• HexbearGPT [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    You mean avoid creating a racist frothing mob of anti-Asian hate crime committing morons? I think that’s a pretty smart idea, using the scientific name is much more accurate than the name of the place the virus was first noticed to be spreading.

    Thankfully we’ve learned some things about appropriate naming since your examples which were named 50-100 years ago….

      • HexbearGPT [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Yes, a bad name, purposefully used to justify US economic attacks on Cuba since Havana syndrome began being discussed. Duh. Not good.

      • MaoistLandlord [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yes. Liberals are hypocrites. What exactly is your point? They’re both bad names