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JEBWrench said:
RhomCo said:
What if George Washington had been a 200ton battledroid?
He wasn't?

Shit. Damn new Texas curriculum.
Of course he wasn't. There wasn't the technology to build a 200 ton battledroid back then.




He was a 97ton battledroid as was the effective weight limit to battledroids at the time.
 

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RhomCo said:
Of course he wasn't. There wasn't the technology to build a 200 ton battledroid back then.

He was a 97ton battledroid as was the effective weight limit to battledroids at the time.
Did he at least single-handedly defeat William Howe using with a missile salvo from the moon?
 

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Roscoe_A said:
What if the Enola Gay never dropped the Atomic bomb
I was thinking that. The war probably would have lasted a lot longer, but I'm guessing a fuckton more Japanese civillians would be alive.
 

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What if Hitler had listened to his Generals, and not sent Rommel to N. Africa...
 

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Quiet Stranger said:
I hope Im not ninja'd....what if religion didn't exist at all? Oh wait, peace on earth
No offense, but I really disagree with that. Not every conflict has been religion related, some were straight up politics. However if were to change that to religion AND politics. I would be inclined to agree.
 

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Quiet Stranger said:
Korten12 said:
Quiet Stranger said:
I hope Im not ninja'd....what if religion didn't exist at all? Oh wait, peace on earth
really..? you wanted to go their? I know its probably a joke, but really? even if religion didnt exist, war would still exist.

my what if is... what if google was never invented..?
Well of course there'd still be war, but 9/11 wouldn't have happened, the holocaust and the crusades

Also if Google didn't exist we'd still have Mr. Jeeves, and Bing (or whatever that is) and the others
If there was no religion, there would be war among all the atheists or something! But seriously speaking, religion is just one of the many reasons/excuses many people go to war for. The idea that 9/11 and the holocaust would never have happened is an interesting thought, though.

My favorite what-if... that's a tough one. Perhaps what if slavery never happened?
 

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Quiet Stranger said:
I hope Im not ninja'd....what if religion didn't exist at all? Oh wait, peace on earth
Not really the next big thing that would be used to brainwash the masses would be nationalism. It only takes one person to screw up a good idea.
 

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RhomCo said:
John Broomell said:
What if the British actually attacked Washington's Army on March 5th 1776 when they were held up at Dorchester Heights.
What if the British had mecha?
What do you mean; what if?



Snowalker said:
politics. I would be inclined to agree.
If there was no politics or religion there would be no control. Without control you have anarchy, and anarchy is just non-stop war.
 

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What if there hadn't been the dark ages and we went right into the Renaissance?
What if there had never been any Greek philosophers?
What if the middle eastern conflict had ended centuries ago?
What if Marxism had worked?
What if Churchill hadn't been in charge during WW2?
What if Hitler had left Russia alone instead of fighting a two front war?
What if Stephen Hawking could walk, and thus spent more time on physical endeavors?
What if there had never been monotheism?
What if there had never been video games?
What if university was free (considering how many bright mind can't go because of funding issues)?

and most importantly...

What if there had been no internet?
 

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What if,

Inglourious Basterds did happen instead of the way WW2 ended.
 

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AndyFromMonday said:
Zomsuniux said:
What if the USA never joined WW2?
The war would've lasted a little longer.
It would've lasted considerably longer. Japan would've had free reign in the Pacific considering their vast aviation superiority over the British and the Russians being tied up in the west. The Russians would've had to make their own logistics train instead of getting most of the vehicles shipped to them by the Americans, lowering tank production, and the USAAF wouldn't have been keeping part of the Luftwaffe tied up over Germany (the RAF was working at night so German day fighters wouldn't have been nearly as useful and so could've been sent to Russia). Add in the unlikelihood of anything like Normandy succeeding as a pure British endeavor (almost all the landing ships were of American manufacture). But that's a moot point seeing as the British would almost assuredly have lost the Battle of the Atlantic without American production (long range Liberators, escort carriers and merchantmen). In short, the war would've been much uglier, and all bets are off whether Germany or Russia would've won (My money's on Russia because of their better industrial practice, but Germany would've had a good chance).

XJ-0461 said:
Roscoe_A said:
What if the Enola Gay never dropped the Atomic bomb
I was thinking that. The war probably would have lasted a lot longer, but I'm guessing a fuckton more Japanese civillians would be alive.
The atomic bombs didn't actually kill that many people compared to what the invasion plans would likely have done, and when you consider the breadth of the Japanese draft at the time. Also, the plan to really wrack up Japanese infrastructure to prepare for the invasion would have killed millions through starvation, most likely. So a lot more people would've died.

What I want to know is what would've happened if Germany'd won WWI, especially if they'd done so at the Marne. What would've resulted from a quick WWI that didn't sour most of Europe on modern war? If the Europeans had been able to keep thinking that the Russo-Japanese war turned into a stalemate because of both sides' incompetence? I'm guessing a really really ugly war in the 30's with more automatic firepower and without the doctrines or gear to break a deadlock.
 

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lilmisspotatoes said:
What if Zhuge Liang hadn't died when he did?
Zhuge wasn't anywhere near as sucessful as legend and Romance of the Three Kingdoms makes him out to be. He lost battles due to logistical problems (like his army running out of food) and severe bouts of bad luck. I'm not sure it would have made all that much difference.