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I'm not ideologically opposed to contraception, for what it's worth. I used the word "coercion" intentionally, although it's not exactly right. Just as "coer
by beerandt 6y ago
I'm not ideologically opposed to contraception, for what it's worth.
I used the word "coercion" intentionally, although it's not exactly right.
Just as "coercion" implies "force or threatening," "persuasion" implies an "un-forced, freely-made choice." And that is a big part of what I'm questioning depending on particular circumstances.
At what level of deception or trickery or lies-of-omission, does the free-choice become the illusion-of-choice?
Hypothetically, in Xinjiang, if (and I get that this is an extremely unlikely "if" for obvious reasons) if we presume the actions are exactly the same (provide/offer/compel education), and the end results are exactly the same (results in suppressed Uighur birthrate, but educated),
Then does the government's good or bad intent matter?
What's the difference between these scenarios, if
1) China govt being honest and trying raise the QoL in Xinjiang to be equal with the rest of China, or
2) China govt lying, and using education as a pretense because of the low birthrate result that they desire?
- beerandt 6y agoBonus: China just relaxed it's "one-child" laws in the rest of the country, in an attempt to increase the country's birthrate. Does this change your mind about the 2 scenarios above?