How Trump’s Bias Over Coronavirus Demonizes Asian Americans
People of goodwill must wash their hands of hatred
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7 min readMar 22, 2020
- Author’s Note: The following was written in collaboration with Professor Elwood Watson, Ph.D. and was published by The Good Men Project on July 2.
As we meticulously wash our hands to prevent contracting the novel coronavirus, we must also be mindful to cleanse our hearts of hatred during this period of pandemic.
Unfortunately, the President of the United States continues to be infected with racial and ethnic bigotry — a cruel and cowardly testament to these trying times of death and despair.
Throughout his careers in business and politics, Trump has never refrained from targeting minority groups for discrimination, condemnation and blame for a host of reasons— whether real, perceived or manufactured.
While the bully-in-chief’s callous behavior is nothing new, it’s nevertheless disturbing, reprehensible and should not be taken lightly.
