Not everyone wants to know what is really going on. Some people want to stay in alignment with the people around them. Some want to please the people who they believe can help them get something or somewhere. Often, that requires embracing cultural mythologies and official stories of events.

ttbn,

What is a cultural mythology?

Found it:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/biological-weapons-lab-leaked-virus-claims-us/news-story/9246790b33c4e62b89292e0ad6b411cb

Mr. Opinion,

Myths about culture. Probably should be 'lies' rather than myths.

The Australian is behind the times. I posted on the germ warfare aspect of the China virus months ago. It's working against us and the rest of the West pretty well. No need for boots on the ground invasions

The SENATORS from GEORGIA RUNOFF ELECTION Weds 6th Jan (our time) is another major 2021 event

that will determine whether Republicans or Democrats hold the majority in the US (Federal) Senate.

Polls suggest the vote will be extremely close - see http://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/03/politics/georgia-senate-runoffs-analysis/index.html
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Trump's phone call 2 days ago trying to PERVERT Election Law attempting to force Georgian officials

to INVENT extra votes to win Georgia in the Presidential Election - won't help the Republican

Senatorial candidates.

See http://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-04/donald-trump-pushes-georgia-election-official-to-change-results/13029140

Dear Aidan,

Excellent observation, if only you could provide a practical path to separate between the Chinese regime and the Chinese people.

«Even if President Xi is as evil as you say, treating the entire nation as our enemy will only entrench his power, especially if the provocation for doing so is something trivial.»

Everyone who supports his regime should be treated as enemy.
I have nothing against Chinese as such, but it just so happens that most who support that regime are Chinese. Also, this is not about some recent provocation and we should have never traded with that regime to begin with: nothing is trivial about its horrific atrocities, which have been ongoing for decades.

«Wouldn't it be both easier and more effective to concentrate on making President Xi lose face, while trying to be as friendly as possible to the people of China?»

I would concentrate not only on Xi himself, but on his whole CCP regime. Your idea has many merits and I would definitely like to be friendly with the other people of China, if only you could tell me how to do so without helping the regime: the steel we export is also incorporated into the Chinese war machine and the money they receive from our imports make the people of China more tolerant of their regime.