How about we call it the Trump Virus? Donald loves naming every god damn thing after himself...
How about we call it the Trump Virus? Donald loves naming every god damn thing after himself...
swine flu came from good ole north america, and now im realizing all these flus do have the same thing in common, animals in stressful enclosures making them breeding grounds for viruses. its kind of insane to see.The swine flu and one other of those that I'm forgetting didn't even fucking come from China.
The US media rely on white house sources for their reporting, if they piss them off too much, they will get cut.What I want to know, is why isn't the media attacking him after he has constantly attacked & spread lies about them?
What I want to know, is why isn't the media attacking him after he has constantly attacked & spread lies about them?
What are you advocating then?I am not advocating at all for this to be called "Chinese Virus" or flu or whatever -- so many horrible implications and slippery slope issues to solely attributing the problem to one country -- however, I'm honestly curious as to one thing: am I misinformed, or is the origin of some of these super-flu bugs not traceable back to ingestion of some of the animals mentioned in this tweet? (i.e. bats specifically). Aren't the so-called "wet meat markets" problematic for disease?
The US media rely on white house sources for their reporting, if they piss them off too much, they will get cut.
The Maggie Habermans of the world can't really file stories if they stop talking to them.
They'll have like one "tough question" at a press conference so they can pat themselves on the back, and then move on.
Woah. Can we calm down a touch? I'm not supporting any of the racist labels. I'm not really advocating for anything! Haha. And I'm well aware of how poorly the US handled things over the past several weeks, causing severe issues with containing and managing this virus.What are you advocating then?
Because as far as I can tell you are mostly echoing the sentiments of the worst people in American politics who are trying to deflect the blame of their gross incompetence to China and Chinese people.
Why?
What are you trying to achieve here?
As opposed to americans who eat cows, pigs, chicken, etc that can carry multiple viruses that could kill humans as well? Get out of here with this shit.
Yup, my older family members were known to eat squirrel brains, rabbit, and possum. Such ignorance and idiocracy in that statement.Somebody should tell him what animals the really dirt poor people in Appalachia are eating.
Why?Can we all agree that every time Trump or one of his underlings refer to Covid-19 as "Chinese Virus" the proper thing to do is correct them by calling it "coronavirus" or "Covid-19" and then continue to press them on their handling/response to the pandemic and the dual health and financial crises now affecting generations of Americans?
What are you advocating then?
Because as far as I can tell you are mostly echoing the sentiments of the worst people in American politics who are trying to deflect the blame of their gross incompetence to China and Chinese people.
Why?
What are you trying to achieve here?
Friend posted this on Facebook:
"People that are racist and attack Asians over the coronavirus are idiots. That being said, I understand the anger/confusion people are having towards the Chinese and other Asians. This virus would not have started if Chinese people didn't eat live exotic animals in Wuhan. This virus would have been contained if the Chinese government acted right away. This virus would have been localised if Chinese people didnt break quaritine and travel the world. (Italy started with Chinese couple, Korea started with Chinese international studends breaking quarintine) If I lost a family member due to the irresponsible actions of the Chinese governement and people, I would be pretty mad too. Again, these racists people are complete idots. But racist people have always been racist and they just found a motive for their disgraceful belief. But at the same time, the Chinese are responsible for a lot of this chaos."
For the record, he's Asian.
it was my understanding that for months (?) now we've been saying this disease originated from China and more specifically a wet market that served exotic/wild animals. But Cornyn is also attributing to China diseases that didn't even originate from there like MERS and swine flu. which is clearly racist.I am not advocating at all for this to be called "Chinese Virus" or flu or whatever -- so many horrible implications and slippery slope issues to solely attributing the problem to one country -- however, I'm honestly curious as to one thing: am I misinformed, or is the origin of some of these super-flu bugs not traceable back to ingestion of some of the animals mentioned in this tweet? (i.e. bats specifically). Aren't the so-called "wet meat markets" problematic for disease?
This is a thread about how Trump is trying to deflect blame for his incompetence by shifting the blame to China using racist tactics, and about how Asian Americans are going to be on the receiving end of this.This seems overly aggressive response to his question. The animal market is where this disease originated from which is a direct result of exotic animals being in close proximity to one another.
