Racist conspiracy theory.... true?

TravelinMan wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:I wonder how TM felt about Muslims after 9/11.

And even if China (the government) did it on purpose, would you treat Chinese people any different?

I'm gonna be honest, I don't deal with a lot of Chinese people.  There's the guy who owns the Chinese restaurant in town.  But he and I are on the outs since I learned that he has a separate menu for white people.  All of the good stuff is on the "other" menu.  Bastard!

NigelUno wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

I'm gonna be honest, I don't deal with a lot of Chinese people.  There's the guy who owns the Chinese restaurant in town.  But he and I are on the outs since I learned that he has a separate menu for white people.  All of the good stuff is on the "other" menu.  Bastard!

I love it when you try so hard.

So...a separate menu for white people, eh?  Not non-Chinese people?  Or are you saying black and brown people have different menus (than white people) at Chinese restaurants?

Take your time...

TravelinMan wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

I love it when you try so hard.

So...a separate menu for white people, eh?  Not non-Chinese people?  Or are you saying black and brown people have different menus (than white people) at Chinese restaurants?

Take your time...

You guys are thinking about this way too hard.  I thought it was funny.

NigelUno wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

You guys are thinking about this way too hard.  I thought it was funny.

So...you made up a story.  And the funny part is you screwed it up.    

TravelinMan wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

So...you made up a story.  And the funny part is you screwed it up.    

The story is 100% true.  I have no idea why you would think it's not.

“What this does provide is clues to help us understand what may have happened,” she said. The international group also told WHO they found DNA from other animals as well as raccoon dogs in the samples from the seafood market, she added.

The coronavirus’ genetic code is strikingly similar to that of bat coronaviruses, and many scientists suspect COVID-19 jumped into humans either directly from a bat or via an intermediary animal like pangolins, ferrets or racoon dogs.

Trapper Gus wrote:

“What this does provide is clues to help us understand what may have happened,” she said. The international group also told WHO they found DNA from other animals as well as raccoon dogs in the samples from the seafood market, she added.

The coronavirus’ genetic code is strikingly similar to that of bat coronaviruses, and many scientists suspect COVID-19 jumped into humans either directly from a bat or via an intermediary animal like pangolins, ferrets or racoon dogs.

https://apnews.com/article/covid-virus-origins-coronavirus-lab-leak-wildlife-wuhan-raccoon-dog-4dafbb46a575e14eff9fedf2e705aee2

TravelinMan wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

https://apnews.com/article/covid-virus-origins-coronavirus-lab-leak-wildlife-wuhan-raccoon-dog-4dafbb46a575e14eff9fedf2e705aee2

Racoon dogs.  TIL there's such a thing in the world as Racoon dogs.  Great.  Just what 2023 needed.

TravelinMan wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

https://apnews.com/article/covid-virus-origins-coronavirus-lab-leak-wildlife-wuhan-raccoon-dog-4dafbb46a575e14eff9fedf2e705aee2

Racoon dogs.  TIL there's such a thing in the world as Racoon dogs.  Great.  Just what 2023 needed.

TravelinMan wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

https://apnews.com/article/covid-virus-origins-coronavirus-lab-leak-wildlife-wuhan-raccoon-dog-4dafbb46a575e14eff9fedf2e705aee2

Racoon dogs. TIL there's such a thing in the world as Racoon dogs. Great. Just what 2023 needed.

Motown Spartan wrote:

TravelinMan wrote:

Racoon dogs. TIL there's such a thing in the world as Racoon dogs. Great. Just what 2023 needed.

So the world is worse than it was before because you just found out about raccoon dogs, even though they have existed for, maybe centuries?

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

So the world is worse than it was before because you just found out about raccoon dogs, even though they have existed for, maybe centuries?

I'd say yes... what the fuck else is out there? Panda Alligators? Gold fish squirrels?  Damn man, alternate universe shit right here.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

So the world is worse than it was before because you just found out about raccoon dogs, even though they have existed for, maybe centuries?

I'd say yes... what the fuck else is out there? Panda Alligators? Gold fish squirrels?  Damn man, alternate universe shit right here.

‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted  ---  Current and former employees recall rising desperation as Trump administration officials squelched research into the new coronavirus.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

So the world is worse than it was before because you just found out about raccoon dogs, even though they have existed for, maybe centuries?

I'd say yes... what the fuck else is out there? Panda Alligators? Gold fish squirrels? Damn man, alternate universe shit right here.

tGreenWay wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
I'd say yes... what the fuck else is out there? Panda Alligators? Gold fish squirrels? Damn man, alternate universe shit right here.

When I was about four years old, I used play-doh to sculpt a turtle squirrel to give to my dad. I’ve looked but never found a turtle squirrel in nature. Finding out about the raccoon dog gives me hope.

DWags wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:




When I was about four years old, I used play-doh to sculpt a turtle squirrel to give to my dad. I’ve looked but never found a turtle squirrel in nature. Finding out about the raccoon dog gives me hope.

See I would have bet good money you only ate playdoh as a child.

The ruling Communist Party has tried to deflect criticism of its handling of the outbreak by spreading uncertainty about its origins.

Officials have repeated anti-U.S. conspiracy theories that the virus was created by Washington and smuggled into China. The government also says the virus might have entered China on mail or food shipments, though scientists abroad see no evidence to support that.

Chinese officials suppressed information about the Wuhan outbreak in 2019 and punished a doctor who warned others about the new disease. The ruling party reversed course in early 2020 and shut down access to major cities and most international travel to contain the disease.

The genetic material cited by the WHO’s Tedros was uploaded recently to a global database but collected in 2020 at a Wuhan market where wildlife was sold.

The samples show DNA from raccoon dogs mingled with the virus, scientists say. They say that adds evidence to the hypothesis COVID-19 came from animals, not a lab, but doesn’t resolve the question of where it started. They say the virus also might have spread to raccoon dogs from humans.

msugolfguy wrote:I'll never understand why this is such a highly divided issue. We have been warned about pandemic response for years. You could take a tiny fraction of the Miltary budget and add this to the portfolio to protect Americans. Heck they probably burn through enough to create a whole team of researchers.

The possibility the Covid virus leaked from a laboratory should not be ruled out, a former top Chinese government scientist has told BBC News.

As head of China's Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Prof George Gao played a key role in the pandemic response and efforts to trace its origins.

China's government dismisses any suggestion the disease may have originated in a Wuhan laboratory.

But Prof Gao is less forthright.

In an interview for the BBC Radio 4 podcast Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin, Prof Gao says: "You can always suspect anything. That's science. Don't rule out anything."