I don't know if you've seen this thread : https://hexbear.net/post/114586 but I feel like it's a very good one with great discussions.
It doesn't matter if it's "possible", this is not in the realm of a scientific question because this is happening in the media. The media isn't scientific, the media has agendas and interests, and there's a clear pivot and realignment with the american libs/democrats/biden behind this. Even acknowledging it's possible is giving them ground, because there is not even any reason to ENTERTAIN the idea. Nothing has emerged, no evidence point to it, the few things that the media is focusing on is either entirely (and provably) made-up, or has as a sole source the US state.
This isn't the discussion that is happening in the scientific sphere, a discussion that ALREADY happened and was already thoroughly looked into because yes, it is important for the scientific community. What's happening is entirely in the media sphere, not in the scientific one. This is media trench-warfare, entertaining this as a "possibility" is giving ground, it will be followed by more, and more, and more, and more, to push into the new cold war agenda and justify specific actions. The truth doesn't matter to them, and I don't want us to get played.
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
In this case, it's a difficult dance. Because if it can, any kind of discussion/concern/acknowledgment will be used to further the media narrative, regardless of the original intention.
I don't know if you've seen this thread : https://hexbear.net/post/114586 but I feel like it's a very good one with great discussions.
It doesn't matter if it's "possible", this is not in the realm of a scientific question because this is happening in the media. The media isn't scientific, the media has agendas and interests, and there's a clear pivot and realignment with the american libs/democrats/biden behind this. Even acknowledging it's possible is giving them ground, because there is not even any reason to ENTERTAIN the idea. Nothing has emerged, no evidence point to it, the few things that the media is focusing on is either entirely (and provably) made-up, or has as a sole source the US state.
This isn't the discussion that is happening in the scientific sphere, a discussion that ALREADY happened and was already thoroughly looked into because yes, it is important for the scientific community. What's happening is entirely in the media sphere, not in the scientific one. This is media trench-warfare, entertaining this as a "possibility" is giving ground, it will be followed by more, and more, and more, and more, to push into the new cold war agenda and justify specific actions. The truth doesn't matter to them, and I don't want us to get played.
I'm aware of that bogus intel/media dump based on the supposed hospitalization rate in Wuhan or whatever.
I'm talking about the scientific discussion I alluded to here, which predates that story by a few months.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. In this case, it's a difficult dance. Because if it can, any kind of discussion/concern/acknowledgment will be used to further the media narrative, regardless of the original intention.
Agreed. I would push back against the narrative certain contexts.