CNN schrijft, na maanden van Trump de schuld geven van corona, dat het misschien toch ook wel een beetje de schuld was van China. U weet wel, het China waar het virus uitbrak en waar klokkenluiders die waarschuwden voor de ernst van het virus, werden kaltgestellt.
De Chinese overheid meldde in februari lagere aantallen coronabesmettingen dan er in werkelijkheid waren vastgesteld. Dat stelt CNN op basis van gelekte documenten van de dienst voor infectieziektenbestrijding van de provincie Hubei.
Heel gek, want het was toch allemaal de schuld van Orange Man Bad?
Given @CNN broke the bad news today on China, it seems like a good place to start the list of those who vouched for them.
They carried water for China’s propaganda for months, and criticized @VP for rightly blaming their response for the global death toll. pic.twitter.com/e3GfZOQk3N
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
And @CNN served as a conduit for attacks from Democratic politicians – including @JoeBiden and @NYCMayor (and Madeline Albright?) – to act as defenders of Chinese propaganda because Orange Man Bad. pic.twitter.com/TLSeYmQQ5Y
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
I’m not sure that there’s any excuse for this one from @alexnazaryan and @Yahoo.
Perhaps one of the “lessons to be learned” is the ways that the American media can help a foreign power spread disinformation? pic.twitter.com/UEevjtLull
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
The science outlets got in on this one, too. Not exactly covering themselves in glory over at @ScienceMagazine. pic.twitter.com/0ubxdSQH3w
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
@NewYorker had Chinese propaganda covered from both angles – first applauding their response (glossing over the arrests and killing/disappearing of dissidents) and then going in on how Trump was wrong to blame them. pic.twitter.com/50JVYym8mZ
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
Time, space and patience are at a premium, so grouping together. Here’s @businessinsider (the doctors who had been disappeared couldn’t be reached for comment on “China look[ing] good”) @washingtonpost and @ForeignPolicy. pic.twitter.com/erzkqHNnI1
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
In fairness, @realDonaldTrump didn’t do himself any favors on all this. If you remember, he was originally effusive in his praise of China and their handling of the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/60fxwbKZBK
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
And it wouldn’t be a thread without the blue checks.
These takes by @funder aged…imperfectly. pic.twitter.com/PJTfLcZJZm
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
Here’s almost-VP @AmbassadorRice, giving China a pass to score political points. pic.twitter.com/9GTVo1MAJd
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
@Amy_Siskind is quickly becoming a feature around here. pic.twitter.com/c64Us0Hlqv
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
Last but not least, the think tanks got in on the act, unfortunately. This one from @BrookingsInst strikes me as the most egregious (see highlighted) pic.twitter.com/ErHuVUf8iG
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
As I’ve said throughout, we’ll need accountability all the way round on the coronavirus response.
But pretending like that accountability does not begin with China, who’s fault it is that the virus snuck up on the rest of the planet, is intellectually and morally untenable.
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 1, 2020
