Who would you bring back from history?

[Dachs]

i'd send einstein so he could kill hitler.

Red Alert reference wins thread.

 

[GoodGame]

Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Linus Pauling, Enrico Fermi, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. They'd all be put back to work doing research.


I'd also bring back the civillian victims of Nagaski and Hiroshima so they could be pardoned.

 

[Mirc]

I'd have to bring in this thread the idea that every individual can only exist in the context of their time...

All those inventors, generals, etc, etc, might be terrible ones today. On average, you have just as good of a chance as with anyone.

 

[Flying Pig]

You could always bring back Mahatma Ghanji to sort out the India-Pakistn mess, or JFK to be Obama's chief advisor

 

[Sharwood]

You could always bring back Mahatma Ghanji to sort out the India-Pakistn mess, or JFK to be Obama's chief advisor

Dear God I hope you're being ironic.

 

[Flying Pig]

He failed once, so he deserves another go at it. Also, apparently JFK was the most popular president ever, so with them both working together they would be unstoppable!

 

[Sharwood]

He failed once, so he deserves another go at it. Also, apparently JFK was the most popular president ever, so with them both working together they would be unstoppable!

He failed, so deserves another go? Bring back someone who actually succeeded. I vote Ackbar.

And I believe Reagan was actually the most popular president ever. Dear God that's frightening. Although, you could include him under the same category as Gandhi.

JFK only barely won election, and while a media darling, wasn't particularly good. Scratch that, in my opinion he was one of the worst presidents.

 

[Masada]

JFK only barely won election, and while a media darling, wasn't particularly good. Scratch that, in my opinion he was one of the worst presidents.

No nuclear war... Sharwood and his cockroach empire died stillbirth

 

[Sharwood]

No nuclear war... Sharwood and his cockroach empire died stillbirth

JFK didn't avoid nuclear war, his brother Robbie did by opening negotiations on his own. Besides, America chucked a hissy-fit over said missiles to begin with, starting the damn crisis. A calm, reasoned negotiation with the USSR behind closed doors could have ended that danger before it begun. Reagan's the one who almost killed us all in '83.

And considering the amount of roaches I have here lately, the cockroach empire is going strong.

 

[GoodGame]

JFK didn't avoid nuclear war, his brother Robbie did by opening negotiations on his own. Besides, America chucked a hissy-fit over said missiles to begin with, starting the damn crisis. A calm, reasoned negotiation with the USSR behind closed doors could have ended that danger before it begun. Reagan's the one who almost killed us all in '83.

And considering the amount of roaches I have here lately, the cockroach empire is going strong.

I don't know. Was watching a Military Channel documentary, and according to the Russians, they did have at least one of the missiles loaded and ready about the time Kennedy was aware of them. Invading might have been a major SNAFU though, because unknown to the US at the time they had tactical nukes on the island at well.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Adam Smiith and Karl Marx so that they could update their economic theories.

 

[Flying Pig]

Double Post

 

[Flying Pig]

He failed, so deserves another go? Bring back someone who actually succeeded. I vote Ackbar.

And I believe Reagan was actually the most popular president ever. Dear God that's frightening. Although, you could include him under the same category as Gandhi.

JFK only barely won election, and while a media darling, wasn't particularly good. Scratch that, in my opinion he was one of the worst presidents.

He's really popular now though, and knows all about negotiating with nuclear powers. And Ghandi stopped at least one huge wave of fighting by just stariving himself

 

[Taras Bulba]

.Rasputin.

 

[aronnax]

Horatio? No.. Kang Xi? Elizabeth I? Frederick? Bismark? Nicholas II? SO MANY CHOICES.......

 

[Sharwood]

I don't know. Was watching a Military Channel documentary, and according to the Russians, they did have at least one of the missiles loaded and ready about the time Kennedy was aware of them. Invading might have been a major SNAFU though, because unknown to the US at the time they had tactical nukes on the island at well.

The potential for war had nothing to do with military action - sounds weird, but bear with me - and everything to do with political action. The US military wasn't going to invade on its own prerogative - though most of the leadership wanted to - and the Soviet and Cuban militaries weren't stupid enough to start firing missiles willy-nilly. The threat of war was based on political and diplomatic manouvring, which JFK proceeded to screw up by kicking up a crapstorm, and his brother had to save his arse. That's simplified of course, but that's the gist.

He's really popular now though, and knows all about negotiating with nuclear powers. And Ghandi stopped at least one huge wave of fighting by just stariving himself

You mean almost provoking war with said powers? And Gandhi also got himself shot by starving himself.

 

[Masada]

And considering the amount of roaches I have here lately, the cockroach empire is going strong.

I'll make sure to foil your nefarious plot with my own Roach Grand Armee!

You mean almost provoking war with said powers? And Gandhi also got himself shot by starving himself.

I love the whole "I'm to nationalist for the nationalists" aspect of history...

 

[carmen510]

Adam Smiith and Karl Marx so that they could update their economic theories.

Even now, the central planning (Communism) style of government is still the worst form of economic system in use today, and that was developed well for the last 100-150 years. Just look at Cuba and North Korea. North Korea's biggest practical threat is self-implosion resulting in a huge refuge mess, and those threats include nuclear weapons.

The fall of the Soviet Union pretty much guarantees that nation's will not change to a socialist government or economic system anytime soon, although certain elements of the system could be incorporated into capitalism.

Marx's greatest contribution was not to economics or ideology (Although it was his most influential), it was his ideas about society. He was a gifted social scientist, but lousy in the fields he was more publicly praised for.

 

[Flying Pig]

You mean almost provoking war with said powers? And Gandhi also got himself shot by starving himself.

No; read the following (sorry it's Wikipedia)

He conducted extensive dialogue with Muslim and Hindu community leaders, working to cool passions in northern India, as well as in Bengal. Despite the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, he was troubled when the Government decided to deny Pakistan the 55 crores (550 million Indian rupees) due as per agreements made by the Partition Council. Leaders like Sardar Patel feared that Pakistan would use the money to bankroll the war against India. Gandhi was also devastated when demands resurged for all Muslims to be deported to Pakistan, and when Muslim and Hindu leaders expressed frustration and an inability to come to terms with one another.[20] He launched his last fast-unto-death in Delhi, asking that all communal violence be ended once and for all, and that the payment of 550 million rupees be made to Pakistan. Gandhi feared that instability and insecurity in Pakistan would increase their anger against India, and violence would spread across the borders. He further feared that Hindus and Muslims would renew their enmity and that this would precipitate open civil war. After emotional debates with his life-long colleagues, Gandhi refused to budge, and the Government rescinded its policy and made the payment to Pakistan. Hindu, Muslim and Sikh community leaders, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Mahasabha assured him that they would renounce violence and call for peace. Gandhi thus broke his fast by sipping orange juice.

 

[Sharwood]

No; read the following (sorry it's Wikipedia)

Yeah? So he wasn't actually fasting when he got shot? Big deal, it was said fasting and complaints vis a vis Pakistan that did the job.