(+) control 1: "The present study for the first time (on January 21st, 2020) reported a very important mutation.. not present in the S proteins of most other Betacoronavirus (e.g. SARS coronavirus)."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338804501_A_furin_cleavage_site_was_discovered_in_the_S_protein_of_the_2019_novel_coronavirus …
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Censors, normally, are stupid.
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I agree, but in Jan 2020, no one but the most field-specific scientists understood the obviousness of an FCS insertion in a novel SARS virus. Imagine a scenario where FCSs had been engineered into CoVs, a non-scientist official might've laid down the law not to draw attention.
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In the US and the UK, the scientist might've talked back to their gov, saying that this rule is incredibly stupid. What about in a country where a nation-wide gag order can be set on the
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Well, the whole pangolin episode followed exactly this series of "stupid moves" (and it was uncovered as a result) As someone who has spent a lot of time looking at issues of bad science in politics, stupid moves are pretty common
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As I said, stupider things have happened. And it is odd. But purposefully not mentioning the thing everyone would notice because it had already become public and was also obviously very noticeable seems especially stupid. You have to assume the scientists would point that out.
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Isn’t not highlighting Daszak’s conflicts of interest equally stupid, yet it worked for well over a year?
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‘We can speak about this as censorship.’ Researcher Says The Lancet Silences Open Discussion on COVID-19 Originshttps://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/we-can-speak-about-this-as-censorship …
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as soon as they see it. Coverups have to make sense in context.