From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Mon Sep 09 2002 - 07:22:00 MDT
In a message dated 9/8/2002 10:16:09 PM Central Standard Time,
bradbury@aeiveos.com writes: If you want to present some hard data that
contradicts that assertion I'd be happy to retract it. (This is based on my
background in microbiology and my readings over the last decade or so of the
effects of various plagues -- I don't have authoritative references handy but
I'm relatively sure they would be easy to find).
Robert,
I don't think anyone has maintained anything other than what you are
saying about the majority of deaths being from disease. If you want
documentation on that fact please read Guns, Germs & Steel which we
referenced here a few days ago.
Also while I am sure that racism was present there was another motive
present that we must not forget -- hunger. In Germany in the earrly 18th
century and later in the mid 18th century there was famine, I believe due to
war. The people were so desperate to get out they sold themselves into
slavery to for a boat ticket.
Ron h
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