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Today 4 years ago, Dr. Li Wenliang warned of a suspected SARS patient in a Wuhan WeChat group. Soon later, he was arrested for “making false comments on the Internet about unconfirmed SARS outbreak.” (harakahdaily.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Dr. Wenliang's message went viral, becoming the earliest warning of what we now know today as Covid-19. He returned to work, but contracted Covid from a patient, and died on February 7, 2020.

Four years later, investigations about the virus’s origins aren't going forward, largely due to China’s reluctance to facilitate a comprehensive investigation by the WHO, the World Health Organization. Beijing hesitates to provide access to critical raw data which would not only help to identify the exact cause of the virus but would also facilitate the preparation for future pandemics.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think they're defending PRC, just pointing out there are others also deserving of your anger. The US not only did terrible at responding to the ongoing pandemic, they convinced people they didn't but if so to just blame PRC for it. Sure, be mad that they covered it up, but also be mad that our government mishandled things terribly too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Reading comprehension has really gone down. I said PRCs role in this. And in comes the whatabouts

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This place is swarming with idiots. I think it's an age thing. There are a lot of young people on Lemmy and they tend to be very wedded to viewing the world in strictly ideological terms with little nuance and no real appreciation for how complex the real world actually is. As a result, it's almost impossible to be critical of anything without being subjected to pointless and condescending whataboutism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

We have one rule at Beehaw -> be(e) nice. Your words are not nice here. Take a three day vacation from Beehaw to think about that. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you’re this angry, then by all means, please leave.

In the less developed world Covid was dubbed “rich man’s sickness” because only people who were affected were those who had the means to travel. But those few rich brought it back, and made it everyone’s problem. Am I angry with those people? No.

Most governments were not handing this well. Your anger towards only one country’s government is misguided.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

So by your logic it's not OK to criticize the CCP unless one also lists off all the other governments that failed to rise to the occasion? WTF is wrong with you? You are trying way too hard. It's obvious that for whatever reason you can't abide criticism of the CCP.

If they were critical of the US government's response you and I know very well that you would never feel the need to comment about how the CCP also fucked up. You wouldn't because you're poisoned by an ideology that doesn't allow you to see the world from an objective solutions-based perspective. Everything is black and white with you, either in keeping with your cornball little ideology, or not, in which case it's evil.

It's bullshit and people are getting sick of you and people like you. Grow the fuck up.