• jeffw@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    It borders on a conspiracy. I will never stop repeating this:

    Theory 1, a conspiracy: it was designed in a lab as a bio-weapon. this is the one the GOP usually pushes

    Theory 2, plausible theory: accidental transmission to a human during a study

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      Theory 3, it was used in an attempt to distract from the war in Ukraine by the Russians and much like everything the Russians do, it blew the fuck up in their face and we were all caught in collateral damaged.

      Think about it. who directly benefited the most from covid? wasn’t China, they lost trillions in trade. wasn’t the US, they lost in trade and world trust(which was accomplished by a now known Russian asset.).

      that’s also a good point, who benefits by a weakened US? Russia. who was providing the most support against Russia at the time? US.

      I have zero evidence of it, but I think it’s pretty clear at least who benefited the most from it.

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          8 days ago

          pandemics don’t just happen like covid happened.

          three months before covid spread to the US the Trump administration closed down the CDC attache in China that would have been the first response to an outbreak. three months.

          covid was first identified as a mysterious flu about 30 days after the US offices were closed.

          • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            8 days ago

            Yeah, they actually do. The Spanish Flu is a pretty great example. It just happens that the main form of transoceanic travel took long enough that people were easier to quarantine. And it still caused as much death as it did. Pandemics like Covid haven’t happened before but they’ve been predicted for decades. When you can cross the entire earth in less than 48hrs, all it’s going to take is the right virus to show up. Covid was particularly good at transmitting in that way, because it has a long asymptomatic infectious period both before and after the symptomatic phase. Especially if you compare it to the og SARS-CoV-1, which didn’t spread as readily across oceans and borders.

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            8 days ago

            The trump administration closed a million things. They’ve closed a million more in the past 6 months. Did FEMA cutbacks CAUSE the flooding in Texas? No. Did it make it worse? Sure.

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              8 days ago

              can any country in the world make it rain? no

              can any country in the world release a deadly pathogen to cause chaos and confusion? yes.

              my point isn’t the actual closure, it’s the visibility of risk mitigation.

              what’s your point?