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[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ignore the experts who were saying for years that viral spillover was inevitable if we continue deforestation. It must be the scheming orientals.

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

No one disputes that this could be a transcendence issue, but China's continuous blocking any efforts that are not controlled by them makes any investigation suspect. The Chinese should have already hosted an investigation. This will have been presented to the initial who investigation. Any further investigations will have zero credibility.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 1 year ago (62 children)

Any attempt to force China to accept inspectors from the Euro-centric world already has zero credibility given the number of times the Euro-centric world has used this exact ruse as a pretext for espionage and war propaganda

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[–] eatmyass@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

goddamnit is this what we get for federating with libs? Unironic lab leak theory? Truly bleak

[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

They think conspiracy theories are just something Qanon does

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Unironic lab leak theory

This, except the lab in question is Fort Detrick.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

You're the one generalizing everyone as "libs"

[–] RuthlessCriticism@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I guarantee that you would be cooking up these conspiracy theories regardless of any investigations that China had allowed. They could have shipped every citizen of Wuhan straight to your house so you could personally interview them and it still wouldn't be enough.

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The Chinese should have already hosted an investigation.

That wording totally doesn't sound racist.

Something happens in Kenya

The Blacks should have already hosted an investigation. us-foreign-policy

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