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TrollBuster9090

(6,129 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2019, 06:26 PM Jan 2019

Want To See The Most Expensive Wall In History? [View all]

This is the Great Wall of China. It took 500,000 soldiers and 500,000 conscripts nearly 22 centuries to build it. It was built on the border between China and Mongolia. It was built to keep the Mongols out of China.

This is Kublai Khan. The first MONGOLIAN EMPEROR of China. Got any OTHER bright ideas, Donald?

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Want To See The Most Expensive Wall In History? [View all] TrollBuster9090 Jan 2019 OP

But you have to admit it's beautiful! lunatica Jan 2019 #1

Okay, listen up, Mongolia! We're building a wall, and YOU'RE PAYING for it. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2019 #2

"THE" ancient, historical testiment to a STUPID, failing idea. pdsimdars Jan 2019 #21

Beautiful, but not BIG or TALL enough for Trumpy... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #3

Maybe not, but I bet there weren't a lot of Mexicans that made it over it. n/t OnlinePoker Jan 2019 #11

yeah, but how many *mexicans* are there in china, huh? *huh*?? unblock Jan 2019 #4

Geez, hard to refute that point! True Dough Jan 2019 #5

Exactly! Just line St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland! Proof! nt TrollBuster9090 Jan 2019 #8

Well, have to admit, you got us there. brush Jan 2019 #10

First tell me how to get to Xanadu................. akraven Jan 2019 #6

Xanadu? You mean the 'Winter White House' of Kublai Khan? Haha! nt TrollBuster9090 Jan 2019 #7

Well, at least we're not bobbing up and down with our kids in the pond akraven Jan 2019 #9

I guess when you asked how to get to Xanadu, I could have said this? ;) TrollBuster9090 Jan 2019 #14

LOVE IT! akraven Jan 2019 #15

This had to homegirl Jan 2019 #23

It is the only man made object visible at140 Jan 2019 #12

I don't know why Schumer and Pelosi never mention this. "How'd that wall work out..." TrollBuster9090 Jan 2019 #13

Because their "base" doesn't know how to read. Or if they do, what they read doesn't sink in. akraven Jan 2019 #16

There should be room for Rush on it Capperdan Jan 2019 #37

It's not visible from even low earth orbit without magnification... LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #19

Visible from low Earth orbit but ThoughtCriminal Jan 2019 #34

It's shadow might sometimes be visible, but it is not wide enough to discern without magnification. LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #36

And how did the Manchurians get in? mwooldri Jan 2019 #17

+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #29

I was standing on that wall 3 years ago thinking it was very impressive. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #18

"built to distract the population" FuzzyRabbit Jan 2019 #24

My point. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #26

Walls are not invasion proof! at140 Jan 2019 #25

+1 very insightful. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #31

Humpty had a wall alas not so Trumpy. gordianot Jan 2019 #20

Donald J. Trump's Great Wall of Mexico... catbyte Jan 2019 #22

Was that 500,000 soldiers and 500,000 conscripts ..... Hotler Jan 2019 #27

Next do the Maginot Line sharedvalues Jan 2019 #28

Or Hitler's Atlantic Wall sharedvalues Jan 2019 #30

Walls are meant to be breeched and flanked. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #32

Trump said it was only 4 feet tall nt doc03 Jan 2019 #33

The Great Wall is very impressive when standing on it. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #35