Here is a slightly more philosophical question. I know this is a primarily political community but please do bear with me if you like. What would happen if we could arbitrarily and without hindrances travel back and forth in time, to whichever "point" in time we wanted, and change past and future events in a way that would prevent the occurrence of
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Welcome to the reality of the American vision of itself.
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Even today there's a centuries old tradition, and even in urban places, that people would pack jars of winter supplies (mostly marinated vegetables) for the winter. Even after the invasion of trade centers and malls where fresh food is being sold in large quantities at relatively low prices. But people still pack those jars of "Turshia":
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For want of a nail a shoe was lost.
For want of the shoe a horse was lost.
For want of a horse a messenger was lost.
For want of a messenger a battle lost.
For want of a battle an army slain, for want of an army death does reign.
And all for want of a horseshoe nail.
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I see no reason why the best possible scenario would necessarily lead to universal prosperity. By going back in time, you got rid of all the diseases and prevented all earthquakes, floods, droughts, car accidents, child abusers, ...
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But then the people from the far-far-future appeared and.... oh wait. Enough with the spoilers!
Short-version conclusion: expand or linger and die out. That's how most empires are being born. But the way they're born also hides the very reason for their eventual demise.
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