Via Peter Hasson, here are screenshots of two different New York Times articles, the first from February 4 that refers to the novel coronavirus that started in a wet market in Wuhan, China as the “Chinese virus” and the second from yesterday that says “Chinese virus” is racist:
Same paper https://t.co/Hfu6wEc9F3https://t.co/yLblXJoEUu pic.twitter.com/77INp8KIAR
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) March 19, 2020
It’s all so confusing:
What you fail to understand is that things are only racist when someone you don't like does them. https://t.co/JDwZpB5V01
— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) March 19, 2020
There are so many other things going on and we can’t believe this is what the media is focusing on:
Seriously, to hell with people pushing this bullshit line. At first I didn’t really care what we or Trump called it. But once the ChiComs and the media made a stink, it’s our patriotic duty to shove their faces in it. https://t.co/dhb3SgvOmr
— David Reaboi (@davereaboi) March 18, 2020
You know, we’d be a lot better of if we didn’t believe China’s BS from the start, including the World Health Orgainzation:
Two vital points in the timeline of COVID-19 (Wuhan Coronavirus as it was then):
1) @WHO quoting "Chinese authorities" on Jan 14: no "human to human transmission"
2) As late as Jan. 29: @WHO "WHO advises against the application of any restrictions of international traffic" pic.twitter.com/Xal2lHyvbO
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 19, 2020
The Chinese gov't used @WHO to pass along its false or misleading information that clearly led to the spread of the virus.
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 19, 2020
Here's are the links to that @WHO report and those tweets:https://t.co/H0mpdyRhabhttps://t.co/W8IoKDetfChttps://t.co/OPMFJVsR0r
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 19, 2020
We ALL need to do better:
It should be noted that @realDonaldTrump bought the Chinese version hook, line and sinker, at least to begin with:https://t.co/58IvZlWrAr
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 19, 2020
***
