Never mind Black Death, 'flu will do:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic
On 24 March 2014 12:20, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, I’m thinking happy is not the word I would be choosing. <g> It’s
> just that I’m reasonably sure at some point, something’s going to pop that
> won’t bode well for humanity as a whole. It wouldn’t even take fewer people
> being immune. After the initial meltdown, the loss of 25-40 percent of the
> world’s population might be viewed as the thing that saved us. While the
> Black Death was not viewed with much favor by those who endured it, the
> succession of plagues across Europe changed the social, economic and
> political landscape, improved the quality of life for the lower classes,
> and likely helped usher in the renaissance and the end of feudalism.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Mar 23, 2014, at 10:48 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking there's not much known that is swifter. Nothing much more
> virulent, in terms of effect on those who catch
> > it, either. We could imaging something to which fewer are immune,
> though, if that makes you happy. :-)
>
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