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The "leading consensus in science as to the origins of Covid" is that it was a natural zoonosis. There's very little support for the lab leak conspiracy theory

The "leading consensus in science as to the origins of Covid" is that it was a natural zoonosis. There's very little support for the lab leak conspiracy theory in the scientific community. Yet this conspiracy theory is discussed ad nauseam in the American press, contrary to what you're saying. The reason why this theory has become so popular in the US is that it distracts from the disastrous response to the pandemic in the US. China essentially beat the virus by April 2020, and has had almost no cases or deaths since. Yet nearly two years later, the US is still struggling. As it says in Matthew, "first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."

seanmcdirmid 5y ago
> China essentially beat the virus by April 2020, and has had almost no cases or deaths since. China has paid a huge economic cost for its zero COVID policy, not many other countries could or would afford such a solution. They aren’t the envy of the world (let alone America) in this regard.
- DiogenesKynikos 5y ago
  China was the only major economy to grow in 2020. The Chinese economy did well because of the zero-CoVID policy. The policy allowed China to reopen businesses in March-April 2020, and to avoid widespread lockdowns since.
  - seanmcdirmid 5y ago
    > The Chinese economy did well because of the zero-CoVID policy. The policy allowed China to reopen businesses in March-April 2020, and to avoid widespread lockdowns since Much of that GDP growth was still tearing down and building apartment blocks. It isn't real. Again, they are completely closed up now. They are "locked down" even if they aren't stuck in their houses anymore. I wouldn't want to be living in Beijing right now (where I was from 2007-2016), it isn't a very fun life these days.
    - DiogenesKynikos 5y ago
      This is just another variation of the old argument that China's growth is fake. > They are "locked down" even if they aren't stuck in their houses anymore. Beijing is not under lockdown. Pretty much everything is open, and has been for more than a year. There are testing requirements to enter Beijing (which is something that's particular to Beijing), but that's it.
      - seanmcdirmid 5y ago
        > This is just another variation of the old argument that China's growth is fake. China admits that a large part of their GDP is building and tearing things down. There is no "fakeness" about it, it just is what it is. > Beijing is not under lockdown. Pretty much everything is open, and has been for more than a year. There are testing requirements to enter Beijing (which is something that's particular to Beijing), but that's it. Beijing is not under lockdown, it just isn't an open city right now.
trhway 5y ago
>Yet this conspiracy theory is discussed ad nauseam in the American press Please point to any major media discussing the Wuhan coronavirus GoF research involving human subjects (the EcoAliance's approved by NIH grant application is pretty clear about it).

seanmcdirmid 5y ago

> China essentially beat the virus by April 2020, and has had almost no cases or deaths since. China has paid a huge economic cost for its zero COVID policy, not many other countries could or would afford such a solution. They aren’t the envy of the world (let alone America) in this regard.

DiogenesKynikos 5y ago
China was the only major economy to grow in 2020. The Chinese economy did well because of the zero-CoVID policy. The policy allowed China to reopen businesses in March-April 2020, and to avoid widespread lockdowns since.
- seanmcdirmid 5y ago
  > The Chinese economy did well because of the zero-CoVID policy. The policy allowed China to reopen businesses in March-April 2020, and to avoid widespread lockdowns since Much of that GDP growth was still tearing down and building apartment blocks. It isn't real. Again, they are completely closed up now. They are "locked down" even if they aren't stuck in their houses anymore. I wouldn't want to be living in Beijing right now (where I was from 2007-2016), it isn't a very fun life these days.
  - DiogenesKynikos 5y ago
    This is just another variation of the old argument that China's growth is fake. > They are "locked down" even if they aren't stuck in their houses anymore. Beijing is not under lockdown. Pretty much everything is open, and has been for more than a year. There are testing requirements to enter Beijing (which is something that's particular to Beijing), but that's it.
    - seanmcdirmid 5y ago
      > This is just another variation of the old argument that China's growth is fake. China admits that a large part of their GDP is building and tearing things down. There is no "fakeness" about it, it just is what it is. > Beijing is not under lockdown. Pretty much everything is open, and has been for more than a year. There are testing requirements to enter Beijing (which is something that's particular to Beijing), but that's it. Beijing is not under lockdown, it just isn't an open city right now.

trhway 5y ago

>Yet this conspiracy theory is discussed ad nauseam in the American press Please point to any major media discussing the Wuhan coronavirus GoF research involving human subjects (the EcoAliance's approved by NIH grant application is pretty clear about it).