San Antonio the City Council: Describing the Chinese Virus in a Hateful Fashion is More Dangerous than Contracting the Virus

RedState ^ | May 8, 2020 | Brad Slager

[sickoflibs]

These are the stunted government minds who dictate how we conduct our lives?!

There is an old adage that politics is downstream of culture, and we are seeing this on display in Texas. For a time the media in this country, in its bid to appease their overlords in the communist Chinese leadership, tried to sell us on the concept that calling the Chinese Wuhan virus by that name was racist. These simpletons were largely laughed at for the insipid position, and we as a nation moved on.

In the city of San Antonio the local government is severely lagging behind the national trend, and yesterday that city’s council members took on a deeply important task. They are concerned with addressing the proper way of speaking about the deadly Wuhan virus that the nation of China irresponsibly let loose on the planet. Local reporter Jaie Avila was on the scene to give us the details as they transpired.

Jaie Avila @JaieAvila Resolution being voted on by San Antonio City Council this morning labels terms "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Fu Virus" as hate speech and "all persons are encouraged to report any such antisemitic, discriminatory or racist incidents to the proper authorities for investigation".

Holy crap, is there a lot to untruck here. Let us begin with the labeling of this as ‘’hate speech’’. Exactly what virus is being offended when we describe it ACCURATELY as originating in the Wuhan Province of China? Next, since the government took the steps to record these terms, does that mean other terms not listed are not discriminatory? We can assume ‘’Wuhan virus’’ is still acceptable, as is the more accurate usage we have seen ‘’Kung Flu’’.

And lastly — ‘’anti-Semitic’’…for a Chinese virus?!?! I mean, Que Paso, SA??

But, as asinine as this political discussion was to have even taken place it became more bizarre. There was apparently some heated debate regarding this issue, and political chicanery transpired.

Jaie Avila @JaieAvila · 22h Replying to @JaieAvila Hate Speech Resolution now being read in council chamber.

Jaie Avila @JaieAvila Council regular Jack Finger was speaking against the resolution when his mic was cut off.

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I’m trying to imagine getting so incensed over this ridiculousness that I would be compelled to shut down an opposing viewpoint on this matter. I am trying, but failing. I do enjoy, however, that in a discussion of hate speech that someone’s freedom of speech was curtailed.

But then things went even further down the rabbit-hole of illogic. Try to imagine living in a city where your civic leadership thinks in this fashion —

Jaie Avila @JaieAvila · 22h Replying to @JaieAvila Council regular Jack Finger was speaking against the resolution when his mic was cut off.

Jaie Avila @JaieAvila Council Member Manny Pelaez speaking on resolution says "hate speech is more dangerous than the virus itself"

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People are dying from the Wuhan Chinese virus, but here we have a cerebrally-impacted government worker declaring that saying the wrong name of a virus is more dangerous than contracting said virus. Apparently, we have to believe that if you were to say ‘’Chinese virus’’ the impact on a Jewish individual would be worse for them than if they were to test positive for the Chinese virus.

But surely this was just some kind of posturing for the record, correct? I mean, this had to be a case where one or two members were simply saying these things in a desperate bid to have their comments recorded, to be used later for campaigning or such. Certainly the entire council would dismiss this idiocy and move on to more important matters.

Oh, holy hell…

Jaie Avila @JaieAvila · 21h Replying to @JaieAvila Council Member Manny Pelaez speaking on resolution says "hate speech is more dangerous than the virus itself"

Jaie Avila @JaieAvila Resolution against Hate Speech just passed unanimously by the San Antonio City Council.

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Let us pause for a moment and consider the ramifications of what has transpired. These pragmatically-challenged individuals have just come forward and declared that the bigger risk for a community is not a viral outbreak but describing a virus with ‘’improper’’ terminology. This means that they are closing down communities and blocking people from their livelihood not because of a danger but because of what people could be saying about the threat. They shut down their area not out of safety but to protect feelings.

Even Texas Senator Ted Cruz weighed in on the stupidity

Ted Cruz ✔ @tedcruz This is NUTS. SA City Council behaving like a lefty college faculty lounge, triggered by Chick-fil-A & the words “Wuhan virus.” If they want to investigate someone, start with NYT & CNN who both repeatedly (and rightly) referred to it as “the Chinese coronavirus.” #NoSpeechPolice https://twitter.com/joetalkshow/status/1258457220729188352 …

Joe Pags Pagliarulo ✔ @JoeTalkShow The SA city council will resolve that if you call #coronavirus the "Chinese Virus" or "Kung Fu Virus," it's hate speech and authorities will be sent to you to investigate you. Viruses have always been named for a location. This is a Gestapo or Soviet move. You ok with this? https://twitter.com/JaieAvila/status/1258407235048398848 …

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The most enraging aspect of this is that people are being prevented — even arrested — for trying to go to work. Meanwhile in San Antonio the local government is still permitted to operate — and this is what they choose to do with their time. These council members need to realize that they have managed to look more comically inept than any scene from an episode of ‘’Parks And Recreation’’. These members have proven if any enterprise needs to be shut down in this pandemic it is many forms of our government.

