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>>lazycr+(OP)
First gen Chinese, grew up in NA. Have contact with relatives "on the ground".

My own experience: Don't ever trust the Chinese government on issues that could potentially involve the reputation of the party. Note that I'm not saying don't trust what CCP says, ever (sometimes they actually do good things) - just not on issues that involve anything to do with how the world might perceive them.

Which is exactly what this issue is about.

That's not to say we have compelling evidence that this was a lab virus, either. I think, for me, it's a, "we don't know, but I wouldn't be shocked at all if it was a lab virus".

>>ttz+rc
> Don't ever trust the Chinese government on issues that could potentially involve the reputation of the party

Seems this holds true for every government and party.

>>Udik+Fg
It disingenuous and lazy to make broad statements of equivalence like this. There are very obvious differences in how the world’s governments operate.

>>bottle+MO
>It disingenuous and lazy to make broad statements of equivalence like this.

It's also disingenuous and lazy to ignore a century or more of empirical evidence.

>There are very obvious differences in how the world’s governments operate.

Are there?

https://www.amazon.com/All-Governments-Lie-Times-Journalist/...

>>coldte+c51
I’m not here to give a history lesson, as there are many better sources. What I will do is call out fallacies when I see them.