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At this point, whether it was intentionally released or accidentally leaked makes no difference to me. The virus was being manipulated to spread more aggressively, and that's GOF research. Case closed. It's already been shown that the US/NIH was funding and involved in that research. Somebody needs to hang, and we probably owe reparations around the world.
I can’t wait for From or With: Part Deux
Should be a good one.
He should at least be nailed for lying to CongressI honestly don’t know that it makes a difference. There was a trail of evidence from NIH to EcoHealth to UNC/WIV that has been completely ignored. He’s basically to the point now that he can say it was a lab leak and no one will hold him or anyone else accountable. It’s the same hubris he’s exhibited throughout. “I am the Science.”
gain of function = creating a bioweapon.
Said creation was released on humanity resulting in millions of deaths.
Crimes against humanity should get him imprisoned for the rest of his miserable life or hanged.
I agree with a lot of what you said. But, what leads you to believe that mRNA shots were a success or are one of our "best tools for fighting the eventual big one?"In fairness, it is not automatically a bioweapon.
Gain of function can be quite helpful in learning about microscopic life and developing preventative measures to neutralize the eventual natural threat to humans.
Obviously, a bad actor can utilize gain of function to develop a bioweapon.
However, the crux of COVID-19 is that a gain of function research lab was systematically incompetent which resulted in the accidental release of a genetically modified virus. To make matters worse, that lab happened to be located in an authoritarian country hellbent on obscuring the truth to saving face. These two factors in synthesized an unnecessary and entirely preventable pandemic.
While I understand most people view this as a distinction without a difference due to the fact that incompetence + secrecy acted functionally as a bioweapon, I think the distinction is justified with respect to human existence. If the human race wants to survive long-term, we have to be mindful to keep all of our functional tools in our toolbox and not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
To use plate tectonics as a metaphor, SARS-CoV-2 was a mere tremor. The big one is coming, eventually. As the human race continues to urbanize, the threat only increases. Unfortunately, the metaphorical well of our two best current tools for fighting the eventual big one (preventative gain of function research and reactive mRNA vaccines/treatment) has been poisoned due to the incompetence of our trusted officials (politicians, media, pharmaceutical companies, scientific organizations, etc.). Furthermore, the COVID-19 tremor doesn't seem to have slowed down humanities' march towards obesity despite the overwhelming evidence of its serious comorbidity multifactor ramifications.
It's time to start labeling them as wild conspiracy theorists.Some groups are still pushing the wet market theory:
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic
Oh so the Chinese are now cooperating?Some groups are still pushing the wet market theory:
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic
I'm not buying it either.Oh so the Chinese are now cooperating?
And the Chinese have found the “missing link” that explains it all away?
Oh. Ok.
The World Health Organization states, “There is no evidence that a dog, cat or any pet can transmit COVID-19.
I'm not buying it either.
They have been telling us that dogs can't spread it to humans:
Can Dogs Get COVID? – American Kennel Club
A tiger striped orca would be pretty bad ass.According to the news, it was a racoon dog ... that makes it "special". Next it's going to be something more exotic like a fresh water, tiger striped orca ... only found in remote reaches of China. China is reaching, and they are lying. The more they try to look innocent the more you can be sure they are guilty. China has lied and existed in smiling deceit for centuries; they wouldn't even know how to be honest.
Follow theAccording to the news, it was a racoon dog ... that makes it "special". Next it's going to be something more exotic like a fresh water, tiger striped orca ... only found in remote reaches of China. China is reaching, and they are lying. The more they try to look innocent the more you can be sure they are guilty. China has lied and existed in smiling deceit for centuries; they wouldn't even know how to be honest.
This is where I'm at. I think it is too much of a risk to release this intentionally and not be concerned about blowback on your own country.I'm not there yet. If Covid had been modified to bypass Asians and attack other races, I'd completely agree with you on an intentional release. I would bet that most of the "researchers" were Chinese military and working on Covid as a bioweapon, but I'm still stuck on it was an accidental release before it was ready to go because they didn't have matching antidotes and vaccines available ... for the Chinese people.
Still waiting for someone to link me the reputable epidemiologists and other scientists saying this is some leak from a Chinese lab