> in a country our previous president was regularly stoking racism against
No, Trump did not stoke racism against Asians. Seeking accountability from the CCP is not racist. Factually stating the origin of the virus is not racist. Stating something that inconveniences the CCP is not racist. Also names like “Wuhan virus” were in common broad use both in China and the US until it became a political tool to attack Trump. And also not everything is racist or xenophobic more generally. Such labels are applied inconsistently and selectively, especially in the case of Trump. For example consider how travel bans were allegedly racist and xenophobic under Trump but completely acceptable under Biden (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/flashback-biden-suggested-t...).
> There’s also been a massive influx of Asian hate crimes
I’m not sure where you live but the biggest fear of hate crimes against Asians has not been from something related to COVID. There is a massive spike in black on Asian crimes in the Bay Area (and a few other locations), which news media won’t even cover honestly (by either not running the story or not showing mugshots or not providing a description that includes race). Instead activist researchers have been gaslighting the Asian community with false studies claiming that the majority of hate crimes against Asians are from whites spurred on by COVID, based on those very news reports which often omit race when a black suspect is involved. Among the Asian community, these claims that white on Asian hate crimes are the majority are now seen as racist gaslighting.
Ahh, another day, another reminder that people on the internet simply can’t be reasoned with.
More than 2/3rds of my town have Trump related paraphernalia visible on their property.
Do you really want to tell me about what all Trump has stoked hate against.
The fact you mention gaslighting is just grand, lol.
Not directly related, but this comment reminds me of one of the last times I went to a movie theater in this area, whenever The Interview (Kim Jong-Un) came out. There was a group of… South Eastern Asians from their general appearance. Elderly owner of the movie theater who often does ticketing at night says, in one of the most fucked up tones of voices I’ve ever heard, “you aren’t all Koreans are you” to them.
It was pretty disgusting. Funnily enough, he has his entire movie theater plastered in Trump praise & signage, something something he’s constitutionally still the president.
You seem like you don’t understand the level of hate Trump has emboldened, or that you’re just one of the haters & want to troll.
No, Trump did not stoke racism against Asians. Seeking accountability from the CCP is not racist. Factually stating the origin of the virus is not racist. Stating something that inconveniences the CCP is not racist. Also names like “Wuhan virus” were in common broad use both in China and the US until it became a political tool to attack Trump. And also not everything is racist or xenophobic more generally. Such labels are applied inconsistently and selectively, especially in the case of Trump. For example consider how travel bans were allegedly racist and xenophobic under Trump but completely acceptable under Biden (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/flashback-biden-suggested-t...).
> There’s also been a massive influx of Asian hate crimes
I’m not sure where you live but the biggest fear of hate crimes against Asians has not been from something related to COVID. There is a massive spike in black on Asian crimes in the Bay Area (and a few other locations), which news media won’t even cover honestly (by either not running the story or not showing mugshots or not providing a description that includes race). Instead activist researchers have been gaslighting the Asian community with false studies claiming that the majority of hate crimes against Asians are from whites spurred on by COVID, based on those very news reports which often omit race when a black suspect is involved. Among the Asian community, these claims that white on Asian hate crimes are the majority are now seen as racist gaslighting.