I remember the fate of Africa in "The Man in the High Castle"

[xfer]

and sometimes stories like this make me wonder if it's going to turn out to be the case after all.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/3894733.stm

The Aids crisis has slashed the life expectancy in some parts of Africa to less than 33 years, according to the UN's Human Development Report 2004.

 

[AndICried]

What happened to Africa in the PKD book? I seem to have forgotten.

 

[xfer]

There's a lot of allusions to biological experiments in Africa and people keep saying things like "And remember how Africa turned out? Horrible, simply horrible..." without getting into specifics. But they do mention that it was a successful genocide, the largest ever.

 

[azal]

I'll get back to this thread when I decide which of my 10 jokes is most appropriate.

 

[FalseTodd]

So which is worse, neglect or nazis?