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If we're going to approach it from a cultural or ethnic point of view, I can guarantee you that we'll never arrive at a satisfactory solution. We could make like Noah and pick 2 of each, we'd either end up with a photo of a huge group of people, or some small rare ethnic groups will complain that they weren't included. Not to mention the handicapped, midgets, or same-sex couples. And who gets to stand in the center? Perhaps we could use a picture of the 4 major races, something like this little beaut'

I think something like the Voyager plaque is pretty good for the purpose, even though the people are a bit on the white side, and it's of course the Patriarchy that gets to say 'hi'. All stuff we can fix... as long as we don't end up sending the Greendale Human Being to represent us.

History repeats itself (and so do I)

http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/henry-ford-grand-cross-1938/

He wants to ban all Muslims from entering the US. If that's not an "agenda that is against equality", then what is?

For women, apparently Google's your friend:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wom...

When you endorse a candidate you bind yourself to them warts and all. Don't like it? Rescind it and tell people you regret it... such as..
http://rarehistoricalphotos.co...

If Donald Trump planted a kiss on your lips, how would you feel?

Not as weird, as if Brezhnev were to...

I don't think you know what wiped off the map means.

Kind of looks like Dresden.

Please enlighten us in what way Vinnitsa Jews were "hostile invaders... in WWII Germany"? http://rarehistoricalphotos.co...

Designer Barnes Wallis talked about how difficult it was for him to convince the General Staff to review, just review, his water skipping/skimming bomb that could attack a dam jumping over the anti-torpedo nets. He could succeed only because was already a well known bomber designer (Wellington bomber, R100 blimps). The General Staff is very averse to really unconventional weapons, and are preoccupied by what they already know. But it was easy for some German gun maker to get funding for a humongous artillery weapon. It was so huge and the logistics to support it was so enormous, it was commanded by a full Colonel. Imagine a Colonel commanding one stupid gun. I think it was fired just once.

They could not believe aircraft could destroy ships before WW-II. French could not believe armour could penetrate Ardennes forest. They were using tactics developed during Napoleanic wars where the rate of fire of mustets was something like 1 or 2 shots per minute during 100-rounds-per-minute Civil war. Never learnt from that carnage. Happily throwing cannon fodder in trench warfare in WW-I in 500 rounds per minute machine guns.

Yes, the generals may be dreaming about hypersonic weapons, but their tails are going to be chewed by something they never imagined.