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Originally Posted by Astromancer
And what was on the nose?
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I assumed it was how much of an Astromancer timeline it was. "A horrible plague descends on the world and destroys everything but America and also Ireland, also also America is going to rebuild the world now!" is practically self parody of one of the patterns you fall back on.
It's not so much illogical, as it's convenient. A hyper virulent and deadly (a rare combo) plague breaks out where Americans are unlikely to frequent. The second strain breaks out just when armies are ready to march in and spread it around. The knock on effects wreck Latin America and Africa.