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A new country in the world!
thought it would be obvious I was mocking you by repeating the viewpoint you expressed without the air of pretentiousness that you surround it with, but I guess I was the stupid one for thinking you were capable of recognizing sarcasm.
I see you're like arguing with strawmen in your head
Also “critical support” for what, Russian imperialism? Why does Russian imperialism deserve “critical support” while western imperialism deserves direct opposition?
That's what I'm asking you dumbass lol why can you lend western imperialism critical support and not to Russia? Maybe figure out the term and how it's defined before speaking on it?
Can you kindly contextualize the MIC and it's interest in NATO, Mearsheimer (a foreign policy hawk that loves war) saying its NATO agression, Biden joking in the 90s and knowing full well what NATO east expansion would mean, Putin going from friend to foe, Russia's economy after the fall of the SU until now?
outright military invasion, is somehow not imperialist
Imperialism is when military intervention. The more militarier the intervention the imperialister it is
Ah yes, because there are only two options
It's almost like there isn't, right? Could it be the "critical" part in "critical support"?
Wow that’s incredible, why don’t we just skip waiting for the imperialists to do it and carry out the genocide ourselves.
Your brain is melting wtf are you even saying?
Unlike "Tankie" and "woke", "lib" does in deed have a definition.
You're right we should be running dogs for western imperialism instead.
And yes it will improve revolutionary conditions as the contradictions become more aparent (money for weapons and genocide is seemingly endlessly available, but not when it's about housing, environment, healthcare, etc.). The only reason you see it as moronic and dangerous, is because you seem to live in a country that reaps the benefits of imperialism that grant you stability in life
"Tankie" functions for libs the same way, as "woke" does for chuds. It's a meaningless term
What no theory does to a mf
You didn't know the soviets were part of the allies, so it's futile to go in any discussion with you. Your repeating fascist propaganda and insinuating that Stalin and Hitler were allies. You can't even contextualize the Munich agreement. Just stfu and lurk more
The soviets were part of the allies, and killed 8/10 Nazis. Seeing your historical illiteracy explains your lack of understanding on current geopolitical events
I think it is a mistake to assume this article reflects the position of the New York Times because they chose to run it.
It may not reflect the position of the NYT, but does reflect their views in some regard. You don't think they'd publish a guest essay portraying Stalin in any light other then a negative one?
You may as well be right. Thinking about how it's a privately run business, It's definitely within the realm of possibility and how it's done in practice. It requires less time/ressources to have your journalists follow guidelines and punish them if they are not within guidlines. Reading the damn thing and haveing a lengthy approval process costs money after all..
What I'm saying is that while this is an opinion piece, it had to pass an editorial board. Since this piece obv got publish, it means that it reflects the views of the board in some regard
Someone drew some lines on a map 200 years ago when the concept of countries was invented. An entire culture should now be assimilated to match the lines on the map. Israel must be a legitimate country too, someone drew some lines on a map. The British playbook strikes again.
Ok thanks, at least I now understand your (anarchist?) perspective. Generally I'm with you with abolishing borders, but don't see it realistically happening over night and the entire world at once. A socialist state needs to exists to protect it's people from imperial forces. Also I'm going to disregard you call for the ETIM to have their own state (i.e. East Turkistan) with borders.
In the video linked previously right, right after the camp tour
Give me a timestamp. Not gonna watch BE kissing the imperial boot for one hour.
The most amount of mosques according to Google is indonesia. Source for your claim?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mosques_in_China
"In of 2014 there were 39,135 mosques in China,[1][2] in 2009 an estimated 25,000 of these were in Xinjiang, a north-west autonomous region, having a high density of one mosque per 500 Muslims.[3]"
The articles about the mosque architectures being forcefully changed to be more “Chinese” against the will of the population does not support your claim.
The article handselected and made "An analysis of 2,312 mosques once featuring Islamic architecture shows that three-quarters have been modified or destroyed since 2018." "Modified" being an obtuse way of saying "renovation", so that the roof doesnt collapse and kills the worshipers. So not only do they hand sample a small amount of the total amount of mosques, they create an obtuse category of "modification" and destruction. I wonder why they don't give the raw number of destroyed mosques if they seem to have the data?
I’m sure there was some seperatism.
If you're at all interested at the context:
https://www.qiaocollective.com/education/xinjiang
The extent of terrorist violence in China during this period is not well known in the West. There were many attacks between 1990 and 2016 and not all of the information is yet available. A compilation of publicly-known attacks has been collected here. Some high-profile attacks are as follows:
➤ 2009 July 5 – The Urumqi Riots, 197 killed, 1700 wounded. Chinese investigations allege that the riots were enflamed by foreign entities such as the WUC to undermine regional stability and unity. As an aside, due to Facebook’s failure to provide information to the Chinese government following the attacks, Western social media was banned from China.
