What time period was the worst? Things to consider: -Impact on economy -Choice in spending tax dollars -Country(s) invaded/destroyed during era -World after era -People's thoughts during era -Mishaps that took place during era -Amount of people killed in homicides -Amount of people killed in war -Amount of people killed of natural causes -Amount of people killed by disease -Amount of things destroyed -World leaders during time -Impact on natural world -Thoughts of people after era -Thoughts of people before era -Animals killed off (Extinct) -How smart people were -Religions that were popular during time -Pop culture at time I'm sure there are more, but I'll leave it up to you to decide. Basically, what era (Time period) impacted everything negatively the most? This thread is opened for all kinds of debates, although they should cease if or more post goes against AG's rules and guidelines. Try to avoid this time period unless you have a strong point to make about it.Thinks about everything when making your final decision, and listen to other's opinions. Have fun!
I feel that the era from 1865-1900, known as the Gilded age, is the worst. The reasons mainly concern the treatment of workers. During this time, the government basically let businesses do whatever they pleased, which they did. Businesses often would work workers 12-14 a day in dangerous conditions. Not only this, but the pay checks that these workers got were incredibly low. Labor Unions began springing up during this time, but they did not do much good for the workers. Reason being: the government set up a law to regulate businesses called the "Sherman Anti-Trust Act". The issue was a loophole that anything that disrupted interstate commerce could be stopped. So instead of businesses being punished, the labor unions were hit hard by the act. Consumers of products were also effected. There were no regulations on any products, so there was no way of knowing what you were actually consuming, especially in the meat packing industry. Finally, vertical and horizontal integration during the time made it so businesses could monopolize their industry, allowing them to drive up prices. This is why I believe that "The Gilded Age" was the worst era.
i think the thing that can fix this era would be population control. less people= more jobs = less unemployment = moretaxpayer dollars coming in. people are easier to control. less violence. less people would be very beneficial for our era (in my opiion)
Actually we could do that by reducing births every ten seconds to them to every 30 seconds reducing our population by a third... Plus all the people coming over here for jobs....
I'd like to disagree with the Gilded Age. Poor time for America in one way with the terrible politics, political machines, and bad treatment of workers -- but we were still making money and it helped spark the godly Progressivism of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. Black Plague is #2 on my list, but I think it's important to know that those who didn't die didn't starve either, it was kind of at a flowy time of growth for everyone. My best guess is circa 500 CE. Decline of Western Rome, Gupta India, and a disrupt in China. ^ No serious disease here, but this is back in the day. You're not going to live very long as it is. ^Though it isn't very long of a time, most farmers were, for the first time, impacted by a global recession. Everyone is poor. ^China = hungry seeing as the governments a mess. ^India's burst into war. ^Western half of Rome is out, and the place will basically be a savage grassland of the Dark Ages until Feudalism, which isn't much of a development. Eastern Rome lives but stays relatively isolationist, and the Slavs are the slaves of the Russians until Feudalism hits them later.
I'd just say that the era was a bit backwards. It wasn't a really long era, and China and the upcoming Islamic eras bounced back from it's problems -- it just seems to be a bad period in history.
I feel that the era from 1865-1900, known as the Gilded age, is the worst. The reasons mainly concern the treatment of workers. During this time, the government basically let businesses do whatever they pleased, which they did. Businesses often would work workers 12-14 a day in dangerous conditions. Not only this, but the pay checks that these workers got were incredibly low. Labor Unions began springing up during this time, but they did not do much good for the workers. Reason being: the government set up a law to regulate businesses called the "Sherman Anti-Trust Act". The issue was a loophole that anything that disrupted interstate commerce could be stopped. So instead of businesses being punished, the labor unions were hit hard by the act. Consumers of products were also effected. There were no regulations on any products, so there was no way of knowing what you were actually consuming, especially in the meat packing industry. Finally, vertical and horizontal integration during the time made it so businesses could monopolize their industry, allowing them to drive up prices. This is why I believe that "The Gilded Age" was the worst era.
I don't know what to say, all I know is that you know your history...
Thank you for that information, I need to remember that
i think the thing that can fix this era would be population control. less people= more jobs = less unemployment = moretaxpayer dollars coming in. people are easier to control. less violence. less people would be very beneficial for our era (in my opiion)
I think one of the other things to consider is justification and morality. I mean, having less population today would be great (I'm not saying we kill anyone, but hypothetically). However, if people bared the same attitude we have nowadays - how many would work? They would go on the DOLE and siphon the money other people make for the country. I think it's immoral, and I don't like the fact that not a lot is done about it (how is it that the politicians that supposedly work their ***** off don't care when some chump comes in and takes the money they handle, because they're lazy?).
I'm not saying all people are immoral, or that a lot of people are immoral. But they do not think about it enough and they often do not put the theory to practice.
How often have you been in a Religious Education class where an ethical debate arises (as it should), people seem to be enlightened with their opinion but they never show it outside of said class?
He probably means which civilized era was the worst. I agree with armed_blade, by theway.
OK then Romans since they killed people for sport.
How often have you been in a Religious Education class where an ethical debate arises (as it should), people seem to be enlightened with their opinion but they never show it outside of said class?
But an opinion costs nothing while an action does.
OK then Romans since they killed people for sport.
Are...are you serious? -.-' They were one of the most sophisticated cultures in history. They contributed so much to the fields of rhetoric, science, and arithmetic...They became one of the largest Empires in history. Also, 'the Romans' is not an Era. It's a culture.
Are...are you serious? -.-' They were one of the most sophisticated cultures in history. They contributed so much to the fields of rhetoric, science, and arithmetic...They became one of the largest Empires in history. Also, 'the Romans' is not an Era. It's a culture.
Well they did kill people for sport and greece was also very sophisticated and had a democracy.
Well they did kill people for sport and greece was also very sophisticated and had a democracy.
That doesn't make them even nearly as bad an Era as the Middle Ages, lets say. You can't even compare the two in the same thread. Also, what does Greece have anything to do with this?
