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Re:The media's lab leak fiasco by temp8964 on Thursday May 27, 2021 @08:15PM (#27310273)
I don't understand your logic. Are you saying if the lab leak theory is proved to be true, then the racists turn out to be more justified racists? The rightful racists? If the lab leak theory is proved to be false, then the racists turn out to be less justified racists? The wrongful racists?

How does criticizing the Chinese government has anything to do with racism? Because we can't give racists ideas to be racists, so we should restrict ourselves in criticizing the authoritarian (actually also racist) regime? Your logic is strangely twisted.

Re:The media's lab leak fiasco by wpietri on Friday May 28, 2021 @12:02AM (#27311609)
I am not saying any of those things. I am saying that because fact-free speculation about Chinese responsibility for something many were already calling the "china virus" could drive mob violence against Asians, we should be especially careful about it.
Re:The media's lab leak fiasco by temp8964 on Friday May 28, 2021 @12:21AM (#27311696)
It's called China virus bc it's originated from China. It has nothing to do whether it's lab leak or not at all.
Re:The media's lab leak fiasco by wpietri on Friday May 28, 2021 @10:36AM (#27315810)
That is not exactly why people are using terms like "china virus" and "kung flu".