Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making

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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
   
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WASHINGTON—With the United States facing a daunting array of problems at home and abroad, leading historians courteously reminded the nation Thursday that when making tough choices, it never hurts to stop a moment, take a look at similar situations from the past, and then think about whether the decisions people made back then were good or bad.

According to the historians, by looking at things that have already happened, Americans can learn a lot about which actions made things better versus which actions made things worse, and can then plan their own actions accordingly.

"In the coming weeks and months, people will have to make some really important decisions about some really important issues," Columbia University historian Douglas R. Collins said during a press conference, speaking very slowly and clearly so the nation could follow his words. "And one thing we can do, before making a choice that has permanent consequences for our entire civilization, is check real quick first to see if human beings have ever done anything like it previously, and see if turned out to be a good idea or not."

"It's actually pretty simple: We just have to ask ourselves if people doing the same thing in the past caused something bad to happen," Collins continued. "Did the thing we're thinking of doing make people upset? Did it start a war? If it did, then we might want to think about not doing it."
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2026307

Good idea, let's go back to 1979 for starters, the economy in the toilet, gas prices through the roof, an incompetent boob in the white house.
1980, we elected President Reagan, and prosperity began shortly after.

[thundley4]

What happened to Rome when they started spending so much money on "Bread & Circuses" for the masses?

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

If you rely on the past to guide your decisions that makes you a CONSERVative.

Those who launch into the future for the simple sake of forward movement are PROGRESSives.

[Erasmus]

Go way back to 2008, when we elected an incompetent mooslim Marxist.