magz wrote:
Pepe, I believe you remember I stated this many times:
Covid would be awful as a bioweapon and I don't think the Chinese are that dumb.
However, cutting-edge regular virology with insufficient safety measures can't be ruled out. Both cutting-edge science and insufficient safety are known to exist in China in massive amounts. Something could leak outside, then all the natural processes started. And then the state trying to cover it up to avoid legal consequences and a blow to their prestige, basically destroing all they invested into their position in the world of science and that's a lot.
This is my position on the "covid might have escaped from a lab" suspicion and I haven't seen convincing evidence against it so far.
We will have to agree to disagree.
The military was involved in the bio-lab, based on credible investigative reporters such as Sharri Markson.
Why wouldn't it be in an authoritarian government?
The initial position, that the virus leak was absolutely not possible, is now considered possible and even probable.
Klearly, those rejecting the POSSIBILITY were wrong.
Klearly, many opinions denying the possibility were the result of political interference.
Politics is STILL in play today, imo.