This comment is going to be controversial but hopefully we can have some genuine discussion about it. I am personally of the opinion that Covid isn't a big conspiracy from the elites but I am in the camp that believes it more likely than not came about as a lab accident. What worries me about China's zero covid policy, is that it doesn't really seem to have much benefit for the people in power. It doesn't benefit the CCP economically, it doesn't benefit them politically. So why are they persisting with it? I really, really hope it is because of internal reasons to do with Chinese culture and power structures that are non-obvious for outsiders looking in and not because the CCP has seen lab research and knows or strongly suspects something regarding the long term health implications of Covid infection that the West is currently oblivious to.
Why does there have to be some conspiracy or hidden agenda? Uncontrolled Covid spread would result in an extremely large number of deaths and overwhelm the healthcare system.
That doesn’t mean that zero-Covid is sustainable forever as time goes on, as lockdowns and other frustrations take more and more of a toll. New Zealand and Singapore already had to give up on it. Even putting protests aside, this wave could easily be the one that can no longer be controlled.
[+] [-] rcarr|3 years ago|reply
[+] [-] mji|3 years ago|reply
That doesn’t mean that zero-Covid is sustainable forever as time goes on, as lockdowns and other frustrations take more and more of a toll. New Zealand and Singapore already had to give up on it. Even putting protests aside, this wave could easily be the one that can no longer be controlled.
[+] [-] RosanaAnaDana|3 years ago|reply
Its pretty surprising.
[+] [-] mensetmanusman|3 years ago|reply