Anti-Asian Racism and the CCP Virus By Charles Taylor
Numerous articles have shown, based on FBI statistics, that the attacks upon American Asians were not by Whites, but by another racial groups, including Blacks. But, let us think through what it means when the Left blame Trump for calling Covid-19, the China virus, and The Epoche Times, the CCP virus.
If the virus did come from Wuhan, whether naturally or released from the lab (deliberately as an act of terrorism, or accidentally as an act of negligence), then Trump is right to call it the China flu, as that is where it came from, as much as the Left would like to hide it. If Asians are targeted because of this, that only makes some sense if the Asians were somehow involved in transmitting the virus. But, that would have to be Chinese from Wuhan in Americas, which is not many. The attacks targeting say, Indians, would be far from the mark. In fact, there is no evidence I could find of attacks even on American Chinese merely because of the virus. There may be racist attacks, but finding evidence that the attacks were motivated by beliefs about disease epidemiology, is difficult.
There is thus something very wrong with this picture, as we have documented in other articles at this blog.
“Left-wing model Chrissy Teigen claims politicians have “put a target on Asian people’s backs” by calling the Chinese coronavirus, “the China virus.”
“I think we just came out of a long line of politicians that put a target on Asian people’s backs by calling it ‘the China virus,'” Teigen told singer Kelly Clarkson during Friday’s episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
“And so, people are seeing Asian people out on the streets,” Teigen continued. “I automatically think of, like, when my mom’s without me, how do people look at her? How do people treat her? A lot of mothers and fathers are being targeted around the country.”
Teigen’s comments come amid nationwide rallies in support of Asians in the wake of a fatal shooting spree at Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women.
“And it’s so obvious to me what the motive is,” Teigen said. “It doesn’t seem to be obvious to the politicians out there that are saying, like, ‘we’re not quite sure of the motive,’ but I think we know what it is.”
Teigen went on to encourage viewers to help Asian American and Pacific Islander communities by donating to organizations, and supporting Asian-owned businesses, and local Chinatowns.
“I mean, these things are disappearing quicker than we know it and’ soon they’re going to be gone,” Teigen added. “It’s heartbreaking to me.”
While Teigen calls out “politicians” for using the term “China virus,” the establishment media has, similarly, referred to the coronavirus as “Wuhan virus,” and “Chinese coronavirus” on a slew of occasions.”
But, what if it is true? Can the leftist mind even consider the hypothetical intellectually as a thought experiment? Perhaps not.
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