Originally posted by: David Miller
If it didn't come from China, then what country did it come from? You state "But racism is usually immune to logic" -- to that I say," and so are idiots".
You want the full list of the 90 countries where it came from?
I have the list, it reads- 1)China. The other 89 countries, if that is the number of countries you refer to, read 2-89.
No logical reason to put China first, as the coronavirus has shown up in over a dozen countries in just the last five years, and none of those countries was China before last December.
The racist narrative you're trying to push can't be supported. Sorry.
I know you are sorry.
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
Perhaps you don't understand that "Chinese" refers to of ethnic or national origin, not location.
And as I've patiently tried to explain, the coronavirus did NOT necessarily "come from" China. It originated in animals, and animals migrate. They do not respect national borders, especially if, like bats, they can fly.
Previous coronavirus outbreaks have happened within the last decade in Asia and Africa. Animals that have been known to transmit it include birds, bats, camels, civets, and pangolins (armadillo-like animals).
What was seen in China was a new mutation of that same coronavirus. It is far from the first such mutation--at least six other widespread mutations have been discovered in Asia and Africa.
As always, science trumps racism.
So it came from animals from China. Thank you.
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
We don't know where it originated. Its present mutated form was first discovered in China. It could have originated anywhere in Asia or Africa. It's animal-borne, and I know of no animal that observes national borders.
But if you want to adhere to a racist false narrative, that's your lookout.
Oh my, here's the Kevin race card once again.
Originally posted by: MisterPicture
Really?
On April 26, 2009, "The United States Government declared 2009 H1N1 a Public Health Emergency."
According to the "librul media?" Nope. According to the CDC website.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-pandemic-timeline.html
The virus likely started in September of 2008, and Obama didn't recognize it as an emergency until well over a half a year later. I don't say this to blame Obama, but only to point out the hypocricy of many Liberals.
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
No logical reason to put China first, as the coronavirus has shown up in over a dozen countries in just the last five years, and none of those countries was China before last December.
The racist narrative you're trying to push can't be supported. Sorry.
Yet Obama made no plans to prepare.
Originally posted by: Boilerman
The virus likely started in September of 2008, and Obama didn't recognize it as an emergency until well over a half a year later. I don't say this to blame Obama, but only to point out the hypocricy of many Liberals.
The first detected H1N1 case in the US was detected on April 17, 2009. Test kits began shipping two weeks later. A tad better than Trump, wouldn't you say?
"The first detected H1N1 case in the US was detected on April 17, 2009. Test kits began shipping two weeks later. A tad better than Trump, wouldn't you say?" ---- Just what value does a question such as this have with what is happening now? You piss and moaners only want to bitch and complain. Grow up and shut up - you are not helping anyone.
