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> Why would people want to overthrow their government because it put an end to exploitation? Maybe because disappearing people does not exactly make you feel s
by mherrmann 5y ago
> Why would people want to overthrow their government because it put an end to exploitation?
Maybe because disappearing people does not exactly make you feel safe in a country? Maybe because there should be a check on the power that does such things?
- malermeister 5y agoThe check is "don't be a billionaire that's built his wealth on exploiting others and brags about it". I feel pretty safe with that in place. Plus, it's not like the US doesn't disappear people [1], they just wouldn't dare do it to an oligarch. [1] https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892277592/federal-officers-use-unmarked-vehicles-to-grab-protesters-in-portland https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892277592/federal-officers-us...
- mherrmann 5y ago> The check is don't be a billionaire Tell that to the millions of Uyghurs.
- malermeister 5y ago[citation needed] And no, Adrian Zenz, a religious extremist who claimed he is "led by god" on a "mission" against communist China, does not count as a trustworthy source.
- mherrmann 5y agoCitation: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037
- schleck8 5y agoHere you go, includes people who have gone missing. The full report is over a hundred pages long, published a few months ago. Contains a section about torture and medical experiments in camps. All first-hand testimonies and research by Amnesty. https://xinjiang.amnesty.org/ https://xinjiang.amnesty.org/
- jacquesm 5y agoI'd pick a different hill to die on.