[mountainofdeath]

Exactly. The worry was that it would provide justification for violence against specific groups which is why it wasn't publicly entertained as a theory even if privately it was. Planting the seed of that thought in an armed populace already on edge is a recipe for disaster.

[whatshisface]

Was there ever evidence, or was it just something people were saying?

[webnrrd2k]

I remember that there was violence against asian-americans during the first two years of the C-19 pandemic. I could be wrong, but I remember that the violence was directed at them largely because of a right-wing conspiracy theory that the Chinese had purposly leaked the virus as a form of economic warfare.

[iraqmtpizza]

that narrative was literally made up to get revenge on Trump for saying China virus

[metalspot]

i kneel before your noble lies, my philosopher king