"Well, the decision of Inalchuq, the governor of the Khwarazmian city of Otrar, to attack Genghis Khan’s trade caravan was pretty bad. Khan was famous as a ruthless warlord, not the sort of guy you want to piss off.
But maybe they could have got away with it. Genghis sent three ambassadors to negotiate a settlement.
Which is when Muhammad II, the Shah of of Khwarzem, made the really bad decision to kill one of these ambassadors and send the other two back without their beards as a sign of humiliation.
Genghis Kahn was so enraged he assembled an army and destroyed the Khwarazmian Empire. Wiped out every town they had. He even re-routed a river to wipe out the village where the Shah was born, wiping it off the map. By 1120 there wasn’t much of anything left."
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Austin 3 year s ago
I'm surprised this wasn't ALL about the modern left condemning decisions they don't agree with...
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Mindie 3 year s ago
The worst single decision? Me. For reading what Reddit users Googled.
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Roberta 3 year s ago
most of these are bad in retrospect but these "bad" choices led to great progress in the future.
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Jackie 3 year s ago
Roberta,
smh do you write fortune cookies for a living?
smh do you write fortune cookies for a living?
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Paula 3 year s ago
Giving in to terrorism and handing over the Palestine territories to the jews. Completely ignoring the muslim states by the predecessor of the UN. Leaving the Palestinians with the leftovers. Causing a continuing conflict between two religious groups, ending up with extremism on both sides. Which hold the world in a 'headlock' until this day.
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Delphi 3 year s ago
#16
"non-tyrranical monarch"
That is a subjective conclusion
"non-tyrranical monarch"
That is a subjective conclusion
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Sophie 3 year s ago
#4 so just make them out of recycled paper and use them to plant flowers, the paper will biodegrade and the coffee will act as fertilizer
problem solved
#7 Communism is there anything it "Can't" F up?
#14 " The guy who rejected Hitler's art academy application?"
Brian Reagan does a bit called "one thing led to another" being vague for leaving out the best part and said
"Adolf Hitler was turned down for art school........one thing led to another and the United States ended up dropping 2 atomic bombs on the sovereign nation of japan"
problem solved
#7 Communism is there anything it "Can't" F up?
#14 " The guy who rejected Hitler's art academy application?"
Brian Reagan does a bit called "one thing led to another" being vague for leaving out the best part and said
"Adolf Hitler was turned down for art school........one thing led to another and the United States ended up dropping 2 atomic bombs on the sovereign nation of japan"
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Nap 3 year s ago
Sophie, #4 Or just buy the permanent utensil cup where you can fill it with your own grinds. Dishwasher safe and pays for itself after the first couple of cups.
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Phena 3 year s ago
Sununu is smarter than you think...
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Meaka 3 year s ago
#7 Wait til you see the results of the Great Socialist Reset from the Biden administration. Already the Southern border has collapsed and hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated unwashed welfare recipients have flooded the country. The "woke" have become one long whine, bad enough that even Bill Maher is complaining about it. It's no longer safe to express an opinion publicly.
This is only day 48 of the Brave New World.
This is only day 48 of the Brave New World.
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Georgiana 3 year s ago
Meaka,
Trumpists invaded the capitol to hang the vice president for not manipulating an election. Is this your definition of 'save to express an opinion'?
Trumpists invaded the capitol to hang the vice president for not manipulating an election. Is this your definition of 'save to express an opinion'?
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Meaka 3 year s ago
Georgiana,
Just keep believing what you're told, child. Your television will never lie to you.
Just keep believing what you're told, child. Your television will never lie to you.
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Emma 3 year s ago
#32 wtf no republics until 1770? There were plenty of republics, mostly city states, and several countries with parliaments.
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Hitty 3 year s ago
Not making sure the Titanic look outs had their binoculars, though the biggest error in history which has been repeatedly made with disastrous results has always been "the people will rise up." They never ever do.
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Lauren 3 year s ago
Saddam Hussein did not invade Iraq. He invaded Kuwait. Where do you get this garbage? Where is Emperor Hirohito? That was an incredibly bad decision.
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Tave 3 year s ago
#37 Taft didn't split the vote, Roosevelt did. Anyway, the Wilson administration led the to Republicans taking over and passing the 19th Amendment, and giving women the right to vote.
smh do you write fortune cookies for a living?
"non-tyrranical monarch"
That is a subjective conclusion
problem solved
#7 Communism is there anything it "Can't" F up?
#14 " The guy who rejected Hitler's art academy application?"
Brian Reagan does a bit called "one thing led to another" being vague for leaving out the best part and said
"Adolf Hitler was turned down for art school........one thing led to another and the United States ended up dropping 2 atomic bombs on the sovereign nation of japan"
This is only day 48 of the Brave New World.
Trumpists invaded the capitol to hang the vice president for not manipulating an election. Is this your definition of 'save to express an opinion'?
Just keep believing what you're told, child. Your television will never lie to you.