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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2020, 01:04 AM Apr 2020

Pandemics Economically Worse than War - The First Pandemic - Pandemic History 01

Bit of an esoteric look back. There are some observations of what leaders at the time did, particularly Byzantine Emperor Justinian, that should be avoided.

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Pandemics Economically Worse than War - The First Pandemic - Pandemic History 01 (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Apr 2020 #1

Mismanagement by government and its refusal -- and the people's refusal RVN VET71 Apr 2020 #2

ProudProgressiveNow

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1. KR NT

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Fri Apr 17, 2020, 02:14 AM

Apr 2020

RVN VET71

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2. Mismanagement by government and its refusal -- and the people's refusal

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Fri Apr 17, 2020, 09:28 AM

Apr 2020

to take the plague seriously made things much, much worse way back in the 14th century. Fortunately, 700 years of advancing civilization have since past so we no longer have to worry about such mismanagement and willful ignorance.

Am I right? I mean, except for WHO and Nancy Pelosi, right?

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