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The Chinese government has proven time and again that it's supremely untrustworthy. That alone gives the article some credence.
by bovermyer 8y ago
The Chinese government has proven time and again that it's supremely untrustworthy. That alone gives the article some credence.
- some_account 8y agoUnlike the US government which is completely sane and trustworthy.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> Unlike the US government which is completely sane and trustworthy Compared to the Chinese government, yes. Competitive governments are more transparent and less corrupt than dictatorships. If one divides the world into binary categories of “never lies” and “has ever lied,” sure, both Beijing and D.C. lie. But in frequency and magnitude, the former knocks it out of the park.
- some_account 8y agoIt's not about lying. It's about using weapons of mass destruction. Only one country did this. Twice. It was not China. You guys are just used to the devil you know, and scared of the devil you don't know. I am also in a way. But worrying about China having a virus? What do you think the US have? Both China and US will blame any virus on someone else if it comes out to play.
- captain_perl 8y agoJust to correct the record, several nations have used poison gas both in combat and against civilians. The USA used 2 atomic bombs on dual civilian/military targets in WW2 after Japan refused to surrender, but there were also firestorms started by multiple countries using conventional bombs.
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- sctb 8y agoIf you won't stop posting unsubstantive flamewar-style comments we'll ban the account. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- emodendroket 8y agoI don't really see how that makes the article more or less likely to be true.
- badcede 8y agoNo government is "trustworthy". Singling out the one you don't like seems dodgy.