Friday, January 11, 2019

Pick Your Favorite Century for a Trump Border Wall Roller Coaster!


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[JB -The below, granted frivolous, superficial, somewhat historical (hysterical?) -- compilation re the current Trump Wall plans (and its predecessors) selected from media/internet/Google references... the listing could go on and on (there are far more choices; check Google search.)]

History shows Trump's wall won't work - AJC.com, Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall along the border between the United States.

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Reconstruction of the sacred precinct at Ur, circa 21st century BC.

During the 21st century B.C., the kings of Ur resolved to block further migration by building linear barriers, some of which may have extended as far as 155 miles. But the walls were spectacular failures. After decades of wall building, Ur's kings were eclipsed and, for the next three centuries, Amorite kings ruled over much of Mesopotamia.

Great Wall of China - Wikipedia

Great Wall of China
萬里長城
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The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling
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Map of all the wall constructions
General information
TypeFortification
CountryChina
Coordinates40.68°N 117.23°E
Technical details
Size21,196 km (13,171 mi)[1]
Official nameThe Great Wall
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, iii, iv, vi
Designated1987 (11th session)
Reference no.438
State PartyChina
RegionAsia-Pacific
Great Wall of China
Simplified Chinese长城
Traditional Chinese長城
Literal meaning"The Long Wall"
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese万里长城
Traditional Chinese萬里長城
Literal meaning"The 10,000-li Long Wall"
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications 
made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires
against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC;[2]these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are collectively referred to as the Great Wall.[3]Especially famous is the wall built in 220–206 BC by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. The Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced over various dynasties; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Apart from defense, other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration. 

Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.
The frontier walls built by different dynasties have multiple courses. Collectively, they stretch from Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, from present-day Sino-Russian border in the north to Qinghai in the south; along an arc that roughly delineates the edge of Mongolian steppe. A comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that the walls built by the Ming dynasty measure 8,850 km (5,500 mi).[4] This is made up of 6,259 km (3,889 mi) sections of actual wall, 359 km (223 mi) of trenches and 2,232 km (1,387 mi) of natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers.[4] Another archaeological survey found that the entire wall with all of its branches measures out to be 21,196 km (13,171 mi).[5] Today, the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history.[6]

Trump border wall: Every Congressperson along southern border cbsnews.com: "It's a 4th-century solution to a 21st century problem," said Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat and one of the lawmakers along the southern border who voted against funding the wall. See also (1) (2) (3


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Image from (not from article), w/caption: Fourth-century AD mosaic from Villa del Casale, Sicily, depicting prostitute with a client. Image courtesy of (VRoma, Barbara McManus) Retrieved from: http://www.the-romans.co.uk/women.htm



Trump's wall isn't evil. It's medieval.The Washington Post 2 days ago - If we're turning to 5th century technology to solve immigration, let's learn from the greats. See also (1) (2)


Image from (not from article), with headline: Paris France II: Back to Medieval Times

Trump's wall is 12th century solution for 21st century nation fresnobee.com 18, 2018 - Give the Border Patrol what it's been demanding: tunnel-detection equipment, roads along the border, the most sophisticated technology.


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It's Too Late for Trump's Wall - Counterpunch - Today, Mexico and Central America would be far better places if the U.S. had been constrained by a wall on its border back in 1846. Worth considering?


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