Biden's African Ban
On Friday of this past week, Biden & his handlers implemented a travel ban on South Africa and seven other African countries over what the World Health Organization has christened as the "Omicron" variant. The WHO was late in detecting it and Biden is not imposing the ban until Monday. Currently identified as B.1.1.529, the new variant has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong in travelers from South Africa.
African officials have lashed out at the new travel ban, saying that the continent was again bearing the brunt of panicked policies from Western countries and that vaccine hoarding helped pave the way to this crisis. That must mean that the third worls expects the first world to share the vaccine? Interesting...
Of course, the bigger story is a political one. Trump instituted a travel ban from some of these same countries for many of the very same reasons. Trump at the start of 2020, when COVID-19 began spreading throughout the world, restricted travel from China and an additional six countries including Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. Now, a year and a half later, Biden is replicating what he himself called "racist" by implementing his own travel restrictions from African countries.
Biden has used race to get himself elected. He is a race baiter and a hypocrite.
As for the new variant: "After a period of relatively low transmission in which South Africa recorded just over 200 new confirmed cases per day, in the past week the daily new cases rapidly increased to more than 1,200 on Wednesday. On Thursday they jumped to 2,465."
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/south-african-scientists-detect-virus-variant-amid-spike-81397494
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"A wall will not stop the coronavirus," Biden tweeted in March of 2020. "Banning all travel from Europe — or any other part of the world — will not stop it. This disease could impact every nation and any person on the planet — and we need a plan to combat it."
What a xenophobic bigot and racist Biden is! All over a strain so mild as to not even need much treatment for most.
R U serious? "What a xenophobic bigot and racist Biden is!"?
No, of course you are NOT serious!
Please, do explain why Biden is a "xenophobic bigot and racist".
2 words. Travel. Ban.
For the same reason T Rump was a "xenophobic bigot and racist" when he ordered travel bans... I mean we were all schooled that ordering travel bans against anyone with the virus coming here was a huge example of racial hate by the liberal members of the board and main stream media?
You don't remember that?
Trump was not a xenophobic bigot and racist because he called for a travel ban, it's because he called for a Muslim ban.
Donald Trump called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”
Rudy Giuliani confirmed that the later 'travel ban' was really just a disguised Muslim ban when he said “So when (Donald) first announced it, he said ‘Muslim ban.’ He called me up. He said, ‘Put a commission together. Show me the right way to do it legally.'”
So Biden authorizing travel bans from countries that have virus outbreaks or new variant outbreaks has ZERO to do with race or religion.
Trumps Muslim ban was specifically intended to ban Muslims from entering the country proving he is a fucking xenophobic bigoted racist much like many of his sycophantic followers who cheered when he announced his intention to ban Muslims.
Anyone with more than half a brain can clearly see the difference between the two.
It was said way back when this pandemic and fearathon started that ultimately, Covid 19 was going to wind up just like the common cold or the flu... Everyone who said it or repeated it were called crazy and insane...
The common cold, every human on the planet catches it as some point, there is no vaccine cause it mutates too rapidly and is especially virulent when airborne... The Flu, each year we have a new vaccine for the latest variant it has mutated into...
Covid 19... Especially virulent when airborne, mutates faster than the flu, it appears about on a 6 month cycle.... probably will slow down as it get older, spreads worldwide, and more humans are exposed to it...
They come out with a new vaccine every year for the flu, and the drug companies are doing the same for Covid 19...
They say the common cold kills just over 50k per year mostly the very young in undeveloped nations, the flu kills .5 -.6 million a year mostly elderly, in the US alone even with vaccines....
The common cold is something we are not afraid of, the flu is not something we are afraid of...
Why are we afraid of Covid 19????
Could it possibly be all the lies that have been said about it? could it possibly be that it was created in a lab in china using US government funds? the fact that is is a created virus Genetically engineered to see just how virulent it can get?
My question is this, why is the government so afraid of it?
