The Coronavirus Conspiracy

Before diving into the deep end lets paddle our feet a little. It's on everyone's mind and an unavoidable topic to cover but what's surprising is that the conspiracy theories have so far been laughable.

Unlike the 9/11 conspiracy theories, the current coronavirus pandemic hasn't sparked imagination on the same level. Hardly 'jet fuel can't burn hot enough to melt steel' more 'Russia made it in a lab'.

Well let's pretend for a moment that any country would in fact make a coronavirus; what would be the point or the aim? Every area of the globe is now suffering with the consequences of this pandemic, if someone is to point the finger, they had better be sure they have firmly grounded their feet as the backlash can be intense.

Just look at the global reaction to Trump's day-by-day updates to the American press, only recently calling out reporters sat in the front row because they dare ask legitimate questions about front line health-care issues. Trump and his cronies look like an unwashed handful of elderly farmers trying to convince the US population that their chickens are not coming home to roost, when New York is already covered in chicken sh*t.

On face value, if a country was to try and commit biological warfare it would most likely be North Korea; so far they have not admitted to having a single confirmed case. North Korea would be well placed to unleash such a disease; they already knowingly export vast quantities of methamphetamine's, showing a lack of morals to the outside world. Having extremely limited border access and highly controlled import/export links in place, the truth is that the People's Republic of Korea hasn't been 'for the people' in many years.

Still this conspiracy, propped up by North Korea's hermit-style political outlook, is eye-rolling.

Let's look at another angle and say that the virus did start because of unsanitary animal welfare in a wild animal trade hot spot in Wuhan. Not to sound like Trump, but why did it require a world pandemic for Jinping to finally ban the wild animal trade markets in the first place? The virus was first reported to WHO on the last day of 2019, despite the first whistle blower being arrested for speaking negatively about the leadership. The Peoples' "don't be a negative Nancy" leadership quickly shut down and quarantined huge swathes of the population, clearly knowing the potential impact to the whole of China and even the world.

Weeks later, cases start popping up all over the world. Was this because tourists or workers from China just happened to slip under their wide cast net? First reported cases in many countries and territories were often solo travellers from China of Chinese origins, strangely stopped at airports whilst travelling over by plane looking for indefinite stays. Not too weird on initial inspection however remember that these are individuals flying away from China when the country were being tighter on travel restrictions and checks than ever before.

After the group in 'Friends' starts outing Chandler's secrets, he fires back with some home truths stating "If I'm going down, I'm taking everybody with me".

It wouldn't be too crazy to assume that watching the spread of the virus in their own country, China could look at the situation in two ways. They could let it run its course, limit its impact and find a cure, while hoping that other nations they had - up until very recently - shunned, would help at some point. Or disperse individuals all over the planet, far and wide, forcing everybody in it together. China's economy flat-lined, production stopped, and the powerhouse of industry was on lock-down. If China was going down, they were taking everyone with them.

IMO- Max T