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Re:The CDC lost control of the coronavirus pandemic, then th... by glitchc on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:56AM (#23669132)
> Sitting atop the longest stretch of global stability (largely enforced/maintained by the US military), it’s very hard to think clearly about what variables we can or should fiddle with.

Yes, if you only count the 20th century. Apparently the human race is only 100 years old. It’s time you read some history.

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Re:The CDC lost control of the coronavirus pandemic, then th... by ethanbond on Sunday June 28, 2020 @11:09AM (#23669233)
I mean... here’s Europe alone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Europe?wp...

I’d be very keen to learn about a particular period, or multiple, of an earth without large scale armed conflict (obviously controlling for difference in scale over time).

Could you point me to a few?

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