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8. I wouldn't be surprised if the US is participating in a coverup...

Reply to LisaL (Reply #6)

Sat May 2, 2020, 02:54 PM

May 2020

or at least attempting to shift blame to the Chinese regarding safety procedures in this lab. The fact that Trump had previously cut the Pandemic Response team and other CDC funding may have also reduced the necessary oversight.

Clearly, the US was sponsoring and promoting this dangerous research with little to show regarding results. Also, the book I cite below discussing the risks and benefits of this type of research seems to be somewhat weak in discussing the risks. It's almost as if the researchers were more interested in creating their "chimera" viruses using all their new toys.

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THE CONTROVERSIAL EXPERIMENTS AND WUHAN LAB SUSPECTED OF STARTING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC [View all] AntiFascist May 2020 OP

...and when you're done with that one, go sink your teeth into this one: intrepidity May 2020 #1

But don't miss that source's "We don't fact check!" policy. Squinch May 2020 #4

Nothing has been disproved. LisaL May 2020 #6

I wouldn't be surprised if the US is participating in a coverup... AntiFascist May 2020 #8

Fortunately, everything in that post is verifiable intrepidity May 2020 #11

Here's a paper from 2018... AntiFascist May 2020 #14

2016 article co-authored by Ralph Baric... AntiFascist May 2020 #17

Here's a 2015 article defending the genetic engineering of a pathological SARS-like virus... AntiFascist May 2020 #18

These accusations have been debunked but the likes of WHO, Bill Gates and dozens of experts Thekaspervote May 2020 #2

I missed the part where Bill Gates got a LisaL May 2020 #5

Bill Gates may be the most spectacularly self-educated man on the planet. milestogo May 2020 #7

He is still only a human. Not a god. LisaL May 2020 #9

Link? nt intrepidity May 2020 #12

For anyone who questions whether Gain-of-Function research is the product of conspiracy theory... AntiFascist May 2020 #3

This type of research sounds incredibly dangerous. LisaL May 2020 #10

Apparently the remdesivir and chloroquine treatments arose from this research... AntiFascist May 2020 #13

Look, if you're trying to suggest something nefarious... intrepidity May 2020 #15

I'm not suggesting a conspiracy to make money off of the drugs... AntiFascist May 2020 #16