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marcus says

Why put a countries name on it

Because this is how it's been done historically.

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Most major viruses don't have a countries name and it's not known where they came from.

Do you think the reason we call AIDS by it's name rather "the Africa virus" is political correctness ? No, it's becasue we aren't morons, and becasue AIDS is a more descriptive
name.

The Spanish Flu is probably called the Spanish flu only because some political asshole was trying to deflect attention and blame. That's no reason. It turns out they lied and mishandled that one too. Probably before they started calling it the SPanish flu.

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I thought this was idiotic the other day and said so, long before I realized this had anything to do with Trump.

I would have assumed he had more sense than that.

Which tells you just how stupid I think it is !

marcus says

Do you think the reason we call AIDS by it's name rather "the Africa virus" is political correctness ? No, it's becasue we aren't morons, and becasue AIDS is a more descriptive

How about the black death? Should we rename it?

Heraclitusstudent says

How about the black death? Should we rename it?

No need, most people call it something else. Usually just "he plague," or "bubonic plague." I don't think we know who called it what then. Maybe they called it something suggesting god was punishing them. "The Pestilence." But naming after the black sea isn't associating with an ethnicity for those that want to see it that way anyway.

In modern times when it comes back, it's often just called plague.

I didn't say that I didn't understand why some assholes want to put an ethnicity on a virus. I just said I couldn't begin to relate.

marcus says

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Most major virus' don't have a countries name and it's not known where they came from.

Do you think the reason we call AIDS by it's name rather "the Africa virus" is political correctness ? No, it's becasue we aren't morons, and becasue AIDS is a more descriptive
name.

The Spanish Flu is probably called the Spanish flu only because some political asshole was trying to deflect attention and blame. That's no reason. It turns out they lied and mishandled that one too. Probably before they started calling it the SPanish flu.

Mers = Middle East respiratory....

There are many many mire. Why suddenly it’s offensive that’s a better question.

I assume left will soon offend themselves and suicide as the only solution to permanently getting offended.

marcus says

Most major virus' don't have a countries name and it's not known where they came from.

Do you think the reason we call AIDS by it's name rather "the Africa virus" is political correctness ? No, it's becasue we aren't morons, and becasue AIDS is a more descriptive
name.

Zika - named after the Zika Forest in Uganda
Ebola - named after the Ebola River in Africa
MERS - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Also, the Media was perfectly happy calling it Wuhan Virus or Chinese Coronavirus when they were still hoping to impeach Trump. Here's a shitload of non-dismissible examples:

marcus says

So stupid. "Why ?" Why put a countries name on it. Why is this suddenly important to anyone ? I just didn't get it. Couldn't begin to relate in the slightest. I actually didn't realize it, becasue I've been busy and not watching much news.

Who cares? It came from China. You know that. You know what Trump is doing. Mark it personal for all I care but I think you’re purposefully being obtuse on this to troll. Enjoy.

Trump: saving America

Liberals: trying not to offend some arbitrary group that didn’t even ask them to speak in their behalf.

Marcus are you really going to choose this hill to die on?

You are playing right into Trump's hand.

NoCoupForYou says

marcus says

Most major virus' don't have a countries name and it's not known where they came from.

Do you think the reason we call AIDS by it's name rather "the Africa virus" is political correctness ? No, it's becasue we aren't morons, and becasue AIDS is a more descriptive
name.

Zika - named after the Zika Forest in Uganda
Ebola - named after the Ebola River in Africa
MERS - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Also, the Media was perfectly happy calling it Wuhan Virus or Chinese Coronavirus when they were still hoping to impeach Trump. Here's a shitload of non-dismissible examples:

I’m guessing Marcus will not respond to this or will dismiss it since it’s actual evidence that the media, especially CNN, NYT, and WaPo are purposely attempting to deceive people.

It’s a bit. Looking at the posting history it’s impossible to start this thread with a straight face so to speak. 1,000% trolling at this point.

I would rather discuss why Stalin is a great benefactor of the American People.

CovfefeButDeadly says

I’m guessing Marcus will not respond to this or will dismiss it since it’s actual evidence that the media, especially CNN, NYT, and WaPo are purposely attempting to deceive people.

He always goes ostrich when his propositions get shot down faster than a leprous prostitute in Amsterdam.

Using the racist card when some one points out the virus is from Wuhan is mighty weak. I suspect that when this is over, and many decide that maybe we should manufacture phama here in American and not depend on China, those people will be called "anti-Chinese racists."

