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Archae

(46,337 posts)
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 12:28 AM Jun 2021

Tom Cotton goes off the deep end...

Genetics researchers still are unable to "breed super-soldiers," but Tom Cotton thinks China can.

Top Republican thinks China is going to harvest DNA of American Olympians to create super soldiers

The make-up Olympics are headed to Japan this year, but next year Beijing will have the winter Olympic games and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is very concerned that the Chinese government will harvest American Olympian DNA to create super soldiers.

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"Second, the CCP also considers DNA collection a vital intelligence-gathering objective. As the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center recently noted, 'The PRC views bulk personal data, including health-care and genomic data, as a strategic commodity to be collected and used for its economic and national-security priorities.' The CCP has reportedly conducted tests to develop biologically-enhanced soldiers and intended to use DNA data to catapult Chinese biotechnology companies to global market dominance."

https://www.rawstory.com/tom-cotton-china-super-soldiers/

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brush

(53,791 posts)
3. It's ethno racism now. Why the hell does he think China would go after Americans....
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 12:43 AM
Jun 2021

and I assume he means white Americans, for super race genes, as if Americans, white Americans since it's the winter games, have the super genes.

These people are pure Mengele-like, nazi super freaks now and don't care who knows it

rampartc

(5,413 posts)
9. at the winter games wouldn't you want norwegian skiers' dna?
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 05:16 AM
Jun 2021

dutch skaters? jamaican bob sledders?

brush

(53,791 posts)
11. All those but Jamaican bob sledders. They haven't won anything, plus they're not white.
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 07:08 AM
Jun 2021

That's obviously the main criteria for these nazi super race freaks.

Botany

(70,518 posts)
7. If China really wants "super athlete" DNA they would it from east central Africa where America's ...
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 01:32 AM
Jun 2021

... slaves came from (Ratio of fast twitch vs slow twitch muscle cells.) but China wanting to harvest DNA from
American speed skaters in order to make "super soldiers" is beyond stupid.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
8. Not to mention China has many great athletes
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 02:53 AM
Jun 2021

1.5 billion people... they don't need pur Olympians.
And you can't actually create humans from DNA.

So many Trumpers seem to think we're all in tom Cruise movie.

Botany

(70,518 posts)
12. Now how would "they" aka the Chinese harvest the DNA from the American athletes?
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 07:50 AM
Jun 2021

Are Chinese secret sex agents gonna give b.j.s and not swallow in order to "harvest" American "super DNA" @ the winter Olympics in 2022? Or if an American athlete gets hurt and goes to a Chinese hospital are they collect his or her blood for the super DNA?

Cotton must know this is just made up crap for the mouth breathing MAGA idiots.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
15. They wouldn't harvest Tom's DNA.
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:26 PM
Jun 2021

They wouldn't harvest Tom's DNA.

He only tells lies about serving as a Ranger.

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
16. Doesnt Ancestry.com already sell DNA to China
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 05:11 PM
Jun 2021

If he is so concern he should the DNA companies here at home...

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
17. Maybe we could slip Cotton's DNA into the mix.
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 05:47 PM
Jun 2021

Then the Chinese could breed an army of pencil-necked geeks completely devoid of honor, dignity, or muscle tone.

TeamProg

(6,143 posts)
18. Because U.S. Olympians are immune to nuclear bombs, radiation, poison, landmines, grenades, flame-
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 08:16 PM
Jun 2021

throwers, napalm, bullets, knives, mortar shells, microwave radiation, shotguns, pistols, BB guns and agent orane.


So, why work on athletic skills, right?

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