crystalworks:
Thank you for posting that very interesting and thought-provoking article from Politico. While I am not a conspiracy theorist sympathizer, I am currently in the camp of the skeptics regarding the original Chinese explanation that seems to have been generally accepted by many folks for the cause and origin of the COVID-19 virus. I am interested in learning more about what other evidence may be eventually uncovered, exposed, revealed, etc. Alas, my guess is that we may probably never really learn the truth, even if it was just an accident from a Chinese lab doing very risky research.
Along the lines of that article, I recall an interview by Bill Maher, comedian/host of
Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, with two guests on one of his recent shows. They were evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, co-authors of
A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century and co-hosts of the DarkHorse Podcast.
Their discussion was on speculation on the background and origin of the COVID-19 virus. The bulk of the conversation was theoretical realms, including the question of whether or not COVID-19 escaped from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, as opposed to the animal food market there. Their perspective and sentiments tend to echo that of the author of the Politico article that you linked in your post. FYI, here is a link to the YouTube interview:
AVB-AMG
https://youtu.be/ZMGWLLDSA3c
P.S. - Apparently, former CDC Director Robert Redfield believes the theory about the COVID-19 virus escaping from a Wuhan lab, but not with the speculation by some others that the virus was being studied as a possible biological warfare weapon. (See his interview on CNN).
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/20...newday-vpx.cnn