Posted on 03/15/2021 7:20:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The absurd charge that Donald Trump was racist in naming the cause of the current pandemic the “China virus” is once more being heard as unprovoked attacks on Asians are being blamed on him. Despite the fact that most of those attacks for which surveillance video is available seem to be the product of African Americans, a group whose support for Trump is among the lowest of all demographic slices of the public.
But a friend of mine pointed out that the media are perfectly fine with naming the new variants of the virus – about which we are supposed to panic and keep on masking ourselves indefinitely – for other geographic locations. The Wall Street Journal just discussed the “UK variant” in an article warming that Europe is seeing a rebound in cases. But, you might object, the UK is predominantly Caucasian, so maybe that is why it is OK to name a variant after it? But apparently not. See this New York Times daily briefing that mentions the “South Africa” and “Brazil” variants.
One report says: "The studies also found evidence that the South Africa and Brazil variants had been circulating in the city. And the British variant continues to gain steam in New York City, making up 6.2 percent of cases, up from 2.7 percent in late January."
So, let’s be clear: the idea that naming an illness after the place it first appeared is entirely normal, both historically (I am so old I feared getting the “German measles”) and currently (“South Africa variant”). What is abnormal is castigating Trump for racism in following that normal practice, and blaming him for attacks on Asians by people most unlikely to be his supporters.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The UK, Brazil, and South Africa just need to step up their bribes to American politicians and institutions. Then they too would receive the preferential treatment China enjoys.
(I really should start an international consulting firm.)
Trump was not using the term “China Virus” at the start.
I noticed that only when China’s widely followed Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Zhao Lijian started spouting the conspiracy theory in March 2020 on social media - that the US army brought the coronavirus to Wuhan via the 2019 Military Games, did Trump start to fight back and using the term “China Virus”.
Heck, The Epoch Times still to this day calls it the “CCP Virus” in everyone of their headlines and reports. Maybe that’s a better term and Trump should have used that instead.
LOL, expecting the Left to be consistent with any stance if the surface of the issue is scratched even one nanometer is asking too much.
They have no intention of being correct or consistent.
They only wish to be ideological.
Trump was not using the term “China Virus” at the start.
I noticed that only when China’s widely followed Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Zhao Lijian started spouting the conspiracy theory in March 2020 on social media - that the US army brought the coronavirus to Wuhan via the 2019 Military Games, did Trump start to fight back and using the term “China Virus”.
Heck, The Epoch Times still to this day calls it the “CCP Virus” in everyone of their headlines and reports. Maybe that’s a better term and Trump should have used that instead.
Ah, the MSM. Media-ists making studies majors appear to be MENSA members.
The explanation for the difference is simple. China owns the US media. Brazil, et al, don’t own the US media.
‘f a c t’ is a four letter word
DemocRATS and Globalists consider CHINA a “protected” class of nation. They are completed in bed with the ChiComs.
Brazil, the UK and South Africa... not so much.
Brilliant article
“South African variant” should be fine as South Africa is, or was, an apartheid country. “Brazilian variant” should also be OK because Brazil was a colonial possession of Portugal a ways back and the Portuguese are white folks and therefore to be reviled. And don’t forget slavery! Never forget the stain of slavery!
And now there is a Philippines variant just reported.
So:
UK variant: fine, not racist
South African variant: fine, not racist
Brazilian variant: fine, not racist
Los Angeles variant: fine, not racist
Philippines variant: fine, not racist
vs.
Wuhan/Chinese/CCP virus: worst thing to say in the entire world, racist, unacceptable, hurts their whittle feelings
Haha! Brilliant!
RE: “South African variant” should be fine as South Africa is, or was, an apartheid country. “Brazilian variant” should also be OK because Brazil was a colonial possession of Portugal
But the invasion of Tibet, the genocide in Xin Jiang and the forcible Communist take-over of Hong Kong in violation of the agreement they signed is OK.
Leftist must live to contradict themselves? Including their own “logic” and “principles”?
It is a four letter word for them unless they can use it to advance their agenda.
Of course, to the Left, all truth or “fact” is subjective which means their truth or “fact” is just as valid as actual (objective) truth...if it supports their ideological objectives.
The best example of this is how they can say with a straight face “Science is Real” and at the same time deny the XX-chromosomes signify female, and XY-chromosomes signify male.
“Science is Real” except when it isn’t.
The biologist, Xiangguo Qiu, a Chinese-Canadian, is the one who gave samples to the Wuhan Lab in 2018. So, should we call it the Canadian CoronaVirus?
What definitely looks racist is the fact that Africa, where hydroxycloroquine is widely available, had relatively low rates of death due to covid. But in the US, such drugs are denied to Americans, resulting in higher black covid mortality.
We use the names:
CCP-19 virus
or
Controllavirus
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