| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
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| Subject: | The History of Shadowrun [was: Human barcodes] |
| Date: | Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:15:23 +0200 |
the street was...
> > How many people here know anything about the Franco-Prussian War, for
> > example? Only those with an interest in military or European history, I
> > bet, and yet it was the last major European war before World War I.
>
> True, but keep in mind that WWII changed the course of history for every
> living being on Earth, something that the Franco-Prussian war did not do.
Not directly, no. But it was one of the main causes of WWI, which had
effects about as far-reaching as those of WWII. WWII, though, eclipsed the
events that happened after WWI for a large part (IMHO) because it happened
afterward, and thus is fresher in peoples' memories.
> I can't imagine any discussion of the history of the 20th century could
> *not* touch upon WWII and its after effects.
I didn't say that wouldn't be the case; but what I suspect most people in
the 2050s-60s will remember as the big war, are the Euro Wars. WWII will
probably be "the big war before the last one."
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