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It was denounced because at the time there wasn't any evidence, mostly racism (see: "kung flu"); the accusation was rooted solely in a desire to rile up the pre
by KennyBlanken 5y ago
It was denounced because at the time there wasn't any evidence, mostly racism (see: "kung flu"); the accusation was rooted solely in a desire to rile up the president's base. It generated substantial harassment and violence against anyone who even appeared to be of Chinese descent, another reason it was denounced; not because of some vast media conspiracy.
- pageandrew 5y ago> It was denounced because at the time there wasn't any evidence There was, and is, no evidence of the theory that it originated from a zoonotic leap at a wet market, which is arguably more racist because it places Chinese culinary practices in the spotlight instead of risky science experiments. It was denounced because the scientists (like Peter Daszak) who were cited by the media in stifling the theory were the same scientists who were backing the risky research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology that likely lead to the lab leak. There was a clear conflict of interest that was undisclosed to the public.