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[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Maybe there was word of an urn shortage and it caused a panic in one area. Or maybe it's just a normal shipment of urns, I would assume a crematorium probably buys them by the hundred during normal times anyway, especially if they're on sale (as might be happening because the Chinese economy is collapsing much like many economies around the world).

There's lots of reasons. It's interesting, but I don't know if the urn thing by itself is evidence of much by itself. Maybe if there is smoke coming from the crematorium 24/7, or tons of dead bodies are being brought in, then we'd have a bombshell to focus on.

Right now I think this is probably the most significant thing happening in China: https://saidit.net/s/WorldNews/comments/3ltj/hubei_residents_riot_after_quarantine_lifted/

Their government is becoming unstable in some areas. Anyway, didn't mean to write so much, you just got me thinking about stuff.

[–]hennaojichan[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hey, it's your site so write all you want. This is not to leave out d3rr. My question is why are a bunch of urns—anywhere—deemed newsworthy by the NYT? Congratulations to you both for doing such a great job here. I sound like what we used to call a brown nose but I mean it.

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks. It can be a lot of work on some days, but it's worth it.

Why's it deemed newsworthy by the NYT, now that's a good question in itself. Probably because they're trying to create some anti-China spin, because that best serves the US government. Focusing on foreign enemies takes the spotlight of domestic friction, which keeps the status quo intact. They're trying to create fears China is killing people en masse in secret. Which is possible. But if this is the best evidence they have, I'm not yet convinced.

[–]Jesus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Focusing on foreign enemies takes the spotlight of domestic friction, which keeps the status quo intact.

That's what is seems. The enemy has changed from Iraq and the middle-eastern countries to China.