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Why is refusing to support a totalitarian regime considered racist?

• dx87 7y ago
  I don't think it's racism, but I've seen people argue that since over 90% of China is a single ethnicity, there isn't a difference between refusing to do business with China, and refusing to do business with Chinese people. It seems like mental gymnastics to me, but it often feels like anti-China actions are confused with anti-Chinese actions.
  • cyphar 7y ago
    The same thing happens when people who criticise the policies of the Israeli government are called antisemitic. IMHO it's just a bad-faith smear to derail discussion of an issue.
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• whoevercares 7y ago
  Pretty much as dx87 said. Honestly I know it’s not racism, but it feels so close for some reason and it might just because China is 99% single race and has been invaded and discriminated against so many times. The devil is in the subtleties. Please educate me if you wish.
  • cycrutchfield 7y ago
    Ask anybody who refuses to do business with China whether they have any such qualms with doing business with Taiwan or with Chinese-Americans. I would be surprised if any significant percentage would. It’s very clear that most people have an issue with the Chinese government, not the Chinese people.
    • whoevercares 7y ago
      How about Chinese people living in the mainland? It’s arguably the largest portion, order of magnitude larger than the other pieces combined and have always been under-represented. I can tell you, “most” of them support their government, because they do the right things a lot. However, I’m well aware that at this scale there might be millions of dissidents/minorities. The government has to make some tradeoffs, which I admit is bad at times