Chinese commie bastids

Big Whoop

One of the things that annoys the hell out of me recently is the "China discovered America first" storyline.  It's all the  rage on the various Hitler channels.  Fits in with the Great We're So Sorry apology  theme Obama ushered in.   Big freaking deal if they did. What effect did their discovery have on the world?  Zip. On history?  Nada. On anything? Bupkes. The Chinamen, if they indeed made the discovery,  squandered the opportunity.  Europeans did not a few decades later. They won; China lost, and wound up giving westerners all their stuff for opium.  Oh, you so velly smot! I always find myself wanting to demonstrate the concept with a personal example. You know, something I discovered but didn't act on.  But nothing ever comes to mind in those few critical seconds before I lose interest.   Now, thanks to Tim W, I have just the thing for the next time it happens.  This was my brainstorm three years ago, and now someone stole it. Yes, I think the bastid should acknowledge my ground breaking thought bubble, that eventually fell on his head, but he won't.  My own damned fault too. And I'm being a mentsh for admitting it.