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by Tagorford » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:25 pm
by Albrenia » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:25 pm
Dumb Ideologies wrote:My point was that people were calling it the Chinese virus at the beginning without that having racist connotations. When the culture war people started problematising it they constructed this particular word usage as the symbolic ground through which to criticise anti-Chinese racist sentiment and as a way to identify people who believe the Bad Thing. And then most leftists stopped using it, while the free-speech crowd and populist-style patriots dug their heels in. Which in turn "proved" the point of the liberals that said group are racists because they're using the forbidden word.
In reality, where Chinese and other Asian people are getting beaten up it isn't because of this word choice. It is because it has been slotted into the wider narratives and the context of the cultural rivalry with China, as well as a natural psychological reaction from scared people who have seen the virus coming in from outside and are blaming the outsiders for the problem rather than the system of globalisation because that's a bit more complicated and also gives them iPhones.
by Punished UMN » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:27 pm
by Skyhooked » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:29 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:31 pm
Skyhooked wrote:I'd rather call corona "Bat Virus", after all, there is a legend, that it was brought by a badly cooked bat.
by Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:32 pm
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by Skyhooked » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:33 pm
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:Actually I heard it was from a pangolin being used as folk medicine.
Don't do folk medicine kids. Talk to a doctor instead.
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:33 pm
by Sanghyeok » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:35 pm
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:
China has actual doctors. There's no excuse for anyone living there to do folk medicine.
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by Kowani » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:35 pm
by Kowani » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:35 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:36 pm
by Albrenia » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:36 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:38 pm
by Odreria » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:40 pm
Valrifell wrote:
Disregard whatever this poster says
by Skyhooked » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:40 pm
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:
Superstition is big dumb. And poverty needs to be alleviated.
How are you gonna call yourself a communist country and do fuck all about poverty? I mean really China
by Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:41 pm
Major-Tom wrote:Why are non-issues such as these used as stupid wedge issues for people who love to moan about nothing?
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Your story isn't over;֍Help save transgender people's lives֍Help for feral cats
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by Eukaryotic Cells » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:43 pm
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:Didn't Trump ask why it's called Corona and say "corona is Italy. This is the China virus."
Thats some stupid shit. Especially since corona is Mexican.
by Albrenia » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:44 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:45 pm
by Sanghyeok » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:45 pm
Albrenia wrote:On the side issue of Chinese Folk Medicine, my main problem with it is that it involves doing horrible things to endangered species in a lot of cases for no real effect on the sick person beyond the Placebo effect.
どんな時も、赤旗の眩しさを覚えていた
Magical socialist paradise headed by an immortal, tea-loving and sometimes childish Chairwoman who happens to be the younger Ōmiya sister
by Des-Bal » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:48 pm
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:
The actions of some Chinese people. Saying that Chinese people in general are the reason it spread is racist, especially when the target is like second or third generation Asian Americans including people who aren't even Chinese.
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by Des-Bal » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:52 pm
Sanghyeok wrote:The way to solve the issue of folk medicine is education. Too many East Asian countries do not emphasise critical thinking, and so people just listen to the prevailing attitudes.
Cekoviu wrote:DES-BAL: Introverted, blunt, focused, utilitarian. Hard to read; not verbose online or likely in real life. Places little emphasis on interpersonal relationships, particularly with online strangers for whom the investment would outweigh the returns.
Desired perception: Logical, intellectual
Public perception: Neutral-positive - blunt, cold, logical, skilled at debating
Mindset: Logos
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