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It was never the theory that was racist, it was the amount of evidence behind it.
If "there's a virology lab there" was all the evidence you needed to assert it was a lab leak, chances are it's because you're racist. That's why early on, this theory was most popular with far-right reactionaries.
Meanwhile, what's been the origin story of every similar virus? Animal trade. That's why early on, this theory was most popular with actual scientists who were actually qualified to have an opinion.
Proximity isn't proof.
You clearly just want to get your talking points out.
I explained why the lab leak theory was seen as racist and why it was popular among racists at the beginning of the pandemic -- the thing the commenter claimed he "didn't get".
Linking articles from 2023 won't change that.