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The war that destroyed historic artifacts in Timbuktu already spans multiple continents. Ansar Dine learned their approach from Saudi clerics who came to Libya
by beat 10y ago
The war that destroyed historic artifacts in Timbuktu already spans multiple continents. Ansar Dine learned their approach from Saudi clerics who came to Libya via Pakistan. The same movement did the 9/11 attacks in the US. It's a hot war in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and it's terrorism in Europe and the US.
And redundancy? Around 240BC, the first Qin emperor in China had all non-technical books burned. We have much of the oldest Chinese literature because it was restored from memory after his death.
If someone wants to burn it all, and can get enough power, they will find a way.
- ahartman00 10y agolol, I was not expecting that comment to generate any controversy. :) So you feel that even if we had archives buried in bunkers underground, on 6 continents, that somebody could still destroy all of it? I hear what you're saying about if they can get enough power, I just don't see anyone succeeding in taking over the entire world. I guess I'm an optimist :P
- beat 10y agoYou don't need to take over the whole world. You just need access to six nuclear weapons...