Tell her list of diseases named for locations where they started. Spanish flu, Lyme disease, West Nile virus etc. Not meant to be racist.
Then list all his accomplishments. Those matter. Then go on the attack on what Biden has actually accomplished in 5 decades of being in gov't. List Biden's racist actions and words through the years. Crime bill, "racial jungle", description of Obama etc.
Tell her you will vote on actual policies (list tem) rather than emotions.
(Asian here. Not at all feel offended about calling covid-19 the China virus or Wuhan Flu. Though not Chinese, have Chinese blood and can pass for one.)
She actually did bring up the names of other diseases in recognition of that as a counter-argument and said she'd argue they should be changed as well.
So that goes to negating intent of racism in naming covid-19. They're imbuing that act of naming as an act of racism because they think Trump is racist. Because MSM told them he is. He's not. Move from there to prove he's not racist. Black gf, helping Jennifer Hudson, all the policies he passed to help AAs etc.
I did mention some highlights from his first term yesterday that she was not familiar with, some of which I think surprised her. I can and may bring up examples of him not being a racist. But I suspect her response will be something like "then why does he keep saying china virus and kung flu" and "he is egging on his supporters to be hurtful to immigrants". From her perspective, Trump has the power to discourage racial conflict yet chooses to exploit biases and stereotypes for his political gain.
Tell her list of diseases named for locations where they started. Spanish flu, Lyme disease, West Nile virus etc. Not meant to be racist.
Then list all his accomplishments. Those matter. Then go on the attack on what Biden has actually accomplished in 5 decades of being in gov't. List Biden's racist actions and words through the years. Crime bill, "racial jungle", description of Obama etc.
Tell her you will vote on actual policies (list tem) rather than emotions.
(Asian here. Not at all feel offended about calling covid-19 the China virus or Wuhan Flu. Though not Chinese, have Chinese blood and can pass for one.)
She actually did bring up the names of other diseases in recognition of that as a counter-argument and said she'd argue they should be changed as well.
So that goes to negating intent of racism in naming covid-19. They're imbuing that act of naming as an act of racism because they think Trump is racist. Because MSM told them he is. He's not. Move from there to prove he's not racist. Black gf, helping Jennifer Hudson, all the policies he passed to help AAs etc.
I did mention some highlights from his first term yesterday that she was not familiar with, some of which I think surprised her. I can and may bring up examples of him not being a racist. But I suspect her response will be something like "then why does he keep saying china virus and kung flu" and "he is egging on his supporters to be hurtful to immigrants". From her perspective, Trump has the power to discourage racial conflict yet chooses to exploit biases and stereotypes for his political gain.