Probably so, but another thing is much more severe today than it ever was back then: the ease and speed of distributing fascist and/or destabilizing propaganda. X, Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok are full of it, and guess where most people hang out on and get their “news” from.
You had WWI and troops with horses, which were carriers. Sort of an apples and oranges factor, but it’s not like the 1919 flu was happening in a vacuum.
Probably so, but another thing is much more severe today than it ever was back then: the ease and speed of distributing fascist and/or destabilizing propaganda. X, Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok are full of it, and guess where most people hang out on and get their “news” from.
You had WWI and troops with horses, which were carriers. Sort of an apples and oranges factor, but it’s not like the 1919 flu was happening in a vacuum.