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In response to
"time travel poll: you have one shot to go back and change history. do you: (a) kill Hitler; (b) save JFK in Dallas; or (c) stop the 9/11 hijackers -- nm"
by
sweet baboo
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Do you do this for the sake of doing it, or for addressing the consequences?
Posted by
Mop (aka Rburriel)
Feb 29 '16, 12:06
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Hitler changed the world and led to the rise of America as a world power. No Hitler, no America as a world power. But at what cost? Millions died.
JFK? Maybe. LBJ did plenty after JFK. I don't see much benefit to saving JFK other than you've saved a man's life.
The consequences of 9/11 have been horrible. Extremism has only risen since, and our liberties have been destroyed. Not only would you save hundreds of people, you'd produce a less bleak 21st century.
But, truly, if I had to change something in recent history, I'd change the outcome of Bush v. Gore.
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