Many people including me last year was saying that it is here to stay we will never be rid of it they cannot exterminate it the same as they haven't exterminated smallpox... (which they were constantly claiming) Until it was revealed that last year Canada purchased 70k doses of smallpox vaccine to replenish it's supply of expired doses... If smallpox has been eradicated as a threat to humans then why does every developed nation maintain a supply of the vaccine for instant deployment?
So we are going to have to live with it and the threat of catching it for all eternity....
Common sense says we need to get on with life, so why is the government pushing the overblown fear? it will soon be two years....
Insanity is the only explanation, or in the alternative, we can all live like Howard Hughes finished out his life, a recluse locked away in his two floors in Vegas only one person allowed to see him, (his private attendant) because he was afraid of catching a germ that might kill him.... Yes Howard Hughes became a germaphobe in his later life... And was called insane....
Are we all to wind up the same way? germaphobes afraid of going outside or seeing anyone else?
Seems like that is what the government wants....
At lease we don't see the death count in the lower right hand of the screen on MSNBC or CNN anymore. I assume that ended the day Biden became president. The strange part of that is that more Americans died of covid in the 10 months that Biden was president than all of 2020 AND Biden has the Trump vaccine!
So you are absolutely correct, there is a lot of politics in this and yes, we are probably going to have to live with a very unique virus....one that mutates as if...it..was man-made!
Gee I don't see Biden calling Trump a racist in that tweet.
Ther REASON for that is that Biden didn't call Trump a racist.
Y'all using scare quoted isn't a defense for posting bullshit.
That's amazing!
Sometimes facts are amazing Vic.
Biden doesn't have a clue, let alone a plan.
Lewis Carroll might have called him "The Mad Hatter."
South African doc on omicron scarient: "So far, we have detected that those infected do not suffer the loss of taste or smell. They might have a slight cough."
Fauci says "we're going to have to start living with COVID" http:// hill.cm/Od1YNKp
It's odd isn't it? The typical pandemic style virus usally forms various strains that grow weaker, as did the one we had no vaccine for in 1918. The current one defies what typically happens.
It's almost as though it was man-made.
'We" know that rabbit holes are ...
No pangolins or bat caves in Wuhan.
Another denier rears their head.
So are all of the crisis that this country currently faces. All made, enforced, and expanded on by Brandon, Democrats, and their sycophants in the mainstream media.
No.
What brought you to that unfounded conclusion Vic?
Actually, it's not.
No again.
Good morning Dulay
Mornin' Vic.
Still deflecting I see.
Got an answer to my question?
The question was answered in the very comment you quoted. There was no vaccine for the Spanish Flu. Did it not mutate into weaker strains and eventually disappear?
The Spanish flu is a variant of the H1N1 influenza A virus Vic. It hasn't 'disappeared'.
Oh and BTW Vic, the 4th wave of Spanish flu had a HIGHER mortality rate than the 1st wave so it sure as fuck doesn't look like it got 'weaker'.
As I replied to one of your prior comments, that's a lot of FAIL in one sentence.
Wrong again:
By the summer of 1919, the flu pandemic came to an end, as those that were infected either died or developed immunity.
So the History channel is your is your go to for facts about pandemics.
I prefer facts.
Origins of the Spanish Influenza pandemic (1918–1920) and its relation to the First World War (nih.gov)
The 1920 mortality rate from the Spanish Flu in US cities was HIGHER than from previous waves.
Because I used it on this occasion?
The 1920 mortality rate from the Spanish Flu in US cities was HIGHER than from previous waves.
Yup, but it took the same course as a natural virus would.
Since you used it to INSIST that I was 'Wrong again', YES Vic.
Wow Vic, you just can't admit that your posit was bullshit. You agree that my posit is factual while STILL trying to bolster your bullshit.
The desperation is telling. There seems no bottom to the depths your comments will go.
The whole thing is a pointless gesture. The ban should have been effective immediately. Instead, they decided to wait for THREE FUCKING DAYS. WHY?????
