:reddit-logo: really just running that American exceptionalism headlong into the reality that their government willingly allowed them to die en masse and the only logical conclusion is that everyone else is just cheating
:reddit-logo: really just running that American exceptionalism headlong into the reality that their government willingly allowed them to die en masse and the only logical conclusion is that everyone else is just cheating
Do these people have a reason for why China would lie about their numbers? The reason America under reported was because of a desire to keep consumerism going and also genuine incompetence and malice. What reason would China have? Do redditors believe the CDC is allowed to invade you if too much of your population is sick? Do they say it's becuase of sanctions? China is already a pariah for half the world.
I'm genuinely confused about their rationale for why China would need to lie.
To keep a strong face to the rest of the world, and to seem better than they are, so that they can convince other countries to adopt their model and install communist leaders who will be loyal to them.
OK, so it's like political contagion theory in reverse
The answer is sinophobia. "All Chinese are sneaky and lie" is the motivation but they'll say, "but Hurst the CCP" so the racism is less obvious.
Edit: oh i misunderstood your question. Libs think that China wants to hide anything that would make the seeseepee look bad. Chuds think they created COVID-19 on purpose and it's a grand conspiracy.
Because they believe China wants to look good
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