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While I think it's a gross over-reaction from the Chinese government, I think I understand the fears which fuel such behavior. CPC has learned a lot from the fa
by fuoqi 6y ago
While I think it's a gross over-reaction from the Chinese government, I think I understand the fears which fuel such behavior. CPC has learned a lot from the fall of the Soviet Union and they will do anything in their power to prevent a similar outcome for China.
One of the lessons was that cultural differences between citizens can be a very effective tool to destabilize a country. So instead of promoting cultural autonomy as was done in USSR (sometimes to the detriment of Russians, e.g. see Lenin's remarks about "Great Russian Chauvinism"), they aim to completely assimilate Uighurs and other ethnicities living inside Chinese borders. They feel that it can be an existential threat, so "the end justifies the means". This is why such policy got significantly accelerated after clash with "the West" became inevitable.
If you want to change someone's behavior, you have to understand it first.
- birdyrooster 6y agoHas this ever been done successfully? It seems like the racial caste system they continue to build will blow back eventually.
- fuoqi 6y agoAll empires did it to varying extents and a lot of people got assimilated in the result. The outcome got cemented by creation of "nation states". Cherishing of cultural minorities is a relatively recent development.
- toxik 6y agoHave you ever Googled “happy white woman”? Try with any other group. It’s pretty sad to see such a blatant... sabotage of positive white ideals.
- free_rms 6y agoThe entire western hemisphere? Particularly latin america. They left spanish control but they were spanish and catholic when they did so.
- em500 6y agoOf course it has. Or do you believe native Americans have a chance at establishing a sovereign state in continental USA?