China Coronavirus

[GetOverTheBar]

Why is the thread China Coronavirus?  Seems very racist, can we perhaps get that changed in the subject bar?

Probably because when the thread was created the virus was only in China. Up to the OP to change the title of this thread.

Nothing racist about it, it originated in China. Just because it's China doesn't mean everything is automatically racist. Is the Spanish Flu racist towards Spaniards? Didn't think so

It was called the Spanish Flu because Spain was the only country allowed to freely report about it at the time. Not because it originated there.

[marty34]

Why is the thread China Coronavirus?  Seems very racist, can we perhaps get that changed in the subject bar?

Probably because when the thread was created the virus was only in China. Up to the OP to change the title of this thread.

Nothing racist about it, it originated in China. Just because it's China doesn't mean everything is automatically racist. Is the Spanish Flu racist towards Spaniards? Didn't think so

It was called the Spanish Flu because Spain was the only country allowed to freely report about it at the time. Not because it originated there.

It didn't come from Spain though.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

Why is the thread China Coronavirus?  Seems very racist, can we perhaps get that changed in the subject bar?

Probably because when the thread was created the virus was only in China. Up to the OP to change the title of this thread.

Nothing racist about it, it originated in China. Just because it's China doesn't mean everything is automatically racist. Is the Spanish Flu racist towards Spaniards? Didn't think so

It was called the Spanish Flu because Spain was the only country allowed to freely report about it at the time. Not because it originated there.

Yes i know, i mean that Spaniards have got that connotation with it, as if it actually belonged to them. If that wasn't deemed racist then neither should calling the Coronavirus Chinese.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Why is the thread China Coronavirus?  Seems very racist, can we perhaps get that changed in the subject bar?

Probably because when the thread was created the virus was only in China. Up to the OP to change the title of this thread.

Nothing racist about it, it originated in China. Just because it's China doesn't mean everything is automatically racist. Is the Spanish Flu racist towards Spaniards? Didn't think so

It was called the Spanish Flu because Spain was the only country allowed to freely report about it at the time. Not because it originated there.

It didn't come from Spain though.

That's what he said

[Eamonnca1]

Both our Taoiseach and british prime minister will be in hospital next week.

One is a leader, other a follower.

Well I think An Taoiseach should concentrate on being An Taoiseach which is the most important job in Ireland at the moment. A PR gimmick of him re-listing as a doctor is just that, a popularity gimmick. BTW - he said he will be doing phone assessments so doubt he will be in a hospital.

As for Boris, unfortunately for him he is reaping what he sowed now.

Every Health Centre in the country is crying out for more GP's to triage people by telephone. Even if he's doing it for a few hours a week. Fair play to him

He didnt pay nurses what they deserved before this. Now he's going to be a doctor again. If he'd gone about it quietly then maybe you could give him benefit of the doubt but No every media outlet runs with it simultaneously this evening. He's a PR addict and he's hoping we are all too stupid to see it. He is probably right.

Maybe he did want to go about it quietly, but word got out anyway. Why not give him the benefit of the doubt for once?

Yeh right, word just got out. Have you ever followed Varadkar on twitter? After many of his tweets you will see obvious  bots chiming in telling him what a great job he is doing. You know them, they have zero followers and themselves follow 10-15 people. Media spin is a huge part of how he operates and in the southern media he has huge control over a lot of them.

Varadkar has been doing a decent job but this is just cynical manipulation of a terrible situation. He should be focusing solely on being An Taoiseach, dealing with this crisis and forming a government with his best buds in FF.

And if he did just focus on being Taoiseach you'd be whinging about him not doing anything to help front line workers. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Make a good gesture and you're lambasted for being "cynical." What is it with free staters that they're never happy with what the politicians do? If you think you could do a better job, stand for election yourself and show us how easy it is. Christ. If we had leadership like Varadkar in the US it wouldn't be so bad.

[Eamonnca1]

Why is the thread China Coronavirus?  Seems very racist, can we perhaps get that changed in the subject bar?

Confirmed cases were only in China when the thread started.

[nrico2006]

Did it not originate in China? How is calling it the China Coronavirus racist?

