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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Is Said to Have Unexamined Intelligence to Pore Over on Virus Origins [View all]TomCADem
(17,378 posts)28. China's economy shrank 6.8% due to nationwide lockdowns at the peak of its Covid-19 outbreak
It would be incredibly stupid for China to purposely try to bioengineer COVID-19. Even if it released it in the U.S., it would eventually backfire and comeback to China, which is far more vulnerable due to its population density.
The real subtext is the lack of transparency in terms of the initial stages of the disease. We saw that in China with its one month delay after COVID-19 was identified as a new disease. Of course, in the U.S., we still have denialism and claims that COVID-19 is a hoax among right wing outlets.
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U.S. Is Said to Have Unexamined Intelligence to Pore Over on Virus Origins [View all]
SouthBayDem
May 2021
OP
To be honest I would not be surprised if it leaked from a bio lab in China because
cstanleytech
May 2021
#1
China's economy shrank 6.8% due to nationwide lockdowns at the peak of its Covid-19 outbreak
TomCADem
May 2021
#28
Honestly, at this point it's just being investigated to appease the Trumpublicans.
Lancero
May 2021
#3
Remember how we lashed out at Trump, not that long ago, for his attempts to label it the...
Lancero
May 2021
#7
If Trump simply stated that there were suspicions it originated from a Chinese lab
Sapient Donkey
May 2021
#30