[sickoflibs]

Warning to those living in San Antonio City, your Council has voted that the terms "Chinese Virus" and "Kung Fu Virus" are hate speech and encourages citizens to report their usage for investigation

[Grampa Dave]

They know Trump is right and are trying to get a head of the story so they don’t get Trump’d again.

State Department leaked cables renew theories on origin of coronavirus

Fox News ^ | April 14 2020 | Barnini Chakraborty

Posted on 4/14/2020, 10:38:45 AM by knighthawk

A Chinese laboratory at the center of new theories about how the coronavirus pandemic started was the subject of multiple urgent warnings inside the U.S. State Department two years ago, according to a new report.

U.S. Embassy officials warned in January 2018 about inadequate safety at the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab and passed on information about scientists conducting risky research on coronavirus from bats, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Those cables have renewed speculation inside the U.S. government about whether Wuhan-based labs were the source of the novel coronavirus, although no firm connection has been established. The theory, however, has gained traction in recent days.

The Communist Chinese have played their attack on the West brilliantly. They have brought the greatest, strongest country in the history of the world to its knees in less than a month ... and without firing a shot (or a missile). And there remains widespread disagreement on how long America will stay paralyzed. It's clear they know us better than we know ourselves. 26 posted on 4/4/2020, 10:28:38 AM by glennaro

Earlier this month, Tucker Carlson did a segment on the origin of the coronavirus. Carlson, who has been pretty aggressive in his coverage of the virus, pointed out a Chinese research paper (since pulled by the author) which claimed the virus could not have arisen at the Wuhan wet market because the horseshoe bats where the virus arose were not for sale at the market. In fact, the bats are not naturally found anywhere within 900 miles of the market.

However, bats were being studied for viruses they carried in two labs including one just a few hundred meters from the market.

The abbreviation for Bat Soup is BS~!

Novel coronavirus cases could have been reduced by 95 percent had China responded to the outbreak just three weeks earlier than it did, a March 13 study by the University of Southampton has found.

President Xi Jinping’s: "The Yellow Peril ChiCom Wuhan Pneumonia Novel Coronavirus aka the Red Death/Mass People Killing Virus, Chinobyl#2, The Yellow Peril, CCP virus Made in China!"

[gibsonguy]

Sheesh what happened to San Antoio? I went there many years ago and it was great.

[TexasM1A]

Its always been a lib/dem garbage pit.
Lived there for 26 years, depressing place.

[stanne]

“ Its always been a lib/dem garbage pit.
Lived there for 26 years, depressing place.”

Agree. But:

What place is not such?

[treetopsandroofs]

Loved the River City in 1998/99. My only disappointment was getting to town and the first several locals I asked didn’t know where the Alamo is.

Boston, “The Birthplace of Freedom” has since fallen, too.

[Mastador1]

There is a cancer in Texas and it has metastasized in the University cities just like it has in every other state.

[TexasM1A]

I live In Conroe at the moment, spent many years down the Road in The Woodlands, they are nothing like San Antone.
But then again, just down the road a bit is the biggest blue pit in the State, but i am lucky that I can avoid Houston completely.

[smvoice]

Houston used to be the big bicep of Texas. It is now the armpit.

[stanne]

My good friend from childhood in ny is in the woodlands have been there many times. They have always tried to get me to move there. I agree. It is conservative enclave. But I am in one in SA in a military suburb. Old Glory, Trump flags all over my neighborhood. Btw Same in my Long Island home town. Trump country (as much as a NY suburb can be).

But Houston. San Antonio. Seems like every city run by libs. But anti American economically imbecilic.

Someone on the five was blabbing about NY and Calif being the wealthiest states. Whhaa? So idiotic. They are tens of billions in debt making death to economy decisions daily.

[Dacula]

I used to live in San Antonio and moved in 1997.

Austin has the Hippies

San Antonio has La Raza

[elbook]

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This is the kind of Insanity that runs the Democrat establishment these days.

Criminal Incompetence - they NEED to be Voted out of existence.

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