Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Interventions Do Not: 1918 Flu

Re:Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Intervention... by mrlala on Thursday March 26, 2020 @05:23PM (#22698128)

What do you think Trump would be calling it if it originated in the US... the "US Flu" or "COVID-19"?

You know 100% why he is calling it the chinese flu. Don't try to be so naive that he is trying to "properly" name it, even though every other person on the planet calls it the scientific name. You know he calls it the chinese flu to distance himself AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE from any responsibility for the effects of it. He blames someone else 100% of the time no matter what. 3+ years into his presidency have you seen how much he blames the obama administration for trumps lack of initial response?

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Re:Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Intervention... by th_1578953940 on Thursday March 26, 2020 @06:03PM (#22698448)

I think he calls it that to take a jab at the CCP, and possibly left/media for fun.

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Re:Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Intervention... by LiNeXT on Thursday March 26, 2020 @05:51PM (#22698354)

Actually, Trump calling it "Chinese Virus" seems to track exactly with the CCP planting those silly stories about the virus being created by the U.S. military. Now that they seem to be toning that rhetoric down, he has also stopped calling it "Chinese Virus."

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