Italian PM fought against testing Chinese travellers.

1. 2020-04-05 at 2:16 PM UTC

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   Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]

   The Governor of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana, has said that he was accused of being a racist in February when he suggested that travellers coming from China should be tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19).
   
   Fontana, who is a member of Matteo Salvini’s nationalist Lega party, revealed the response to his warning during a debate in the Regional Council on Tuesday, according to a report by La Repubblica. He claimed that when he had suggested that people arriving from China should be tested for the virus on February 3, he was assured by Italy’s Left-wing Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, that the country was in no danger of a mass outbreak because the medical system was too well-prepared for it.
   
   Fontana added that some of his colleagues had called him a racist at the time for suggesting the tests, and said that he had been “mocked with insolent words” and that he had been offended by the remarks. He also claimed that he was told that ordering the testing would lead to a loss of Italy’s standing in the eyes of the world.

   https://voiceofeurope.com/2020/04/italy-governor-accused-of-racism-for-wanting-to-test-travellers-from-china/
2. 2020-04-05 at 3:59 PM UTC

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   MexicanMasterRace Black Hole
   I don't see anybody actually calling him a racist. It's just his word, and also a tactic that politicians regularly use to convey a point. "I talked to a guy," "I met a guy," "My colleagues", etc. Always some story or position they can tell without ever actually having the validity of their claim checked.
3. 2020-04-05 at 5:30 PM UTC

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   tee hee hee Naturally Camouflaged [slangily complete this slumberer]
   I hate china
   China did this to me ruined our life. 🤬🤬🤬
4. 2020-04-05 at 6:41 PM UTC

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   MexicanMasterRace Black Hole

   Originally posted by tee hee hee I hate china
   China did this to me ruined our life. 🤬🤬🤬

   
   Lol no it didnt
5. 2020-04-05 at 10:22 PM UTC

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