And this American wouldn't be the least bit offended if a flu pandemic that originated here was nick named "American Flu".

Do you all have an issue with a strain of Ebola being named Ebola Zaire?

That doesn't offend me, but Reston Virus certainly does!!!

COVID-19 is a lame-ass name.
SARS has a nice ring to it.

Wuhan flu it is.

Sorry, but the moderation of all things PP forums is unattended at the moment. Pretty soon PPOT and BARF will merge once again to one forum. Weekends are especially vulnerable. The people in the PP office have enough on their plate so it's the wild, wild west here now. I've had PM's about people leaving in that they've seen enough.

So, how does PP find the time to merge forums ?

I've seen this sentiment here in the past, but still find it laughable that the posts of others would run people off of the forum. I think Terverine(sp?),who has been missing for a while, I think, said it best in that he has a brain and can easily pick and choose what he reads. It really is that simple, but i realize that many people enjoy playing the forum-victim whenever they can.

I just dropped by.....was gonna make a post about how the swine flu didn't upset cops like this virus has :D

Take care all...and take it serious. Too many still aren't :(

Got it Zeke, thank you for the update.

Right, I didn't consider the arousal that those folks feel when the dude starts in with his put-downs and woe-is-me grievance airing. Just look at one of his rallies - all those red hat wearing, anti-Americans going berserk with every insult, slur, and crybaby comment made (point-n-laugh entertainment at it's finest). :D

The irony, I know :D

Wow...I agree with every word of Rawknees post. Coronavirus has indeed, changed the world!

Ha ha - that's great! :D

Reply to Darkbeer;-

COVID-19. That's the name.....NOT "kung-flu" or "Chinese Virus".... New viruses were traditionally name after the geographic location in which they were identified, eg, "Marburg Virus." China has succeeded in getting the WHO to rebrand the "Whuhan Virus" for political reasons, the same political reasons that has created this pandemic, will prolong this pandemic and make the next pandemic more likely. Some of our Chinese nurses are fantastic, but lets not forget that the Chinese totalitarian government facilitated this mess in the early stages.
"There is NOTHING funny about this" Agreed
"GOOD people are dying and are going to die. This is no time for 'dark humor' "...this is exactly the time for dark humour, I am working with people, some of them in their early 20s who have never even thought this could happen. The dark humour of myself and some of the other senior guys means 'this might get bad, but aap1966 and the other senior guys still have some humour, we'll get through it'
'This virus WILL touch us all, in some way" that's a given.
[I]'and it WILL completely change our worlds."... already has.
"Right now, we should be pressuring our so called 'representatives' to put their petty 'politics' aside'; in Australia that' s largely happened, a few leftie has-beens trying to offer advice in contradiction to the Chief Health Officers, but not many. The bigger problem is some journalists who think they know better....some people actually listen to them....
"Take 'Social Distancing' seriously"... absolutely right, or as we say it in Australia, ABSO-BLOODY-UTELY. It's your best defence.
"If you have a stash of masks in your garage...DONATE THEM to your local hospital. You DO NOT NEED THEM...." Correct. Masks stop you infecting others (a little, for 2 hours until they get damp from respiration), those cheap paper / cloth masks do not protect you. I can access all the masks I want and I don't wear them in public because they do no good.

"God bless you all, and stay safe, stay smart." +1


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2019.

https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/how-the-chinese-regimes-silencing-of-whistleblowers-turned-a-local-outbreak/

Article has a reference to a BBC report stating

Yes, when are you going to go full caveman and ditch that CIS nonsense for carbs?!?!

Also, shaved or Amazon?!?! :eek:

Being offended is a choice, so when I hear someone say they are offended I just say, "get over it."

True dat.
For some reason, some people are comforted by xenophobia and some leaders stoke it for their own benefit.
Xenophobia is what got American citizens of Japanese descent put in concentration camps during WW II. I don't think we'll go so far with the blame game that Americans of Chinese descent will be targeted in large numbers, but I'm sure some will - we do have our KKK and white supremesists who are only too eager to find someone to hate.

China needs to be held accountable for this. 12 year old US girl on life support, no per-existing conditions.

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/fauci-italy-hit-very-badly-by-coronavirus-due-to-prevalence-of-chinese-tourists

“When you look at the different patterns of what happened in different countries, China versus South Korea versus what we’re seeing in northern Italy, it really gives you some interesting insight into certain things, not only in the explosive nature in certain places versus others, but as you get to your peak, how do you know when you’re turning the corner,” Fauci said on CNN.

“Italy got hit very badly because they had a large number of importations from China by Chinese tourists,” Fauci said.