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2021-05-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Former Trump advisor Michael Flynn claims the COVID-19 pandemic was fabricated to distract from the 2020 election

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-05-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Guess it worked.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-05-25 09:36|| 2021-05-25 09:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Well if it wasn't "fabricated," it was most certainly exploited for political gain. I believe the community term used is...

"Cover for action"

Posted by Besoeker 2021-05-25 09:41|| 2021-05-25 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 to believe Flynn you would have to believe the CCP was willing to accept hundreds of thousands of deaths in their own country and a huge hit (about a trillion dollars) to their economy just to avoid a 2nd Trump term

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-25 12:05|| 2021-05-25 12:05|| Front Page Top

#4 OR: 1) it was meant to spread strategically, but 2) got away from them, neither of which has been proven. But the CCP has obviously done their best to obstruct, lie and misinform

Posted by Frank G 2021-05-25 12:22|| 2021-05-25 12:22|| Front Page Top

#5 The question is: Would you put it past them?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-05-25 13:21|| 2021-05-25 13:21|| Front Page Top

#6 I will acknowledge that the CCP may be evil enough to use the virus for political purposes.

However, doing so without: taking any steps to pre position vaccine or therapeutic drugs with their armed forces; planning industrial production modification under lockdown;and, providing protective gear for their medical community seems completely uncharacteristic of a regime that likes to plan everything.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-25 16:39|| 2021-05-25 16:39|| Front Page Top

#7 It was created by China in gain of function experiments. It escaped, because of lousy lab safety procedures (Chinese "scientists" are very competitive & tend to ignore anything not serving the goal). Once it escaped, Chinese had two options: contain it, or let it spread. We know that they chose. They closed Wuhan off from the rest of China, but left it open to the rest of the World. They even launched "Hug a Chinese Person" propaganda program.

To put it into proper perspective: imagine how the "World Community" would respond if Covid19 originated in Russia.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-05-25 16:52|| 2021-05-25 16:52|| Front Page Top

#8 the PRC did not just lock down Wuhan. They locked down several dozen cities in Hubai province by late January 2020, then a few days later, dozens of cities elsewhere in China had near lockdowns; then they put all kinds of other restrictions into motion;

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-25 17:56|| 2021-05-25 17:56|| Front Page Top

#9 and, providing protective gear for their medical community seems completely uncharacteristic of a regime that likes to plan everything.

We had reports here of housewives of Chinese descent and Chinese tourists abroad emptying shops of disposable masks, gowns, and other supplies in America and Australia shortly before news about the situation in Wuhan started spreading, as well as the subsequent Chinese refusal to ship factory orders abroad, reserving all that stuff instead for domestic use even when already paid for. Inasmuch as the Chinese government could provide the supplies for medical care after the unexpected epidemic, they did so.

And yes, they did do their best to infect the rest of the world while protecting their own.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-05-25 20:22|| 2021-05-25 20:22|| Front Page Top

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