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On Facebook this morning, I found a discussion between BKW and Abdul in which Abdul commented on how U.S. Speaker of the House Boehner is being held hostage by the "Taliban" (a reference to the Tea Party I assume). I said that sounded like an AHC--Boehner being held hostage by the actual...

Given how I think Wicca was founded in the early-to-mid 20th Century, I think this is the right forum. How can we make it so Tibet has at least a substantial minority of practicioners of Wicca?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_II_of_Denmark#Downfall Christian II of Denmark was expelled from his kingdom by his uncle, lived in exile, and attempted to return to reclaim his throne. However, his fleet was scattered by a storm off Norway and he ended up surrendering to Frederick...

There's some new gossip about Barack Obama's childhood--apparently his parents at one point considered giving him to the Salvation Army. I assume if they showed up intending to drop him off at the SA, they'd be referred to an actual adoption agency. So WI Barack Obama's parents put him up...

I just watched a YouTube clip entitled "Hitler Hates Michael Bay Transformers," which puts new subtitles on Hitler's ranting scene from Downfall. In the clip, Hitler references Zach Snyder or James Cameron directing the live-action Transformers films. So what would be the results, both in...

In a thread a long time ago, someone suggested building an artificial island in the Indian Ocean as the home of a new neo-pagan civilization. Someone else said they'd be attacked by Islamic jihadists, who would be close by. Someone else said that there's nobody more dangerous than people who...

The Germans sent eight ships to ostensibly protect German interests in the Phillippines during the Spanish-American War and the German admiral on the scene (at the very least) acted like a provocative jackass. http://countrystudies.us/philippines/13.htm He backed down when threatened with...

During the "U.S. vs. Kaiserreich" discussion, I came up with the notion that the British would try to undermine German hegemony in continental Europe in the same manner they did Napoleon's regime. I also figured they'd prevent the Germans from taking possession of other countries' colonies...

If the Central Powers win WWI, is it possible Germany and Austria would end up in a rivalry with the Ottoman Empire? If the Ottomans win, the Empire will remain intact and probably retain control over the Arab lands--that have got lots of oil. Oil revenue will make the Ottomans rich. If...

In the McCain/isolationist thread, Grimm_Reaper claimed if the Kaiser's Germany was victorious in WWI, the United States would need to build up the Cold War-era military apparatus a generation earlier in order to successfully compete with them. So how might such a pseudo-conflict happen and...

During the time the U.S. was in WWI, Woodrow Wilson put his political opponents in prison, allowed the IWW to be obliterated by mob violence, tolerated the popular abuse of German-Americans, and put the entire economy under government control, all in the name of the war effort. Randolph...

In the "Republican Fascism" thread, wolf_brother said the notion that a dictatorial regime could not ever come to power in the United States was "American exceptionalism." I pointed out that the abuses Warsie pointed out took place a long time ago, in a different cultural context, and that...

In an earlier discussion here, I suggested the political leftism of most (American at least) Jews was rooted in the concept of Tikkun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikkun_olam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikkun_(magazine) Leo disagreed, saying the most prominent "Jewish liberals" were...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vijay_(1961) Apparently the Portuguese garrison of Goa was 12,000 soldiers at one point, but by the time the Indians invaded in 1961, it was 3,500. As a result, Goa was overrun quickly with minimal losses to everyone. What if the garrison had been...

In the "Muslims are Stupid Because of Inbreeding" Chat thread, there's a chart depicting the genealogy of Charles II of Spain, he of the many genetic defects. So are there any opportunities to get some new blood in there? I read that one reason the Hapsburgs got inbred was the Reformation...

All this talk about how killing OBL would only make him a martyr and he should have been taken alive and given a trial (as though that would prevent him from becoming a martyr anyway) reminded me of how Mussolini was executed by Italian anti-fascist partisans rather than given a trial like the...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jaji In this battle, the young Osama bin Laden and some of his Arab followers fought against the Soviets and according to different sources, either held their cave complex against the attack or were forced to retreat. OBL was wounded in the foot...

During the decline of the Roman Empire, many religions promising personal salvation became popular. One of them, Christianity, eventually took over. However, there were other faiths like Mithraism and the cult of the Egyptian goddess Isis. I don't think Mithraism has a realistic shot at...

Inspired by the latest Nazis vs. Soviets thread... With a POD no earlier than, say, 1850, make it so Vladimir Lenin is a British general in the Boer War. The only idea I've got is maybe his parents emigrate to Britain before he is born or when he's very young. However, they wouldn't be...

With a POD no earlier than the Easter Rising, have Britain attempt to hand over sovereignty of Northern Ireland to the Irish Republic, only to have the Ulstermen attempt to fight Dublin's attempt to assert power. According to some people on this board, Dublin would not be able to successfully...