Life Under Coronavirus
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Sarah and the guys discuss all things coronavirus. Is federalism working? Are people taking the pandemic seriously? Impact on foreign policy? Relief packages on Capitol Hill? Future of the Democratic primary? And how are the guys talking to their kids about the outbreak?
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Good pod. Glad to hear Jonah and Steve push back against argument that it is senseless to push back against the charge of racism for using Wuhan or China label for the virus. We all agree that this is not the most pressing issue during a crisis, but J and S rightly point out that both accuracy and realism require recognizing and not hiding PRC culpability in this crisis. In addition, I disagree with David that resisting the racism charge is just nut picking on Twitter by folks on the right. Every week there is another redefinition of racism, sexism, trans phobia, etc. it starts with the Twitter left, but the media go along and we quickly are in Orwell territory. Those seeking to limit immigration (which I don’t) are accused of racism, those opposing men winning women’s sports events are “trans phobic”, and now those seeking to use the logical and descriptive term “Wuhan virus” are racist. If we don’t resist, these “just semantics” battles change our language and our culture. Collectively, the leftist assault on language seeks to stop us from debating them openly. Stop saying “illegal alien” or be shamed, etc. now, language evolves and not all requests to change terminology are wrong. What IS wrong is to label me racist for saying Wuhan virus and for conservatives to let these things pass one after another.
Sarah, while you were talking about missing out on the afternoon cocktail, it reminded me of Seedlip. They distill a non-alcoholic spirit (if that makes any sense to you). It's kind of like gin in that they distill it with various things including spices and citrus. I'm currently not drinking so ordered some myself! Apparently you can make some great mocktails!