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Blodgett Opinion: YES, IT’S A CHINESE VIRUS

Todd Blodgett

Are the restaurant owners I know – who are great people, from China – racists, because they refer to their fare as “Chinese food”? What about Greek olives, Spanish omelettes, and French vanilla? Is it racist to call pastries “Danish”? Some clueless, politically correct activists say so, but they’re wrong. Donald Trump, for decades, has correctly said that “bad things” originate in China. His long-held suspicions about the Chi-Coms now seem fully justified, even prescient. The Coronavirus pandemic also makes it easier for him to close off the US to foreigners; even Canada’s leftist Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and Mexico’s socialist President, Lopez Obrador, are cooperating. Trump’s nationalism now seems more ordinary, wise – and not at all extreme. His critics will marginalize themselves, and be rightfully viewed by likely voters as willing to jeopardize public safety, if they continue yapping. It’s a FACT that China’s leaders tried to cover up the news of this virus, and then LIED about it. Worse, the Chi-Coms even claimed that American soldiers had, somehow, caused this international health scourge.

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China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, shamelessly LIED, repeatedly. In a Feb. 2 tweet, Zhao wrote, “It might be US Army …”, and “US owe us explanation.” China’s ambassador to South Africa said, “Justice always speak loudly.” The progress that some believed that some Chi-Coms have made, in properly communicating in English, appears to be overrated; China’s Foreign Minister and ambassador to South Africa speak like characters in a Jackie Chan movie. Political correctness has permeated the Left – despite, as journalist Rick Gladstone of The New York Times wrote on March 19, “many of the world’s biggest epidemics have been traced to China.” Among others, there’s the Asian flu of 1957; 1968’s Hong Kong flu; the 2003 SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic, to name a few. Dr. Li Wenliang was the Wuhan physician who the Chi-Coms punished, for having been honest, after repeatedly warning, early in this outbreak, about SARS-like cases. This doc, who died of Coronavirus, had warned that a troubling cluster of viral infections, if not stopped in time, could grow out of control.

He was exactly right. But on December 30, 2019, he was called in by some Chi-Com honchos and the police, who forced him to denounce his warnings as unfounded and describe the scourge as a nasty rumor. Days before he died, he told The New York Times, “If the officials had disclosed the information earlier, it would’ve been a lot better. I acted out of goodwill. I felt I was wronged, but had to accept it.”

Rally-around-the-flag scenarios help incumbents who take decisive and defensive action, as Trump has, against this virus. Most Americans favor limiting international travel and restricting who gets into America, and closing US borders, to facilitate containment efforts. How doesn’t this comport with Mr. Trump’s world view? Americans were leery of, and angry over, globalization BEFORE the virus hit. Yes, coronavirus transcends borders, and President Trump’s consistent advocacy of restricting immigration and tightening our borders looks sweet these days. As to how this crisis might affect the presidential election, time is on Trump’s side: election day is still seven months away. A massive economic stimulus, including direct payments to US citizens, will likely mitigate the fall-out for US citizens. Democrat Mike Ceraso worked for Bernie Sanders in 2016 and was Pete Buttigieg’s New Hampshire campaign manager. He said, “the initial mishandling of the coronavirus … doesn’t mean voters will penalize Trump in November.” Leftists who denigrate President Trump for calling it a “China virus”, or “Chinese virus”, are wrong.

It’s not racist, just as it wasn’t bigoted to have named other maladies the ‘Hong Kong flu’ or the ‘West Nile virus’. Coronavirus was originally called the “Wuhan virus” by medical researchers, doctors, and news outlets – and even by Chinese professionals. The Chi-Coms also called it “Wuhan coronavirus” and then, the “China coronavirus”. Would these clueless Democrats prefer we call it the ‘Kung Fu Flu’?


Todd Blodgett, right, shakes the hand of former President Ronald Reagan

Todd Blodgett served on the White House staff of President Ronald Reagan, and also as an adviser to the 1988 presidential campaign of President George H.W. Bush. He also worked for the Republican National Committee and the FBI. Mr. Blodgett lives in Clear Lake, Iowa, and in Tyler Texas. He can be reached via his website: www.ToddBlodgett.US.

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