In the meantime, as those days pass, they now have over 60 cases of this new variant in the Netherlands. They also have cases in the UK, Germany, Italy, and other countries. Banning travel from Africa is thoroughly useless. The damned thing is probably already in America, and Fauci said as much himself yesterday.
By the way, this has been Fauci on responding to the new variant:
Thursday : We don’t need a travel ban. There’s no basis for it. Also, There is no indication the variant is in the US.
Friday : We need a travel ban, but let’s not put it in place for three more days.
Saturday : It’s probably already here.
Smooth, Doc!
Good question. Israel may just have done it the right way:
Israel to close borders to all foreigners due to omicron variant http:// hill.cm/eZCHEzx
In the meantime our southern border is wide open.
By the way, this has been Fauci on responding to the new variant:
Thursday : We don’t need a travel ban. There’s no basis for it. Also, There is no indication the variant is in the US.
Friday : We need a travel ban, but let’s not put it in place for three more days.
Saturday : It’s probably already here.
Smooth, Doc!
It's not about "the science." Dr Fauci must pander to Biden and the left at all times - it's his get out of jail card!
I am sure he knows it is already in the US; as no travel ban will stop the crossings at our wide open southern border; where the vast majority of illegals are not immunized- nor are they required to be. They are coming in from all over the world; including terrorists.
Biden can put every travel ban in place he wants. Until he shuts down the southern border it is all a wasted effort.
And some people wonder why so many Americans don’t believe a word that man has to say…
And it's been officially detected in Canada, so yes it's here already.
It was most likely here by the time they found it in SA. I first came across articles on Saturday morning and basically no one know shit. There were a lot of "might" or "may be" in those articles. Also at the rate poorer countries are not getting vaccines we aren't going to make much headway against variants anyway. It really does seem pointless.
Travel bans are pretty useless imo. I said as much when the virus first appeared and we started with the first rounds of travel bans, it is already way too late.
They’re certainly not going to be 100% because the incubation period between infection and symptoms is too long. Still, there is an argument to be made that travel bans could slow the spread while we figure out what the hell we’re dealing with. I just don’t understand why anybody thinks it’s a smart idea to wait three days, or why you don’t just shut all borders once you realize the thing could be anywhere.
Just another chapter in the fearathon....
The bottom line here.
The Former Guy (the Former President Trump) - was the most racist, xenophobic, and stupidest so called President.
TFG banned Muslims
TFG paid bounty to Stormy Daniels
TFG told us to drink bleach
TFG could never, ever, begin or end a sentence in any of his rallies. TFG speaks at the level of a 5yo - can't finish a sentence, can't carry a thought.
Shoot. This post is gonna be erased by the mods, like all my other ones that go against Jeff
I think I hear one of John's seeds screaming your name.
Wow, what a substantial argument/S
This morning, on the news, when I heard that Biden was banning travel from South Africa, I thought to myself, "Isn't that how Trump was labeled a racist"?
Trump was rightfully labeled a racist LONG before that.
Based on what evidence?
None except some vivid imaginations.
And hatred for mean tweets.
Based on the FACT that he used the 'N word' as a pejorative.
Based on the FACT that he and his daddy were found to have discriminated against 'colored' people in their rental practices.
Based on the FACT that he took out a full page add demanding the execution of the Central Park 5.
Based on the FACT that he did it AGAIN when NYC came to a settlement with those same young black men for what was done to them.
Based on the FACT that in testimony about his Casino, he whined about Native Americans were getting a better deal than he was and said that 'They don't look like Indians to me'.
Based on the FACT that he spent YEARS questioning Obama's citizenship but NEVER said a word about McCain's, even though McCain was actually born outside of the US.
Based on the FACT that he announced his candidacy by claiming that Mexico was sending rapists to the US.
Based on the FACT that he hired Steven Miller.
Based on the FACT that he pointed out 'my African American' at a rally.
Based on the FACT that he called for a 'total and complete shutdown of Muslim's entering the US.'
Based on the FACT that he used the racial slur 'Pocahontas'.
So... Trump wasn't called a racist for the travel bans?