This seems overly aggressive response to his question. The animal market is where this disease originated from which is a direct result of exotic animals being in close proximity to one another.
Totally! Sorry, I probably shouldn't have quoted that post with the tweet. I'm not supporting that tweet at all.it was my understanding that for months (?) now we've been saying this disease originated from China and more specifically a wet market that served exotic/wild animals. But Cornyn is also attributing to China diseases that didn't even originate from there like MERS and swine flu. which is clearly racist.
Dude enough you Stan CCP so fucking hard in every thread you canNot that I'm sure what it has to do with a thread about race baiting this pandemic, but picking a fight with China is literally the last thing the world needs right now.
Obviously, the worst people in American politics are going to try to do this, and we should not be cheering them.
Friend posted this on Facebook:
"People that are racist and attack Asians over the coronavirus are idiots. That being said, I understand the anger/confusion people are having towards the Chinese and other Asians. This virus would not have started if Chinese people didn't eat live exotic animals in Wuhan. This virus would have been contained if the Chinese government acted right away. This virus would have been localised if Chinese people didnt break quaritine and travel the world. (Italy started with Chinese couple, Korea started with Chinese international studends breaking quarintine) If I lost a family member due to the irresponsible actions of the Chinese governement and people, I would be pretty mad too. Again, these racists people are complete idots. But racist people have always been racist and they just found a motive for their disgraceful belief. But at the same time, the Chinese are responsible for a lot of this chaos."
For the record, he's Asian.
Bush meat is another term for it, and it can be a source, but it's rarely a definitive trace. Particularly with a virus like this that can apparently spread without direct fluids contact.Woah. Can we calm down a touch? I'm not supporting any of the racist labels. I'm not really advocating for anything! Haha. And I'm well aware of how poorly the US handled things over the past several weeks, causing severe issues with containing and managing this virus.
I'm just trying to understand whether I'm misinformed about the origin of the virus in the human population. I was under the impression that it was traced back to poor meat handling in the wet-markets. Not the case?
Friend posted this on Facebook:
"People that are racist and attack Asians over the coronavirus are idiots. That being said, I understand the anger/confusion people are having towards the Chinese and other Asians. This virus would not have started if Chinese people didn't eat live exotic animals in Wuhan. This virus would have been contained if the Chinese government acted right away. This virus would have been localised if Chinese people didnt break quaritine and travel the world. (Italy started with Chinese couple, Korea started with Chinese international studends breaking quarintine) If I lost a family member due to the irresponsible actions of the Chinese governement and people, I would be pretty mad too. Again, these racists people are complete idots. But racist people have always been racist and they just found a motive for their disgraceful belief. But at the same time, the Chinese are responsible for a lot of this chaos."
For the record, he's Asian.
We need to discuss "where viruses come from" and call me names in a thread about Trump racist attacks against Chinese people?Dude enough you Stan CCP so fucking hard in every thread you can
Trump is a racist asshole and is definitely doing it with bad intentions but we do need to discuss how viruses are coming from there in a manner without racist intent
Nobody tell Cornyn that MERS stands for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.it was my understanding that for months (?) now we've been saying this disease originated from China and more specifically a wet market that served exotic/wild animals. But Cornyn is also attributing to China diseases that didn't even originate from there like MERS and swine flu. which is clearly racist.
Yeah we shouldn't be afraid of discussing the origins of this particular disease as well as SARS and any other disease originating from China out of fears of being racist.
The practice of wet markets with exotic animals needs to end for the good of humanity.
I mean sure, if you also wanna discuss how viruses are coming from north american animals as well.Dude enough you Stan CCP so fucking hard in every thread you can
Trump is a racist asshole and is definitely doing it with bad intentions but we do need to discuss how viruses are coming from there in a manner without racist intent
I in no way support calling the virus Chinese. I am curious as to how we can battle the Chinese narrative that the US Army planted the virus in China?
Dude enough you Stan CCP so fucking hard in every thread you can
Trump is a racist asshole and is definitely doing it with bad intentions but we do need to discuss how viruses are coming from there in a manner without racist intent