“I suspect both the “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIIEEEEE!!! STAY LOCKED DOWN FOREVER!” contingent and the flubro/careless demonstrator contingent are being manipulated by forces inimical to our country (China, Russia, Dems, etc.).”
You suspect right... They are playing both sides..
The Truth is out there, somewhere
And why wouldn't they? America is filled with people who will believe anything. They are so easily swayed. The 2016 election aftermath has been a cornucopia for them, twisting each side in different directions to the point both left and right see the government persecuting them, and destroying trust in our institutions and our fellow Americans. Wuhan Virus is just another opportunity to build division and hate, with the added bonus of severe economic damage. A divided, weakened USA (and Europe) is no threat to China.
“They are playing both sides.”
There are three sides. Those that are neither turtling nor spreading, along with the HCW and other front line folks not carelessly putting others at risk, make up the third side.