Yeah, me too. Electronics and with a medical history I am not looking forward to get sick regardless of the disease. And yes, both the Flue and Covid have a lot of similarities in their symptoms.
It's 1 or 2 months ago when I was reading a lot about the China connection. I found a couple of interesting things in this context that I would like to share with you.
A bunch of researchers have been exploring bat caves ever since SARS came down on us some years back in time. As a matter of fact, I believe they are still doing that today. During this time they have found hundreds of new corona viruses. Interestingly, one particular virus has an almost identical fingerprint as Covid-19. Now that is not proof of course, but it is a strong indication. And since these 2 viruses are so similar, I do believe that it is entirely possible that they wanted to do further research and screwed up. This is not the kind of thing you want to make a mistake, but people make mistakes and in some countries they make more mistakes than others for a variety of reasons. Money is one of them. Experience is most definitely an other one. And even know-how plays part in this. In addition to this, several scientists have stated that when looking at the build-up of the virus they can not see any evidence that the virus is man-made or even modified from an existing virus. But basically, until this point I tend to go along with you.
But than you also mention that China was trying to develop biological weapons. Well this, by itself, may be true. And it wouldn't surprise me one bit if it is true. I mean the end of the day, China has zero respect for international agreements and zero respect for people. They do not even respect their own people. What bugs me though is this; Why would they try to make a biological weapon that is not anywhere near as effective as some known agents? Some people also say that they 'tried it out' on their own people. This I find even harder to believe. I hold the Chinese government in a very low regard (about as low as it can get, really), but they are not that stupid I think.
But here we are discussing this, and we both know full well that we will probably never get to know the truth, if there is more to it than we know.
And lets be honest. It is entirely possible that it is just a mutated variant of an existing virus that got the chance to spread among humans. I am not saying that is the case, but I do say that at present their is little evidence to support either theory. And until proven, that's what they are; Theories. And the reason I would like to reiterate this option is also simple. Most of the time explanations for what has happened are simple and not complicated.
Fact remains; We don't know.
Joey
I agree with the last couple points you post. We don't KNOW now and we probably will not KNOW with certainty what happened with any reliable details.
I have also heard that the virus was not engineered, as in creating a new DNA artificially in the lab. I wonder, though, if this was bred in the lab like a thoroughbred horse.
Speaking strategically from a weaponization point of view, the ideal virus spreads easily, becomes transmittable before symptoms display and kills slowly to allow the greatest number of folks treating the patients to be exposed.
What's missing in this virus is a high degree of lethality. Is there a reason to make me suspect that this weaponized virus is being used to plot a strategic biological war? Yes.
The biological warfare types around the world, connected to this development or not, has watched what happened.
They watched the spread gauging all aspects. It's very likely that they have built this new knowledge into their planning.
As you say, the Chinese are particularly unconcerned with humanity. However, they seem pretty concerned with dominating things.
Is it better to destroy Europe using the Eighth Air Force or just show up after everyone dies leaving the infrastructure in place?
Imagine this same pattern and speed of spread with a virus that kills 50% of the population instead of .005% of the population.
I also find it interesting that the TARGETS of this virus are the elderly. Could this have been intended to be a solution to caring for the elderly within China that went wrong? About 90% of the fatalities in the US are aged 60 and up.
Next year's "mistake" in handling a laboratory virus by the Chinese might prove to be less containable, more deadly and more widespread in its targeting.