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Interning millions of people on the basis of their ethnicity/religion, and then harvesting their organs ... now where have we heard this one before? I won't ma

Interning millions of people on the basis of their ethnicity/religion, and then harvesting their organs ... now where have we heard this one before? I won't make the direct comparison because it'd normally seem hyperbolic in 2018 ... but this is happening in 2018. If this is true, it has to change the narrative quite firmly.

craftyguy 8y ago
Why are you singling out Tim Cook? All world leaders (both political and corporate) that appease China are to blame.
- codezero 8y ago
  Was going to say this. They edited that part out.
- sonnyblarney 8y ago
  I believe that since Apple is claiming moral imperative every day in their ads and interviews, and because they have material relationships with China (which governments merely facilitiate) - and that Apple & co are the primary beneficiaries of 'global China' (not for example, Justin Trudeau) ... then they have the first move. World leaders behind the scenes are very wary of China, they're a) afraid of speaking out and b) have to be diplomatic on some level. The rubber hits the road (i.e. the 'money') is Apple. And yes - of course world leaders should be far more aggressive about this. Sadly, as aggressive as Trump can be, I'll bet he turns a blind eye if he gets a good trade deal. Though I'm no fan of his, I'll bet he could garner an instant 10% boost in global approval by requiring the closure of those camps as part of any future trade deal. And the thing is - he actually does have enough leverage to get away with it. It would be a major, major international coup of the humanitarian kind ... something so many of his more social/lefty peers could only dream of doing. It'd be nice to seem him try, but I'm not holding my breath.
myth_drannon 8y ago
I think it is done for the first time in human history, unless you are thinking about Nazi's children camps in Belarus where they were drawing blood from children to be used for their soldiers (Krasny Bereg- http://mynativebelarus.blogspot.com/2012/04/krasny-bereg-childrens-khatyn.html?_sm_au_=iVVJQt4QT20FDVR6 http://mynativebelarus.blogspot.com/2012/04/krasny-bereg-chi...). I'm afraid the dystopian future is here, not in a sense of using certain groups of people for organ harvesting but as in growing humans in labs for that purpose. The Chinese government will most likely prefer the "cleaner" option.

craftyguy 8y ago

Why are you singling out Tim Cook? All world leaders (both political and corporate) that appease China are to blame.

codezero 8y ago
Was going to say this. They edited that part out.
sonnyblarney 8y ago
I believe that since Apple is claiming moral imperative every day in their ads and interviews, and because they have material relationships with China (which governments merely facilitiate) - and that Apple & co are the primary beneficiaries of 'global China' (not for example, Justin Trudeau) ... then they have the first move. World leaders behind the scenes are very wary of China, they're a) afraid of speaking out and b) have to be diplomatic on some level. The rubber hits the road (i.e. the 'money') is Apple. And yes - of course world leaders should be far more aggressive about this. Sadly, as aggressive as Trump can be, I'll bet he turns a blind eye if he gets a good trade deal. Though I'm no fan of his, I'll bet he could garner an instant 10% boost in global approval by requiring the closure of those camps as part of any future trade deal. And the thing is - he actually does have enough leverage to get away with it. It would be a major, major international coup of the humanitarian kind ... something so many of his more social/lefty peers could only dream of doing. It'd be nice to seem him try, but I'm not holding my breath.

myth_drannon 8y ago

I think it is done for the first time in human history, unless you are thinking about Nazi's children camps in Belarus where they were drawing blood from children to be used for their soldiers (Krasny Bereg- http://mynativebelarus.blogspot.com/2012/04/krasny-bereg-childrens-khatyn.html?_sm_au_=iVVJQt4QT20FDVR6 http://mynativebelarus.blogspot.com/2012/04/krasny-bereg-chi...). I'm afraid the dystopian future is here, not in a sense of using certain groups of people for organ harvesting but as in growing humans in labs for that purpose. The Chinese government will most likely prefer the "cleaner" option.