➤ 2013 October 28 – Tiananmen Attack, 5 killed, 40 wounded. Usmen Hasan, along with his mother and wife, drives a jeep through a crowd at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square before setting the vehicle on fire. Authorities find “extremist religious content” and a jihadi flag in the remains of the vehicle.
➤ 2014 March 1 – Kunming Train Station Attack, 31 killed, 141 wounded. Eight attackers burst into the city’s rail station, stabbing people at random before police arrive at the scene. Officials identify the leader of the group as Abdurehim Kurban, and state that insignias and flags worn by the attackers point to political involvement as “East Turkestan” separatists. The international community, including U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, joins China in denouncing the attack as an act of terrorism.
➤ 2014 May 22 – Urumqi Attack, 39 killed and 94 injured as attackers drive two cars into a crowded marketplace and throw explosives towards surrounding buildings.
➤ 2014 July 30 – Assassination of Imam Juma Tahir at the Id Kah Mosque after morning prayers. Juma Tahir was the practicing imam of Id Kah, China
Which was subsequently exaggerated and hijacked as Imperalists to do push whatever agenda they want.
You keep using the term imperialist, it doesn't mean what you think it means.
The funniest part is how China literally did it together with America.
Yeah America inciting the terrorist attacks, and when China doesn't invade another country, they point the finger and say "genocide" and had to backtrack to "cultural genocide" because all evidence is paper thin. China not being able to prove a negative is in a losing position, especially against a hegemon
Which had to pass the nyt editorial board.
Just like those “terrorists” in the middle east that started attacking Americans in Iraq?
The Americans invaded Iraq, Xinjiang is part of China since the quing dynasty you. Comparing apples and oranges.
Also are you denying that terrorist attacks were not perpetrated by the Etim??
A Muslim that fights back against their colonialist oppressor. Suddenly the imperial oppressor has to get rid of those “terrorists”.
What no theory does to a mf. Also portraying communists as an outside force, where have I heard this type of rhetoric before? (It's from facists)
Where a family fully loses contact with their father for 8+ years because he suddenly “voluntarily signed up for vocational training”.
Without context this is meaningless drivel. Provide a source
You have to choose between “the CCP is doing cultural Genocide against Muslims and they are all terrorists who need to be culturally assimilated”, or “there is nothing going on”. You can’t do both.
Cultural genocide is when you have the highest density of mosques and the preserving of Uyghur Arabic and ethnic assimilation is when you teach another language (without banning the native one)
Who is saying that they are all terrorists? And who is saying "nothing going on"?
You re saying "religious extremism and terrorist attacks are good actually and needs to be respected"
Imperialist try not to paint Muslims who they want to suppress as terrorists difficulty level impossible
I mean you did have terrorist attacks in China. Also the US delisting ETIM as an terrorist organisation tends to encourage that.
I’m not sure what the comparison to Guantamo after that is supposed to mean.
At least recite the full question being asked
What should be done then? If there are Chinese citizens who subscribe to jihadist ideologies, shouldn’t an attempt be made to change their minds? Is that brainwashing?
Or should they be considered a lost cause and sent to a Guantanamo type location?
I’m sure the Uyghur camps are better than Abu Ghraib and Guantanmo but that doesn’t mean much.
Vocational Training Centers where you learn mandarin and less radical interpretations of islam are indeed better approaches than Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
If there was nothing to hide they would have allowed the BBC to visit a facility of their choosing and other human rights organisations to enter and examine the area. Not allowing people to inspect only makes things look more suspicious.
Why would they let the BBC that obviously doesnt give a shit about mulims (see reporting on Palestine)? Why would they let western think thank financed NGOs in?
Most Muslim countries see no wrong doing neither https://www.axios.com/2020/10/08/un-statement-china-uighurs-xinjiang
This FT article is filled to the brim with them though and it doesn’t look faked An analysis of 2,312 mosques once featuring Islamic architecture shows that three-quarters have been modified or destroyed since 2018.
Does the FT article mention that the highest density of mosques is in Xinjiang? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mosques_in_China
2,312 aint that much in China
Ugh BE. Heres an analysis on the video tho
https://medium.com/@sunfeiyang/breaking-down-the-bbcs-visit-to-hotan-xinjiang-e284934a7aab
Thank you for acknowledging that the situation isnt black and white, also I aplogize for commenting with an overly hostile tone.
Since it's impossible to prove a negative (the burdon of prove lies with the accuser/west), there's a context that you might be missing and be interested. Here's a comprehensive contextualization from the Chinese perspective utilizing western sources:
Could you kindly defone that for me?
Where? Lol funny how you get that feeling I talked about you