What you got out of it was an unfair characterization of something that only serves to advance your argument.

> It seems like both op and you are saying the truth is not important because it could lead to "excessively racialized and polarized reactions".

The truth... you act like there's a wholesale ban on truth. I think you are again mischaracterizing what is actually the media trying to not whip people up into a frenzy. People get whipped up into frenzies, you should probably check out some history. Maybe something on WWII. I'd recommend, Century of The Self, a great documentary that shows what kind of frenzies people get whipped up into when you have politicians using demagoguery to advance their agendas. You don't see how the entire past 3 years isn't completely different if every news paper is running with the headline "CHINESE VIRUS LEAK"? You are going to pretend, the same populace which was incapable of handling any actual discourse on the pandemic response, vaccination, etc, is going to just have a rational response? Regardless of where the virus came from, of which there is plenty literature available for the curious and literate, your perspective here seems childish at best.

>Which is exactly what I said op was saying in the first place and you and he reacted like I physically attacked you. From my perspective you are being needlessly obtuse not understanding what I am saying. The thought of not telling the truth and willingly advocate for the government to just ignore or not share the root cause of a pandemic that killed millions is anathema to me. I literally cannot wrap my head around it. How can you take the position that it's best not to know because some rogue elements could take it badly?

This is childishly naive. It's not rogue elements. The US president at the time was an actual demagogue.

It was legitimately a Chinese. Virus. Leak.

Your entire approach to this is arrogant. You have decided that based on your superiority and judgement that your mental inferiors are too simple to handle the truth and thus it should not be revealed. While I dislike him, Trump was a democratically elected president.

"your perspective here seems childish at best" This appears to be your approach to your fellow citizens, you are right and every one else is a child. You come off just as narcissist as Trump. Grow up friend, realize there is nothing special about you, you are just as intelligent and naive as your fellow man.

> You have decided that based on your superiority and judgement that your mental inferiors are too simple to handle the truth and thus it should not be revealed. While I dislike him, Trump was a democratically elected president.

I didn't make any decisions and you are incredibly foolish for even pretending that's the case. More of your false narrative creation that justifies your bullshit grievance-complex self-victimization. I don't edit any newspapers, I don't work in any government's health complex. I'm an IP attorney. Get a grip.

> This appears to be your approach to your fellow citizens, you are right and every one else is a child.

No, not sure why you are equivocating like that. As I pointed out, anyone who is interested is free to access all the literature on this. I did, you did.

>Grow up friend, realize there is nothing special about you, you are just as intelligent and naive as your fellow man.

Maybe read my post first and then get back to me.

lol, you seem angry and have devolved to personal attacks. I'll stop responding, don't want to upset you anymore. Sorry for hurting your feelings. Hope the rest of your day is better. Cheers.

You could just actually respond to what I said, instead of your made up version that has no resemblance to the words I wrote. That would definitely make me feel less annoyed about this conversation.

Or you could just ignore me. Allowing yourself to be emotionally compromised by an anonymous stranger on the internet is not a good thing. I'm not going to continue this discussion because I generally think it's a net negative for you. I wish you all the best.

It's actually totally normal to be annoyed by people who rudely put words in your mouth - you'd understand this if you ever had a normal social interaction. Couching this as you doing me some sort of favor, because I cannot navigate my own emotions, is just more of the same dishonesty from you. Rude and obnoxious.

You guys, as funny as this is to follow, pls take a break from the computer.

:)

You too, take a break.

"you doing me some sort of favor"

You're welcome!

A response so misguided that it'd make me think you were illiterate if you weren't so obviously disingenuous

Of course I'm disingenuous. I can't figure out why you're still responding to me when I am being so obvious :)

I guess the foolish belief that you'd eventually develop some kind of self-respect

No, I don't think you can help yourself. You have to get the last word in and you have to ensure it's an insult. At this point you are emotionally compromised, you can't stop yourself. I'm sorry for breaking you.

:)

Entirely a projection

"No, I don't think you can help yourself. You have to get the last word in and you have to ensure it's an insult. At this point you are emotionally compromised, you can't stop yourself"

I think I've proven my point. I'll call the game now. All the best:)

It really doesn't have to be nasty at all.