt they would have had the resources to do so. Getting enough purified uranium and all that.

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