> people don't see a difference between the Chinese government and the Chinese people
Which is entirely the Chinese government's doing. They have been pushing the narrative that they represent the entire ethnic Chinese race for a long time.
Unfortunately many ethnic Chinese people welcomed this narrative -- even though they are citizens of other countries -- because it profited them as China's economic power rose. The current crisis reminds them that they can't have it both ways.
>Which is entirely the Chinese government's doing. They have been pushing the narrative that they represent they entire ethnic Chinese race for a long time.
That doesn't excuse you or deny the reality that doing something that insights hatred is wrong. Again we are talking about blaming (b/m)illions of people for the actions of their government.... shall we paint all Americans with an orange brush and assume the actions of their president accurately reflect them as well?
>The current crisis reminds them that they can't have it both ways.
The current crisis is a global crisis ... using it as an opportunity to direct hate to an ethnic group is not moral and is dangerous. If you can't see that you should really self reflect on what your motivations are on it and who it helps.
I don't know, to me not allowing people to qualify the virus using the place of origin (as was the convention before) is an insult to those people -- you are assuming malice, that these people must be racists.
I'm not assuming malice in you specifically - I'm observing malice and the results of action objectively in several others and saying it is serves very little benefit with relation to the risk it presents.
The virus has a name Covid 19. Naming it anything else does very little good (do you really think anyone doesn't know where it started) and potentially has a great harm.
Which was so named after the Chinese government put significant pressure on the WHO. Giving the Chinese government a free pass at bullying international organizations and the scientific community also potentially has great harm.
I do understand your point though. It is unfortunate that widespread malice is actually observed. But I would rather try to educate, however futile it may be.
Nobody said that those who use the term "Chinese virus" are necessarily racists. That's beside the point; in my other reply to this subthread, I linked a StackExchange thread which has good responses to why "Chinese virus" should not be considered OK, even considering previous namings as "Spanish flu", including those from experts (such as the WHO). The influenza epidemic of 2009 started in the US. Nobody calls that "North American virus".
Again I would assume that most of us understand the concept of two wrongs don't make a right and that just because someone else does something dangerous and stupid doesn't mean we should.
Which is entirely the Chinese government's doing. They have been pushing the narrative that they represent the entire ethnic Chinese race for a long time.
Unfortunately many ethnic Chinese people welcomed this narrative -- even though they are citizens of other countries -- because it profited them as China's economic power rose. The current crisis reminds them that they can't have it both ways.