Blankets(M&D spoiler)

jporter jp4321 at IDT.NET
Wed Jun 4 19:49:01 CDT 1997


Matthew opines on the exemplary qualities os small pox:

>Whether there was any success or not is apparently unknown.  Personally, I
>do not comprehend why this method is singled out for special outrage.
>--
>-Matthew P Wiener (weemba at sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)

Well, Mat, I'm not sure either given the vast array of genocidal activities
engaged in by the prevailing Occidental Culture from which to choose.
However, I do find it ironic that small pox is one of the very few serious
diseases which have been (supposedly) completely eradicated from the
planet. I guess it didn't have any real military value after all.

Now ebola...

jody





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