Excellent piece in The Atlantic about why media and local governments, not just the Trump admin, failed to anticipate the dangers of the Wuhan coronavirus.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1242426243909332993 …
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I'd prefer to weaken the association between their home, and something terrible that happened to them they did not cause, and highlight the things they did actually do—their whistle-blowers, their medical workers... Especially now that it's become a pandemic.
The good news is that we can both accurately refer to where the virus came from as a way to push back again CCP propaganda, and also highlight the heroism of the people of Wuhan, as @FDRLST has tried to do throughout this crisis - https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/13/hear-the-voices-from-wuhan-that-china-has-tried-to-censor/ …
I agree with you, naming a virus after a place is like referring to the people. I am genuinely curious about why nobody has suggested calling it The CCP Flu.
Well, @davidharsanyi coined the term ChiCom Flu, which is perfect. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/20/coronavirus_is_the_chinese_governments_curse_upon_the_world_142721.html …
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