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> ...did not have a full debate over the origins of the virus... We did not have a good debate over the origins of the virus because there was not enough evide
by brucethemoose2 4y ago
> ...did not have a full debate over the origins of the virus...
We did not have a good debate over the origins of the virus because there was not enough evidence for one. And frankly that was the domain of the intelligence and biology communities, not Twitter users
The morale of this story is not about government censorship. Its not about false racism accusations or actual racism. Its about journalists and politicians running their mouths about things they don't know about, and dont have evidence for/against, and people listening because social media algorithms grab onto it.
- m348e912 4y ago>>We did not have a good debate over the origins of the virus because there was not enough evidence for one. I am not sure I entirely agree. Evidence, or at least theory that the virus was lab-made was vehemently suppressed. I remember Indian researchers presenting their evidence that there were some odd synthetic genome insertions and they were quickly dismissed. https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/indian-scientists-had-found-unique-insertions-in-covid-19-virus-genome/ https://www.opindia.com/2021/06/indian-scientists-had-found-...
- brucethemoose2 4y agoNevertheless, it should not enter the public domain like that until the scientific/intelligence communities are reasonably sure. Politicans should refrain from hurling childish insults at other nations, and journalists should refrain from publishing withering accusations as news, at least until the confidence is high. Maybe I am misremembering things, but that was more of a norm a decade ago.