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What does that mean?
by sweeter 2y ago
What does that mean?
- klyrs 2y agoPoliticians like to make things personal! The last major pandemic originated in China, which illicited a lot of political hay about China, named the disease after old things that people used to call Chinese people, and generally did their level best to make people of Asian descent feel welcome and celebrated. I'm just wondering if the same politicians have that kinda love for Missouri. Ya know what I mean?
- Supermancho 2y agoMeaning: Someone will politicize the outbreak. This will involve coming up with some pernicious label to promote their agenda. For some reason, klyrs thinks this is an interesting basis for a conversation. I am self-aware enough to understand that my own comment breaks HN guidelines.
- mynameishere 2y agoLike when Ebola was discovered near the Ebola River, it got the name "Ebola", which made everyone hate and loathe residents of the area around that river. Or Marburg, Germany, which became anathema after the Marburg Virus emerged. Or the "Hong Kong Flu" which nearly killed Lyndon Johnson (and did kill many others) and whose name resulted in the longstanding economic depression in Hong Kong. Even today people avoid Spain because of the dreaded Spanish Flu. I could go on.
- sweeter 2y agoWow, that's a really interesting point. I guess I've never stopped to think about the impact these names have. I of course saw how Asian people were treated during COVID times and the impact that had. One does have to wonder if the media would have that same smoke for Missouri.