
SectionC3
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Para 1 is misleading. Nobody doubts that the virus originated in China. But the name COVID-19 accurately identifies the virus in question. The Chinese reference serves no purpose re identification and serves only to inflame and to cast blame. In point if fact, the “Chinese virus” references arguably are immaculate anyway b/c a the NYC cases appear to be traceable to a strand that came from Italy and that may have slightly mutated there. Fake news. There was an exception for chinese Nationals not meeting that criteria who were deemed not to pose a threat under then-existing CDC guidelines.
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partial hoax. Most were US citizens. But the guidelines also permitted entry to certain Chinese nationals, and did not preclude flights directly from the affected Wuhan area. I learned this info at this fake news website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-nonimmigrants-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-2019-novel-coronavirus/
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you know, this is reasonable. Most people are doing the best they can, and there is no playbook. My issue with the prez essentially lies in the fact that he minimized what was to come when we could have had an all hands on deck approach much earlier. But you’re right to say that there is no script or this and that no response would be perfect.
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Oops. Forgot, Deranged Rhino. One more thing. It’s hard to take anything you say seriously when you characterize yourself as deranged. So either you’re deranged, and not to be taken seriously, or you aren’t deranged and your name is just a hoax. Which explains why you’re on my hoax and fake news lists, too.
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Don’t know enough about the horrible situation you described, but at first glance that characterization seems ok b/c there is a reasonable basis for the specification. The virus i see differently b/c the only reason to specify as trump (and others, to be fair) have in that context is to inflame. It’s not like there are two COVID pandemics and there is a need to distinguish b/w the viruses in that way. thinking about your point further ... I don’t know on the family situation. “Organized crime” might have worked there. I guess the best answer is that this is a fact specific issue, and the virus references fall on the wrong side of the line. Where that line is admittedly is a hard thing to specify. Kind of invokes the “I know it when I see it” principle from the US Supreme Court indecency cases. good points for thought and for debate on your end though, for sure.
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Dislike it. Tremendously. I know Chinese Americans who have taken a lot of crap over that. Kids, as a matter of fact. The only reason to characterize the virus as such is to inflame. Edit:. I have to clarify. Not all references to China in this area are bad. Eg, “numbers in China are down” are perfectly fine. The context is key, and characterizing the virus as the Chinese virus is what I take significant issue with. Hoax. He should have gotten on the stick in January. Hoax. I own the snowflake list. Now you’re on the hoax list, too.
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I wrote the first paragraph on Friday: I expect a president to treat the threat seriously. I expect a president to prepare FEMA. I expect a president to be prepared to invoke the DPA. I expect a president to use the national emergency stockpile for good, not to have his son-in-law inexplicably claim that it's "ours" to support its withholding from the state. I expect the president to show leadership; to have enacted social distancing without prodding, and to have modeled social distancing instead of shaking hands at pressers. And I expect the president to haveacknowledged the flaws in our capacity and worked immediately to correct them, such as in the case of testing. Also, please don’t call it the Kung flu. We have enough dog whistle, race baiting BS in this country right now. Spare me that crap, please.