I wanted to draw a connection between The drought/famine/plague in Thucydides time and Hurricane Irma, in which we are currently battling as we speak. Many sources have identified this horrible issue as getting worse. The water is very unsanitary and people are getting very sick due to the bacteria. Also, another huge issue is the famine, many people can't travel to get the food or medical supplies they need to survive. Many people are dying due to both of these issues which leads me to the connection of the drought/plague/famine of the Thucydides error. In the book, it says that "men lay half-dead with thirst" (Thucydides, 49) this is a current issue we are dealing with right now with this hurricane flood. It also states that it was, "too severe for human nature: the disease was more severe than a normal human disease. Some Athenians must have seen the plague as sent by the gods, perhaps as retribution for Athenian imperial policy." (Thucydides, 48) We can argue that with how severe this hurricane is that this too is "too severe for human nature." Another point I want to make that ties in with this topic is that the Athenians thought this was sent by the gods. Recently many people have been arguing that this hurricane was sent by God as a test. Others argue that this is the end of the world as we know it. My personal take on this, I don't buy it. I believe these things just happen. However, I do believe everything happens for a reason, Saying that, I've been debating what that reason could be.
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