There's too many inconsistencies involved in this debacle. I'm highly suspicious of anything the "experts" say.
No one will be able to prove it, but I think the Chinese created this bug specifically as a weapon. Airborne transmission, highly infections, targets only people, a virus that can live on some surfaces for DAYS (last time I read about viruses they needed living tissue to survive and transmit), people can spread it for weeks without showing symptoms, etc. The chance of it developing naturally is very small. They took the proteins from several different strains specifically for their effects and hooked them all together to make this thing. "It came from eating exotic meats" - then why did the Chinese just reopen the wet markets? It was a weapon - perhaps a test run financial weapon - to see how bad they could affect the U.S. (Notice their buddies the Russians are not really experiencing the spread like most other developed countries, and are even sending masks and medical equipment to the U.S.) Capitalism sucks, communism is really the best way - SEE? And just look at the effects. 10 million unemployed, thousands of businesses closed that won't reopen, people hoarding TP, idiot kids going on spring break then going home and spreading the disease (and google tracked their cell phones and know where they went. That in itself is frightening!). If the states were so worried about spring breakers then why didn't they close the beaches??? No, they close them AFTER spring break is over, then blame the kids. It's both! They didn't want to lose the income from the week of students coming in but then had to close the beaches (to locals) as a "show" of concern.
The Chinese are overextended financially, they can't keep the lies going, the trade war with the U.S. is hurting them. Before the commies loose control they pulled out their doomsday project. Let it lose domestically, they don't care if it kills their own people. If 500,000 or a million (or 20 million) die, it's only a drop in the bucket compared to their total 1.7 billion people. Plus it gives them cover, as nobody will believe a country would kill millions of their own civilians. (Though Stalin did it after WW2). So they had nothing left to lose. Trump is not going to give in, and even they can see he's gonna win re-election. They can't wait 5 years till political leadership changes, so they let the thing loose. And look at what it has done. Even military ships - like the carriers in the South China Sea arena - are infected and becoming less militarily effective. With all the attention back home about the collapsing economy and all, China can make their move and we'll be limited in our effective response.
Plus the propaganda campaign that followed and continues to be played out. Blame your enemies for doing exactly what you yourself are doing. The Dems do it all the time, and notice how many liberals are DEFENDING China and (again) nuking Trump. He didn't lockdown the borders (because he doesn't care), then when he does, he's racist! The several politicians who cashed in stocks a week before the virus caused the market crash, but there's no connection at all!
The ever increasing stay at home orders. Now there's talk of "it might take till July or August, perhaps longer". Britain is already circulating the news that they may be closed down for a year. Maybe in other countries, but here in America? Just the thought of National Guard troops being readied and deployed to "help stock groceries" is chilling. Plus they're shipping tanks into Tucson on trains. Why the heck do they need tanks - to deliver groceries? It's like their pre-positioning forces under the guise of "assistance" then they'll be activated into "security" overnight while we sleep. We allow it now because it seems helpful, but can turn deadly in an instant. I'm sorry but having U.S. armed soldiers on the streets threatening average Americans just ain't gonna fly. People are buying guns in droves, businesses are boarding up their shops fearing riots. People aren't as blind as the powerful think they are. But after months of no jobs, evictions, businesses collapsing, government assistance the only way to get by - what else do we think is gonna result?
Don't hoard masks as they don't prevent you from getting the disease. Now they're trying to make everybody wear them! What? Did all the doctors and nurses finally get all the masks they need? What about the shortages? Oh, so we can forgo keeping our distance in public? Nope, the masks don't guarantee your safety. Then why wear them???
I'm not heartless for those who have died, but destroying the country to "save" it is ridiculous. And all the Dems can think about is reparations, climate change, mail-in voting, and keeping abortion clinics open. Obvious political theater.
