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Wow.
I'm going to remain a bit skeptical on this because it's so close to Right-wing conspiracy theories, but damn that would make so much fucking sense. If this is true then all these chuds calling it a "Wuhan virus" and "China virus" when the US was actually behind engineering it and either accidentally or intentionally leaked it would be historic levels of ironic projection.
Honestly wouldn't even be shocked if China went to war with the US over this but I know they won't.
Probably the wildest article I've read in a long time. Holy shit.
It's authored by Jeffery Sachs, not exactly a fringe-right wing conspiracy theorist (though still right wing as much as he tries to play otherwise)
Oh, it's not even about my concerns for the author's political leanings. I'm more concerned about my own. Mao could've risen from the grave and written the article and I'd still be skeptical.
I just think it's so similar to a conspiracy theory I thought was nonsense for years but this one coincidentally plays right into my Leftist suspicion of the US. Although, damn, at this point I'm really just saying I'm skeptical out of caution because I'm ready to believe it. This really explains everything, perfectly puts all the puzzle pieces together, and just makes a lot of fucking sense to me. The US never ceases to amaze me.