"Shithole countries" of Trump fame were all non white countries as I recall.
"As you recall?" Let's test your recollection. Where is the quote with the countries mentioned?
What happened to post 9.1.7?
I think somebody gave me some traction!
He sure was but we can’t have Biden held to that same standard ya know.
OOOH OOOH pick me I know the answer......................
I'll let you do the honors Sir...
I noticed it disappeared too. I guess whoever posted it doesn’t have the guts to stand behind it.
My thoughts as well.
You were correct in your traction statement. Guess the commenter didn't want to give you that traction after all. Just get in a one liner comment, and not leave a trace. Seems a bit childish but hey, to each their own.
How does it go? To each his own!
None of those anecdotes comes close to implying racism
Right, because calling people niggers is a form of endearment for Trump. /s
You mean LBJ
Gots a question brother...
Why is it that if you or I used the term "Nigger" in a post the liberal side would be all over us like stink on dung...
But one of their side uses it and "CRICKETS"
They still to this day haven't explained LBJ's usage of it when he was saying they were stupider than a box of rocks and sheep to be lead around by the nose... (he's still a great man and president)
If it was a racist act for T Rump, it's a racist act for Biden.... the purpose of the act doesn't change because of the person doing it, (or their politics)
I said what I meant Vic. Refrain from trying to put words in my mouth.
Since you posted that comment 22 HOURS ago, NO ONE has flagged it.
I hope that you recognize that FACT utterly refutes your claim.
Well if they are allowing the defamation of Jesus Christ, why wouldn't they allow the N word?
Because it's not the same thing and stop acting like you actually give a shit that I said Jesus Fucking Christ
You are right it's not the same. There are worse things than "racism!"
Give me a break, Vic. In no way in hell do you embody the teachings of Jesus Christ. [Deleted]
pretty sure they refer to satan as republican jesus now...
Oh, you think I'm advocating for Christianity? Or is that another deflection?
I love when they say as mean as I am!
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Oh, Jesus...gonna start this game again? You're the one that said:
Then you said:
Who is Jesus Christ, Vic? What did He do? Do you know anything about anything that's in the New Testament?
Simple question: As a progressive, do you think there is anything worse than "racism?"
He's the one spouting that defaming Jesus is worse than racism...but this is the first time he's ever even mentioned anything regarding Christianity. Only Christians are actually offended by my favorite phrase.
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That was one of my problems with it. You know, "turning the other cheek?"
And how about "the meek inheriting the earth?"
Don't get me wrong, I admire people of faith, but just look at what crawled out of the university!
Murder
Allow me: During the Vietnam War they needed everybody they could get into the military (and I mean everybody). And like everything else, the boomers overwhelmed the institutions that should have civilized them. Roy Moore, who you may have forgotten explained it best. He was assigned to this position in 1971, near the end of the war when the US Army and Marines were having discipline issues due to the high number of soldiers with drug addictions or mental imbalances which made them dangerous. In his autobiography, he wrote that the use of drugs was so prevalent, he issued many disciplinary charges against his men with an emphasis on targeting drug abusers. This earned him fragging threats.
I think that is when the Army learned that when you deal with shit you end up covered with it.
Or did they?
Whoosh, right over your head.
This is NOT directed to Dulay.
A large number of comments have been removed from this thread for a slap fight. People please stay on point and not go meta and personal.
Why am I not surprised that you actually read Roy Moore's autobiography?
in his defense, maybe he thought it was a romance novel.
Maybe but it's title:
So Help Me God: The Ten Commandments, Judicial Tyranny, and The Battle for Religious Freedom
Should be a pretty big giveaway...
Thump, thump, thump.
Why, none whatsoever of course.
Good point…
Honestly I don't see travel bans working. With as connected as the world is by the time we even identify a new variant or virus odds are it is already here. Unless we completely seal ourselves off from the world (not even slightly practical) imposing travel bans on specific countries to keep out a virus is a useless gesture.
And then there remains the Swiss cheese border
There’s always that. Let’s go Brandon!