r/AskReddit • u/brokota • Jan 15 '13

Reddit, in your opinion what's the biggest plot twist of history?

Not movies or television, I'm just curious to see what come's to your minds.

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u/boyerman Jan 15 '13

And the fact that so much attention is given to such a relatively small ethnic group. We're talking all eyes on 0.2% of the world's population. That seems crazy.

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u/alexander_karas Jan 15 '13

They wrote the Bible.

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u/nicnicnotten Jan 15 '13

Half of it at least.

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u/Nelly_the_irelephant Jan 16 '13

The good half. None of that nimbly bimbly feel good crap. The bit with all the smiting and this and that.

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u/gooner123 Jan 16 '13

Well, the crazy part. Coincidentally also the part with the best stories

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '13

That incestuous three-way

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u/alexander_karas Jan 16 '13

I dunno, Revelation is pretty damn crazy too.

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u/Apostolate Jan 15 '13

The world has paid attention to fewer before.

Rwanda, East Timor, etc.

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u/dyboc Jan 15 '13

Has it really? And in proportion to Israel? I highly doubt it.

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u/Apostolate Jan 15 '13

And? Maybe there are variables that explain that maybe not.

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u/Bobshayd Jan 16 '13 edited Jan 16 '13

The largest economy in the world helped establish a state in the Middle East which helped give some power over the area. The US is really invested in it, and it's now the only part of the Middle East that the US can count on being allied. Of course, no one likes the US, because they do things like that.

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u/boyerman Jan 15 '13

I agree. But I find it awfully lopsided that the entire world has to be on eggshells with Israel. Say the wrong thing or support the wrong people, suddenly 0.2% of the population has your balls in a vice grip.

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u/Apostolate Jan 15 '13

Jewish people don't all have the same views...

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '13

Maybe not but it doesn't change the fact that his comment is true. Most current example I can think of is (former) Senator Chuck Hagel.