Something Is Rotten In The State Of Shanghai’s Latest COVID Lockdowns | ZeroHedge
If I had to bet it all today on why China is locking down the way that it is, I would take one of these three scenarios over actual implementation of the world s most irrational health policy:
The CCP is simply trying to usurp more power
There s something about Covid that China knows that the rest of the world still doesn t know
China is looking for an excuse to slow its production to put pressure on the Western world at a time when it is trying to separate further, economically, from the West
Either way, the more I see out of the country with every passing day, the more it becomes clear to me that something is rotten in the state of Shanghai s latest Covid lockdowns.
Or it could be (4) Over-zealous, ideologically motivated and careerist bureaucrats just getting way over their skis. Think Philadelphia, but on a much bigger scale. I think this happens in big bureaucratic systems. The orders trickle down from above, the lower ranks finally get on board, but when the top brass changes their minds, it takes a long time for the tail to get the message. Or, it could be any of 1, 2 or 3 above, which are all more conspiracy-theoryish, but who knows.