re: #171 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)

I’m not sure I buy either one of those as “easier” to explain than the other

What makes the lab scenario easier than it’s like a contagious rabies?

Easily identifiable human scapegoat. Random event out of nature with accidental exposure also cuts too close for a lot of people to “why is God punishing *us* with this thing?”

And the “some evil person is attacking us” theme is a much better distraction for the authorities since they don’t want to discuss their lack of preparation and bad decision after bad decision about handling the virus once it made its inevitable way to our shores.