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Open thread 6/5/21 — 13 Comments

  1. A key trait of a ‘good’ chemical or biological weapon is that the user’s own troops/people not be affected. Seems likely this is a primary factor behind statements that China would not have been attempting any such development with Covid. But if a vaccine is developed that protects most who receive it, then a highly contagious virus that disrupts three-quarters of the world’s activities might look very good to a country that has vaccinated its people prior to releasing the virus upon the world. Only thing that seems clear is that the Chinese did not have a vaccine ready, so any release would have been accidental. And I guess there is still a possibility that no part of the pandemic was due to any lab investigation.

  2. An excellent podcast with the founder of Legal Insurrection (where neo’s posts sometimes appear as well as here), Cornell law professor William Jacobson:

    https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/my-cancel-culture-experience-revisited/

    They talk about how the blog got started, how some early on wanted him fired as a result and how they differed from those who wanted him fired more recently, and Legal Insurrection’s more recent work regarding CRT.

    Another recent post there, with an 11-minute video I found well worth watching:

    https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/you-work-for-me-ny-mom-scorches-school-board-over-critical-race-theory/

  3. This one’s for Om:

    https://www.takimag.com/article/institutional-collapse/

    “The real damage has been done to the institutions most trusted by Americans. That is science and technology. A central part of American identity has been the “can-do spirit” rooted in the faith in technology. No matter the problem, we have smart people who will solve it, because that is who we are. Every problem is assumed to have a solution in science.

    A year of outright lies from the scientific community regarding the origins and threat posed by Covid has severely weakened that trust. The scandalous efforts by the tech monopolies to suppress any debate over these topics have revealed their authoritarian instincts. The Fauci Affair is coloring all of this with the taint of foreign loyalty. To many Americans, Covid is looking like a year of ritual humiliation in service to foreign interests and private gain by connected insiders.”

    Can No Longer Do.

  4. Commie Do! Zaphod Commie Do!

    Fixed it for you. Trust your XI or Vlad. That’s how you roll?

    Or is it all the melanin and the Chosen People you fear most?

    Can Do! beeblebrox Can Do!

  5. beeblebrox:

    There’s a psychiatrist, spoke at Yale, who could help you with your race porn affliction. She might learn from you tube. You all could gab about all sorts of things.

    Commie Do! beeblebrox Commie Do!

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