rightwinger
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The virus already has a name......Coronavirus or COVID 19"Chinese" is not a race. "Mexican" is not a race. "Jew" is not a race. "Muslim" is not a race.
Asian is a race. It includes humans from a large number of countries, including China, Japan, the Korea's, etc.
The Corona Virus originated in China through no fault of anyone in particular, then it spread locally and AROUND THE WORLD through the negligence (or lack of appropriate diligence) of the Chinese government, and it now plagues the world (though not so much China anymore).
There is nothing "racist" about identifying this virus according to its origin - the COUNTRY (not the "race") of China.
Thank you for your kind attention. Fuck you very much.
But that's what's implied by calling it the "Chinese" virus. It's about singling out and assigning blame. The WHO and CDC call it COVID-19 (short form). Nowhere on any official site do I see it called the Wuhan or Chinese virus. Just on right wing media. There's a reason for that. Deep seeded mistrust and hatred of anyone who doesn't look like you, think like you, or believe what you believe.
So why would Trump start calling it Chinese virus?
My best guess is he does not want to be blamed for the spread so he wants to blame China
Can’t have it called TRUMPvirus can we?