[trileacman]

Did it not originate in China? How is calling it the China Coronavirus racist?

I don't know. We must all be racist bastards for using the term "Spanish flu" a million times since the years beginning.

[Itchy]

Both our Taoiseach and british prime minister will be in hospital next week.

One is a leader, other a follower.

Well I think An Taoiseach should concentrate on being An Taoiseach which is the most important job in Ireland at the moment. A PR gimmick of him re-listing as a doctor is just that, a popularity gimmick. BTW - he said he will be doing phone assessments so doubt he will be in a hospital.

As for Boris, unfortunately for him he is reaping what he sowed now.

Every Health Centre in the country is crying out for more GP's to triage people by telephone. Even if he's doing it for a few hours a week. Fair play to him

He didnt pay nurses what they deserved before this. Now he's going to be a doctor again. If he'd gone about it quietly then maybe you could give him benefit of the doubt but No every media outlet runs with it simultaneously this evening. He's a PR addict and he's hoping we are all too stupid to see it. He is probably right.

Maybe he did want to go about it quietly, but word got out anyway. Why not give him the benefit of the doubt for once?

Yeh right, word just got out. Have you ever followed Varadkar on twitter? After many of his tweets you will see obvious  bots chiming in telling him what a great job he is doing. You know them, they have zero followers and themselves follow 10-15 people. Media spin is a huge part of how he operates and in the southern media he has huge control over a lot of them.

Varadkar has been doing a decent job but this is just cynical manipulation of a terrible situation. He should be focusing solely on being An Taoiseach, dealing with this crisis and forming a government with his best buds in FF.

And if he did just focus on being Taoiseach you'd be whinging about him not doing anything to help front line workers. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Make a good gesture and you're lambasted for being "cynical." What is it with free staters that they're never happy with what the politicians do? If you think you could do a better job, stand for election yourself and show us how easy it is. Christ. If we had leadership like Varadkar in the US it wouldn't be so bad.

Dont call me a freestater you f**king p***k.

[Hardy]

https://twitter.com/AndyOstroy/status/1246811769076678656?s=09

[Captain Obvious]

Did it not originate in China? How is calling it the China Coronavirus racist?

One scientist claims coronavirus came from space by meteor back in October.

[lenny]

Did it not originate in China? How is calling it the China Coronavirus racist?

I don't know. We must all be racist bastards for using the term "Spanish flu" a million times since the years beginning.

Spanish flu didn't originate in Spain. This Coronavirus more than likely originated in China but it could've started in any country so there's no need to stigmatise China because there's enough racists out there and they don't need encouragement.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

Did it not originate in China? How is calling it the China Coronavirus racist?

I don't know. We must all be racist bastards for using the term "Spanish flu" a million times since the years beginning.

Spanish flu didn't originate in Spain. This Coronavirus more than likely originated in China but it could've started in any country so there's no need to stigmatise China because there's enough racists out there and they don't need encouragement.

So why is it ok to stigmatise Spanish people? That flu of 1918 also started in China. This notion that labelling something Chinese is automatically racist is absurd. Pure snowflakism.

[trileacman]

Did it not originate in China? How is calling it the China Coronavirus racist?

I don't know. We must all be racist bastards for using the term "Spanish flu" a million times since the years beginning.

Spanish flu didn't originate in Spain. This Coronavirus more than likely originated in China but it could've started in any country so there's no need to stigmatise China because there's enough racists out there and they don't need encouragement.

The billion or so Chinese are well enough able to look after themselves. They don't need you defending them from the "racism" of the gaaboard China corornavirus thread.

[Captain Obvious]

Did it not originate in China? How is calling it the China Coronavirus racist?

I don't know. We must all be racist bastards for using the term "Spanish flu" a million times since the years beginning.

Spanish flu didn't originate in Spain. This Coronavirus more than likely originated in China but it could've started in any country so there's no need to stigmatise China because there's enough racists out there and they don't need encouragement.

The billion or so Chinese are well enough able to look after themselves. They don't need you defending them from the "racism" of the gaaboard China corornavirus thread.