Well, the swine flu in 2009 originated in America. What is it called the American flu? No.
The corona virus the sweeping through the world because the world is so deeply interconnected. It is not the Chinese virus.
It is true that the dictatorial authoritarian of Communist China did his best to downplay the effect and scope of the coronavirus. That authoritarian leader was more interested in protecting the reputation and business of China than protecting its people or protecting the world. Sound familiar?
It is deeply and sadly true that the Wanabee dictatorial authoritarian leader in the White House did his best to downplay the effect and scope of the Corona Virus in America. He was more interested in protecting his reputation and protecting business in America than he was in protecting the people in America.
So, the time to contain the virus has passed and we are now in the mitigation phase - trying to spread out the curve of infection in order to keep from overwhelming our health care system.
Donald Trump calls it the Chinese virus for two reasons.
- First he gets to blame somebody else for his own delayed responses to protect America from this virus.
- Second, he gets to play to his racist base, and proudly display his own racism. That seems to be his primary campaign strategy - last time and this time as well.
What I really want to know is what Trump and his family and his associates sold and bought on the stock market while he was oddly telling everybody that the virus was under control and that the virus was nothing more than a cold or a flu. Two Republican senators were caught selling hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock after getting briefings about what was about to happen. Did trump and those close to him do the same? Was Trump's message that we should not worry just a ploy for him to make millions?
Is Trump a pandemic profiteer? It certainly would not be out of character for him, would it?
