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This is not really because of that tweet specifically, but because the USA has now accused China of genocide against the uighurs https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/

This is not really because of that tweet specifically, but because the USA has now accused China of genocide against the uighurs https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-china-genocide-declaration-1.5879033 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-china-genocide-declaration-...

swarnie_ 6y ago
This has been widely reported in the west for almost two years... What took you so long?
- AnimalMuppet 6y ago
  Widely reported, yes. But only officially recognized very recently.
coldtea 6y ago
And it's not because the USA cares, it's about the trade war and the superpower piss match.
- beerandt 6y ago
  I'd argue it's the reverse: If anything, trade concerns have prevented/deterred the US from being able to speak up sooner.
  - blackrock 6y ago
    I think if the US really cares about genocide, then: 1) They would declare themselves (US) to be genociders of the Native American Indians 2) They would declare Australia to be genociders of the Aboriginals. But.. that’ll be a cold day in hell if that ever happens.
    - yostrovs 6y ago
      That history is recognized. The issue is that genocide is happening right now in China, and hating America shouldn't blind you to that fact.
      - leric 6y ago
        Take it easy，it could be a chinese wumao working in prison, and this is the text book answer to this kind of question
        coldtea 6y ago
        Ah, the "everybody on the web must be astroturfing, only those agreeing with me (and my country's point of view) are legit" argument.
        blackrock 6y ago
        And my comment got censored for just pointing out the historical truth, in order to expose the hypocrisy of the situation.
  - coldtea 6y ago
    Trade concerns ruled then, trade concerns ruled now. Then not speaking was "good for trade", now speaking is "good for the trade war".
    - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      The only reason we have "trade concerns" in the first place is because we don't want to be beholden to jerks. We tolerated it for a little bit (i.e. the last decade and a half) while there was still some delusion that they might stop being jerks but those days are over. If China wasn't bullying everyone it thinks it can and wasn't engaging in domestic ethnic cleansing and wasn't trying to create 1984 we'd have no problem being economically joined at the hip with them. But they are. So we got beef.
      - coldtea 6y ago
        >The only reason we have "trade concerns" in the first place is because we don't want to be beholden to jerks. No, it's because the US don't want to be beholden to anyone, period. It's about keeping control (and profit, greed, and other less high ideals), not about moral contempt for the CCP. >and wasn't engaging in domestic ethnic cleansing and wasn't trying to create 1984 we'd have no problem being economically joined at the hip with them. Somehow that was never a problem with people from Pinochet to Suharto and from Nicaraguan death squads to Saddam (when he was still a handy ally), or when there are "homemade" bombs doing the killing... >If China wasn't bullying everyone it thinks it can This is beyond ironic. The US has been bullying and strong-arming the whole globe for over century, toppled democratic regimes (from Mossadeq to Allende and on), had supported countless dictators in their countries with funds and arms, treated Latin American countries as banana republics, has invaded and occupied four countries just in the last 20 years (plus countless bombings), keeps torture camps (from Abu Graib to Guantanamo), and maintains hundreds of army bases all over the world, not to mention global surveillance. It's only the only country that used nuclear bombs in wars ever (on civilians non the less). It's only the idea that their shit doesn't stink, and the belief in some "manifest destiny" of the US to carry the light and lead the rest 96% of humanity (in need of guidance), that gives people in the US the gal to dare to criticize another country... It's more the case of a pitch black pot calling a new and upcoming black kettle black, case...
bzb6 6y ago
I hope they also block American accounts because of what they have done... all over the world. I’m sure Biden will restart all wars in the Middle East, will use Twitter to send messages to justify them (or lie about them), and Twitter will do nothing about it.

swarnie_ 6y ago

This has been widely reported in the west for almost two years... What took you so long?

AnimalMuppet 6y ago
Widely reported, yes. But only officially recognized very recently.

coldtea 6y ago

And it's not because the USA cares, it's about the trade war and the superpower piss match.

beerandt 6y ago
I'd argue it's the reverse: If anything, trade concerns have prevented/deterred the US from being able to speak up sooner.
- blackrock 6y ago
  I think if the US really cares about genocide, then: 1) They would declare themselves (US) to be genociders of the Native American Indians 2) They would declare Australia to be genociders of the Aboriginals. But.. that’ll be a cold day in hell if that ever happens.
  - yostrovs 6y ago
    That history is recognized. The issue is that genocide is happening right now in China, and hating America shouldn't blind you to that fact.
    - leric 6y ago
      Take it easy，it could be a chinese wumao working in prison, and this is the text book answer to this kind of question
      - coldtea 6y ago
        Ah, the "everybody on the web must be astroturfing, only those agreeing with me (and my country's point of view) are legit" argument.
        blackrock 6y ago
        And my comment got censored for just pointing out the historical truth, in order to expose the hypocrisy of the situation.
- coldtea 6y ago
  Trade concerns ruled then, trade concerns ruled now. Then not speaking was "good for trade", now speaking is "good for the trade war".
  - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
    The only reason we have "trade concerns" in the first place is because we don't want to be beholden to jerks. We tolerated it for a little bit (i.e. the last decade and a half) while there was still some delusion that they might stop being jerks but those days are over. If China wasn't bullying everyone it thinks it can and wasn't engaging in domestic ethnic cleansing and wasn't trying to create 1984 we'd have no problem being economically joined at the hip with them. But they are. So we got beef.
    - coldtea 6y ago
      >The only reason we have "trade concerns" in the first place is because we don't want to be beholden to jerks. No, it's because the US don't want to be beholden to anyone, period. It's about keeping control (and profit, greed, and other less high ideals), not about moral contempt for the CCP. >and wasn't engaging in domestic ethnic cleansing and wasn't trying to create 1984 we'd have no problem being economically joined at the hip with them. Somehow that was never a problem with people from Pinochet to Suharto and from Nicaraguan death squads to Saddam (when he was still a handy ally), or when there are "homemade" bombs doing the killing... >If China wasn't bullying everyone it thinks it can This is beyond ironic. The US has been bullying and strong-arming the whole globe for over century, toppled democratic regimes (from Mossadeq to Allende and on), had supported countless dictators in their countries with funds and arms, treated Latin American countries as banana republics, has invaded and occupied four countries just in the last 20 years (plus countless bombings), keeps torture camps (from Abu Graib to Guantanamo), and maintains hundreds of army bases all over the world, not to mention global surveillance. It's only the only country that used nuclear bombs in wars ever (on civilians non the less). It's only the idea that their shit doesn't stink, and the belief in some "manifest destiny" of the US to carry the light and lead the rest 96% of humanity (in need of guidance), that gives people in the US the gal to dare to criticize another country... It's more the case of a pitch black pot calling a new and upcoming black kettle black, case...

bzb6 6y ago

I hope they also block American accounts because of what they have done... all over the world. I’m sure Biden will restart all wars in the Middle East, will use Twitter to send messages to justify them (or lie about them), and Twitter will do nothing about it.