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Whereas in the US, we only discriminate against people based on the origin of their license plate?

by jldugger 8y ago

colanderman 8y ago
What does the US have to do with anything?
- fucking_tragedy 8y ago
  Nothing, it's just standard whataboutism that gets trotted out whenever anything that is slightly critical of China is posted.
bilbo0s 8y ago
Sure, there is discrimination everywhere. Basically, lots and lots and lots of people suck. Most people would not argue that. But this thread is about discrimination in China. I should mention that you should feel free to post another article about discrimination in the US if you like.
dforrestwilson 8y ago
The difference is that the U.S. is not targeting a regional majority / national minority using advanced technologies, and then placing them into re-education camps as a matter of policy.
- linuxftw 8y ago
  I disagree. For many in the African American (and others) community, the war on Drugs (I'm referring to Marijuana especially), has been just that. Of course, the US doesn't call them 'camps.'
  - jldugger 8y ago
    Oh, we have camps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Federal_Prison_Camps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Federal_Prison_Camps
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > The difference is that the U.S. is not targeting a regional majority / national minority using advanced technologies, and then placing them into re-education camps as a matter of policy. Well, at least not overtly.
sdinsn 8y ago
"The US does it, therefore it's OK when China does too"
magic_beans 8y ago
You mean steering clear of Massholes?
currymj 8y ago
During the Depression, there was discrimination against internal migrants, famously the "Okies" moving from Oklahoma to western states. They were the subject of all kinds of negative stereotypes, and were sometimes turned away at the border or put into labor camps. I don't think serious discrimination on the scale described in the article has recently happened to US citizens in the continental US, however.

Whereas in the US, we only discriminate against people based on the origin of their license plate?

colanderman 8y ago

What does the US have to do with anything?

fucking_tragedy 8y ago
Nothing, it's just standard whataboutism that gets trotted out whenever anything that is slightly critical of China is posted.

bilbo0s 8y ago

Sure, there is discrimination everywhere. Basically, lots and lots and lots of people suck. Most people would not argue that. But this thread is about discrimination in China. I should mention that you should feel free to post another article about discrimination in the US if you like.

dforrestwilson 8y ago

The difference is that the U.S. is not targeting a regional majority / national minority using advanced technologies, and then placing them into re-education camps as a matter of policy.

linuxftw 8y ago
I disagree. For many in the African American (and others) community, the war on Drugs (I'm referring to Marijuana especially), has been just that. Of course, the US doesn't call them 'camps.'
- jldugger 8y ago
  Oh, we have camps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Federal_Prison_Camps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Federal_Prison_Camps
dragonwriter 8y ago
> The difference is that the U.S. is not targeting a regional majority / national minority using advanced technologies, and then placing them into re-education camps as a matter of policy. Well, at least not overtly.

sdinsn 8y ago

"The US does it, therefore it's OK when China does too"

magic_beans 8y ago

You mean steering clear of Massholes?

currymj 8y ago

During the Depression, there was discrimination against internal migrants, famously the "Okies" moving from Oklahoma to western states. They were the subject of all kinds of negative stereotypes, and were sometimes turned away at the border or put into labor camps. I don't think serious discrimination on the scale described in the article has recently happened to US citizens in the continental US, however.