Originally Posted by
Palmetto Bug
I was thinking about the corona virus outbreak and I had an epiphany. I wonder if WE released it? We stand to gain from it more than anyone else. It will crush the Chinese economy, to our advantage. It is likely running rampant in North Korea, although they officially report no infections so far (yeah right). It will devastate them and perhaps incite a regime overthrow, again to our advantage. Once the thought occurred to me, it seemed more and more plausible. We certainly have the ability to do such a thing and if we did, it would look just like this. If you had the ability to virtually annihilate two of the biggest adversaries of the USA (and the world), would you? Discuss.
The thing with a viral contagion like this is, it is hard to contain. Don't get me wrong, I think they are doing a good job from what is being reported but is everything being reported, no. Takes one or two on a plane, cruise ship, subway, stadium, concert etc. and it breaks out. What if it mutates in one person like a flu, Ebola, Small Pox or any of the others? I don't believe the US had anything to do with it, I believe the Chinese let the genie out of the bottle unintentionally and it took off, now they're hell bent on trying to put it back in. You can bet if they're reporting whatever number, it's actually 10X worse over there.
It's crazy to think though, that some of these viruses that have been so deadly for so long are key components in the treatment of diseases. Cancers are one area where they are separating out certain parts of the virus and using them to attack and kill cancer cells in people. Duke is having a lot of success with using Polio, Tetanus/Diphtheria and a few others. Ebola is now being targeted for use in cancer fighting.
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.
You might take out a dozen before they drag you from your home and skull fuck you to death. Marsh Chicken 6/21/2013
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