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Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88
1. It's not really a hygiene problem--do you know what spread the bubonic plague back in the day? Yup, fleas. People come in contact with fleas often due to pets. Bedbugs are still a problem in many major cities b/c they're so dang hard to get rid of. Lice actually are attracted to clean heads, vice dirty ones.
3. You "hate those other countries that don't like us"...have you ever been overseas (and Mexico/Canada doesn't count)? Most countries don't hate us. Even those that have unfriendly governments usually have American-friendly citizens. Putting that aside, Liberia and the USA are on good terms--we actually founded that country (their capital is named Monrovia after James Monroe). We went through a 5 year period from 1997-2003 where relations were a little rocky due to the election of Charles Taylor, but since he resigned in 2003, things have been pretty peachy. We actually deployed marines there to help stabilize the country during the Bush administration. Similar things can be said about Sierra Leone, and most of the other affected countries. They don't not like us.
Truth be told, even in the most hardcore, hardline anti-American governed countries, most of the citizens don't hate us.
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I remember watching something on the history channel about the Bubonic Plague. I just remember it being spread by rats, and also, back then, people didn't practice the best hygiene measures. The thing that gets me, and maybe you or CG can answer this question, but what happened to the Bubonic Plague? Why aren't people affected by it today? A lot of the old diseases have seemed to "disappear", but the newer diseases are still doing damage. No, not like the Bubonic Plague, but still keeping numbers.
I actually agree with Iota guy in a sense. I find it to be aggravating giving other people in other countries "free healthcare", but people in this country don't receive it. Take care of your own lawn before you help someone else maintain theirs.
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