The press in neutral Spain was not so constrained. As for the desire to avoid hurt feelings, some may consider it oversensitivity. President Biden signed a hate crimes law designed to protect Asian Americans last month after the increase in incidents. The simplicity is obvious. In this case the reason was that the countries where the illness really was rife early on in its history were at war, and wartime censorship played the epidemic down.
b. 1. 2 and b. 617. 2 were not so restricted.  As for the desire to avoid hurt feelings some may consider it oversrequency.  President Biden has passed away.
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b. 1 . 2 and b. 617 . 2 were not so restricted . As for the desire to avoid hurt feelings some may consider it oversrequency . President Biden has passed away .
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