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I know this is not on many people's radar right now, but I strongly believe the rise of Xi's authoritarian nationalism is the biggest story of this century (af
by vincvinc 6y ago
I know this is not on many people's radar right now, but I strongly believe the rise of Xi's authoritarian nationalism is the biggest story of this century (after global warming).
And this is our generation's "Berlin wall moment". By itself, you might look at this law (after it's published) and not see anything bad. But in the greater context of Chinese policy choices of the last few years, this is nothing less than the signal to end democratic open society in another part of the world.
This is not just about Hong Kong. It's about a small group of powerful people thinking they can create a new order where they can do whatever they want to their own people, their neighbors and the world. They take full advantage of the naivety and openness of our global open system while openly threatening anyone who dares speak out, be it individual Canadians or Australians, the Indian state, a twitch Streamer or a Hong Kong comedian.
So, Is there anything we can do?
some ideas...
- call to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter olympics
- share the story of the Uyghurs. Today's news include proof that Uyghur women are being sterilized en masse: https://apnews.com/269b3de1af34e17c1941a514f78d764c https://apnews.com/269b3de1af34e17c1941a514f78d764c
- if a company does not list Taiwan as an independent country, they are in effect performing appeasement politics. Increase the cost of doing business with dictators by loudly calling out these companies. Don't be shy, they are getting much more pressure from the Chinese side. It is time to pick a side.
- more importantly, do NOT tolerate any discrimination towards Chinese. It's immoral and increases support for the regime: https://twitter.com/jenjpan/status/1277664711325048832?s=21 https://twitter.com/jenjpan/status/1277664711325048832?s=21
... at least, that's what I can come up with in 10 minutes. I'm sure there's much. We need to move the Overton window on this people, the longer we let this go on, the bigger the consequences will be.
- ztratar 6y agoNot sure why this is downvoted, so plz have an upvote!
- iliketosleep 6y agoPosts that are critical of China's gov. will automatically get downvotes from a particular subset of people.
- vincvinc 6y agoI see my post going up and down, it's a true roller coaster, haha.
- koheripbal 6y agoChinese Nationalism is incredibly strong. Many people of Chinese ethnicity take great personal pride in the rise of China as a new global super power. Imagine if you were Italian, Spanish, or Greek, and a new Roman Empire was emerging.
- politicdone 6y agocongratulations on finding your life's meaning in a pointless struggle to change the nature of the world
- baylearn 6y agoUpvoted.
- baylearn 6y agoLol, someone downvoted my "Upvoted." comment.