Great post—I just wish more Freepers would _get it_.
China is not stupid.
If you mean that China did NOT intentionally release this on themselves, I agree.
However, I think China IS stupid. Their response to this outbreak makes me think that they were aware of its origins and what it was, immediately.
I think it is highly likely that they stole this virus and brought it to Wuhan, like they steal everything else from the West that they can get their hands on. If this is the case, it got away from them.
If it was from the local “bat market”, or whatever, their paranoia, hostility and secrecy has let this escalate way out of hand, increasing the danger to the rest of the world.
We are all getting a timely lesson in Communist Government. It is the definition of STUPID.