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>The Chinese government is not a person. There is no value in thinking of it as such. The Chinese government is made up of people, and China is made up of peop
by logicchains 7y ago
>The Chinese government is not a person. There is no value in thinking of it as such.
The Chinese government is made up of people, and China is made up of people that generally support the government.
>Their reasons don't matter. Only their actions matter. Only the outcomes matter. What they are doing in Xinjiang is plainly wrong.
If only outcomes matter, then shouting "you're wrong!" at them isn't going to change any outcomes. You're not going to change the mind of any Chinese people who support the government by telling them "you're morally wrong!". It's long past the stage where America had enough of a military advantage to intervene militarily, so if you want to bring about change the only way to do so is engaging in dialogue with the people who support those policies. It's not possible to engage in dialogue with them if you don't understand their motivations and reasoning.
- clouddrover 7y ago> if you don't understand their motivations and reasoning Their motivations and reasoning is well understood. It changes nothing. What they are doing is still wrong.
- bllguo 7y agodid you ask if they were wrong? or did you ask if they had a logical reason? Pretty sure it was the latter. do realize none of the people you are being so hostile to are defending these actions
- clouddrover 7y agoDon't be dishonest. I find talk of "good faith" so laughable when all that's offered are dishonest attempts to defend the Chinese government's deliberate effort of cultural extermination.