RE: Sinking of battleship Maine

From: J. L. (milveh@dslextreme.com)
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 10:34:10 PDT


This is a great example to consider how the dynamics of history could
change, if even one little event was altered somewhere along the time-line.
So, at the time of occurance an event (like the sinking of the Maine) may
seem relatively obscure to the rest of the world as a whole, but as the
series of other connected events follows, profound changes in the time-line
can occur. I think the Japanese Shinto religion calls this the "Wings of
the Butterfly" effect...a minor event that puts in place a series of events
that makes big changes down the road...interesting, but probably a little
esoteric for this group! lol

On Oct 7, 2005, at 6:13 AM, Rick v100 wrote:

> If it was not the Maine it would have been another
> reason that the war started.

Correct. Which is why so many theorized that the Maine was actually
blown up by the US itself. It was so obvious that the US was looking
for a reason for war that the sinking seemed to be a little too
coincidental. I think that theory has been put to rest just as a
deliberate Spanish action has been, but the point remains that if it
wasn't the Maine it would have been something else. Many of the wars

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