A Look at the Conspiracy Theory the Virus Was Planned

[applegrove]

A Look at the Conspiracy Theory the Virus Was Planned

July 24, 2020 at 11:16 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 210 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/24/a-look-at-the-conspiracy-theory-the-virus-was-planned/

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Pew Research: “Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory circulating widely online that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak. And a quarter of U.S. adults see at least some truth in it – including 5% who say it is definitely true and 20% who say it is probably true.”

“Educational attainment is an especially important factor when it comes to perceptions of the conspiracy theory. Around half of Americans with a high school diploma or less education (48%) say the theory is probably or definitely true… That compares with 38% of those who have completed some college but have no degree, 24% of those with a bachelor’s degree and 15% of those with a postgraduate degree.”

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[applegrove]

1. No wonder the GOP doesn't want to make college affordable and public

schools crappy.

[DSandra]

2. They've wanted to dumb down society since at least the 70's...

Seeing that educated people are more likely to protest.

[Turbineguy]

4. An educated populace is a direct threat to the GOP.

Power to the ignorant!

[machI]

3. Another fine example of unrestricted fake news on social media

In other news, a Que Anon believer was arrested with an M-16 in a pizza parlor.

[Blue Owl]

5. Welcome to Carl Sagan's Demon-Haunted World

n/t

[Baclava]

6. I refuse to believe mankind is some random byproduct of biological chance, a rolling of the dice

Where do we come from?

There must be more. We were planned

Hail overlords!

[hunter]

7. If I was making a virus it would rot the balls of bad men.

The disease would be painful as well.

Trump would be on one of those morphine drip machines, set to deliver the maximum safe dose, no matter how many times he pushed the button.

I'm not a monster.

[customerserviceguy]

8. In the absence of knowledge

ignorance blooms.

We still don't know for absolute sure whether it was a sloppy laboratory or a bat eater that unleashed this beast. China's not been very forthcoming or cooperative with international efforts to get to the origin of the problem.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Even if it was really a conspiracy, it stops once the Trumpvirus arrived here.

Even if it was really a conspiracy, it stops once the Trumpvirus arrived here.

After that it was Trump who let it spread uninhibited.