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Editor says, what if the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 had destroyed civilization as we know it? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the June 2011 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.
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In 1934, on this day a border clash in Abyssinia raised the first significant challenge to the authority of world government since the League of Nations had been formed to co-ordinate a global response to the Spanish Flu Epidemic.
Walwal incidentIn this post-imperial era, the collapse of Colonial Power had created great dangers, and also opportunities outside of Europe.
A messianic figure had arisen in Ethiopia, Ras Tafari who had set about restablishing order in the former Italian Colony. But the megalomaniac crackpot Benito Mussolini and military officers of the defunct Kingdom of Italy declared a Fascist survivor state around the oasis of Welwel. And the fierce reaction of Ethiopian forces led to the first major conflict in over a decade.
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~ A little bit worse of a plague, and it might've. 60-70 percent dead, empty the cities, back to subsistence farming.
~ I'd think Benny the Moose would be likelier to be operating in Italy itself. And this is Eric Oppen speaking, just for the record.
~ the Walwal incident? must involve carpeting. personally, I prefer persian carpets.
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