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LOL I literally was saying this before Trump even uttered the phrase. Seriously the liberals have lost their damn mind when it comes to trump.
@freemo I dunno. I guess on the one hand, the "Spanish Flu" is a good example of this kind of speech that doesn't seem so racist. On the other hand, placing emphasis on where the virus came from does strike me as suspiciously convenient for Trump's political agenda. Especially when most of the world is using the term Coronavirus or COVID-19.
I have to wonder what kind of effect terms like the "China virus" have on voters who are increasingly xenophobic and anti-China.
@pcrock Perhaps, but what could the racist intent of trump be? If the intent is to blame the Chinese, that isnt really unfounded, they had irresponsible practices that werent being regulated that they knew had this consequence attached to it (And came close to unleashing viruses before).
So worst case scenario if the intent is to put some blame on the chinese government for dropping the ball (perhaps to deflect any attacks on him personally to take the blame) I still wouldnt call that racist, and even has some legitimacy to it.
On the other hand though, justified or not, it may fuel legitimate racism towards asians who live in america and had nothing to do with the virus. In that sense it isnt a good thing.
Personally if his intent was to just call attention to china's role in all this it would have been more effective if he explained things (as I just did) rather than just calling it the chinese virus
@freemo Agreed. I do think people are too concerned with applying labels to politicians, and not concerned enough about the effects of political rhetoric and the power of words.