Matt Gaetz unleashes racist tirade about 'Chinese drones' and 'liberties'

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By Oliver Willis -April 27, 2020 5:45 PM

Experts have warned against using regionally specific terminology to refer to the coronavirus as Gaetz did over the weekend, as it often incites racism and xenophobia.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) alleged over the weekend that local municipalities were using "Chinese drones" to "spy on people in their own backyards" in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gaetz claimed the warning was a "wake-up call" regarding the United States' relationship with China, repeatedly referring to the coronavirus in racist terms.

Experts, including those from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), have warned against using regionally specific terminology when naming or discussing the virus. The xenophobic language has been traced to attacks and slurs directed against Asian Americans and other ethnic groups.

Gaetz also promoted video of his remarks — which he made during Saturday's edition of "Huckabee," a show hosted by former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on the conservative Christian Trinity Broadcasting Network — on his official YouTube channel in a video labeled "Chinese Drones Impair our Liberty."

https://americanindependent.com/matt-gaetz-coronavirus-racism-chinese-drones-spy-gop-house-florida-huckabee-covid-19/

Hey, I need a beer Gatez, and your fucking buddy I have a dingle berry in my shorts Huckleberry, who is just as bad as that Liberty University asshole ...................

I get Aviation Week Magazine and they talked about the drones and how it was / is helping the country and this planet in this fight for survival, but you and your fucking buddy on the other hand don't contribute one idea to help your fellow man...................not one thing......................so in the below story learn one thing in your pitless lives of spewing hate, that what you and the other assholes have in your party are no good ideas, just fucking hate, that's what you eat and breath every waking moment in your worthless lives .............................. grow the fuck up...................

https://www.wired.com/story/drones-flight-carry-covid-tests-labs-africa/

[dalton99a]

1. Yep, the drones are transmitting data to Beijing - they want to know what you are wearing

[keithbvadu2]

2. Put your gas mask back on.

[tanyev]

3. Why would they bother with drones spying on random people

when their spies can just stroll into Mar-a-Lago to spy on the POTUS?

[SKKY]

4. Jeeze Louise! I wonder if Gaetz read about this on his American-made tablet...

...or posted on his Twitter using his American-made smart phone.

[dalton99a]

5. +1. Same with 99% of non-food items in Walmart

[Baked Potato]

6. His technical stupidity augments Trump's general stupidity.

[gibraltar72]

7. He also complained about his Chinese Made breathalyzer ignition interlock.

[rockfordfile]

8. This is their desperate plan