Legionnaires' disease must have been named that by liberals who just wanted to disparage the American Legion. No other explanation.

Heraclitusstudent says

marcus says

Do you think the reason we call AIDS by it's name rather "the Africa virus" is political correctness ? No, it's becasue we aren't morons, and becasue AIDS is a more descriptive

How about the black death? Should we rename it?

I think we should call the africa virus "THE JIG VIRUS"

I actually got a coworker with this. I recall him saying spanish flu last yr. It wasn't said in person - I pwnt him over slack, but I could sense his anger through the intertubez. lol

https://www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.html

1. Prehistoric epidemic: Circa 3000 B.C.
2. Plague of Athens: 430 B.C.
3. Antonine Plague: A.D. 165-180
4. Plague of Cyprian: A.D. 250-271
5. Plague of Justinian: A.D. 541-542
6. The Black Death: 1346-1353
7. Cocoliztli epidemic: 1545-1548 
8. American Plagues: 16th century
9. Great Plague of London: 1665-1666
10. Great Plague of Marseille: 1720-1723
11. Russian plague: 1770-1772
12. Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic: 1793
13. Flu pandemic: 1889-1890
14. American polio epidemic: 1916
15. Spanish Flu: 1918-1920 
16. Asian Flu: 1957-1958 
17. AIDS pandemic and epidemic: 1981-present day
18. H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic: 2009-2010
19. West African Ebola epidemic: 2014-2016 
20. Zika Virus epidemic: 2015-present day 

Oh no...so many raycist names. They mention locations often, clearly a subtle swipe at the people who live there, designed to demean them for being an inferior "non white".

And OMG...the ASIAN flu? This is worse, it doesn't just name China, it vilifies ALL Asians. Ahhhh!!!




And then "West African Ebola epidemic". Why did they need to be raycist and hate on black people? Africa is their country, and we know from the "Shithole Country" incident that naming a country is 100% equivalent to raycism against the people who live there (CNN told me so). It must have been a raycist white male who named it.


And then, the icing on the cake... "Zika Virus epidemic". I mean, Zika is clearly a word of Latin American spear chucker origins, so it's clearly raycist too. This one might be the worst, because they appropriated their culture and used one of their words, or at least appropriated the sound of the word and just made one up. The audacity of those damn raycist white males that think they can do anything.

There was also the Marburg Virus, ...drumroll.... the first outbreak occurred in Marburg Germany. This one wasn't raycist because Germans are white, so we can hate on them at will. You can't be raycist against white people, because they hold too much power.

Oh, and of course, don't forget

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/

the Spanish Flu
the Russian Flu
Japanese Smallpox

Ah So-ho, we make-a you-a nicea sohng!


Wheeny the Flu

marcus says

why some assholes want to put an ethnicity on a virus.

China is not an ethnicity. This opinion is pure ignorance

Fortwaynemobile says

Why suddenly it’s offensive that’s a better question.

Because orange man bad. Marcus and his ilk find issues where there are no issues. Then he wont even post basic facts to support his premises.

Propaganda works, and TDS is real

All chirps after facts lol.

So we consider “Chinese food” to be racist?
Nope.
Neither is Chinese virus.

NoCoupForYou says

Zika - named after the Zika Forest in Uganda
Ebola - named after the Ebola River in Africa
MERS - Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

None of those will be used by morons to associate it with an ethnicity.

CovfefeButDeadly says

the Media was perfectly happy calling it Wuhan Virus or Chinese Coronavirus when

When they wanted to be specific and differentiate it from other corona viruses. Or becasue what was going on in China was a relatively new story. It was information - NEWS- pointing to what's going on in China.

Hircus says

Oh no...so many raycist names

Not a single one of those can be thought of or attached to an ethnicity.

CovfefeButDeadly says

I’m guessing Marcus will not respond to this or will dismiss it

The fist I heard of this was Patrick writing a thread the other day about how it's right to call it the Chinese virus.

I don't watch CNN and I had been ignoring the media. I swear to you, I had no idea of any other discussion (before Patrick's thread) of calling it anything other than Corona or Covid-19 until yesterday when I realized this was about Trump, and his political assholeishness.

I'm sure that to a bunch of lying Trump Cucks my swearing something is meaningless, becasue you assume everyone lies at the drop of a hat like you.

marcus says

Not a single one can be thought of or attached to an ethnicity

Spanish flu