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Here is a case of this exact thing occuring in one of the wealthiest counties in the US, right outside of Washington, DC. The police were actively assisting the

by 14u2c 5y ago

Here is a case of this exact thing occuring in one of the wealthiest counties in the US, right outside of Washington, DC. The police were actively assisting the traffickers as well. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/suit-fairfax-police-officers-protected-sex-trafficking-ring-81880833 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/suit-fairfax-police-offi...

honkdaddy 5y ago
The difference is that when something like this is uncovered in the US or Canada, we get news stories and politicians publicly condemning the practice. When forced labor happens in China, their state media calls it Western propaganda.
- eurasiantiger 5y ago
  Then why don’t the people rise up against their state? Why would it be the business of other nations to intervene in the internal affairs of another? Notably, what is happening to Russia externally is different, because they first started a war by attacking Ukraine.
  - nkrisc 5y ago
    I guess not everyone is contented to sit and watch fellow humans suffer just because they’re on the other side of an imaginary line.
  - mschuster91 5y ago
    > Then why don’t the people rise up against their state? Because the governments have taken away or undermined all ability for people to organize. When you have to fear every single friend of you being a potential informant of the Secret Service, how will you find someone willing to do anything that goes against the government? Rule by fear is incredibly effective, it was what held together the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, the GDR and modern Russia and China. > Why would it be the business of other nations to intervene in the internal affairs of another? Because we as humanity should have learned something from what my ancestors did in 1933-1945 - namely, to not stand aside in the face of obvious inhumanity.
  - honkdaddy 5y ago
    >Then why don’t the people rise up against their state? Why would it be the business of other nations to intervene in the internal affairs of another? Because in general, from my experiencing interacting with Chinese nationals, the Chinese people either don't believe or don't care that their fellow countrymen are undergoing a systematic genocide.
  - mbg721 5y ago
    Historical uprisings look obvious in hindsight, but in real time, it takes some real chutzpah and/or desperation to say, "Hey guys, I've got this great idea. Let's overthrow the state!"

by 14u2c 5y ago

honkdaddy 5y ago

The difference is that when something like this is uncovered in the US or Canada, we get news stories and politicians publicly condemning the practice. When forced labor happens in China, their state media calls it Western propaganda.

eurasiantiger 5y ago
Then why don’t the people rise up against their state? Why would it be the business of other nations to intervene in the internal affairs of another? Notably, what is happening to Russia externally is different, because they first started a war by attacking Ukraine.
- nkrisc 5y ago
  I guess not everyone is contented to sit and watch fellow humans suffer just because they’re on the other side of an imaginary line.
- mschuster91 5y ago
  > Then why don’t the people rise up against their state? Because the governments have taken away or undermined all ability for people to organize. When you have to fear every single friend of you being a potential informant of the Secret Service, how will you find someone willing to do anything that goes against the government? Rule by fear is incredibly effective, it was what held together the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, the GDR and modern Russia and China. > Why would it be the business of other nations to intervene in the internal affairs of another? Because we as humanity should have learned something from what my ancestors did in 1933-1945 - namely, to not stand aside in the face of obvious inhumanity.
- honkdaddy 5y ago
  >Then why don’t the people rise up against their state? Why would it be the business of other nations to intervene in the internal affairs of another? Because in general, from my experiencing interacting with Chinese nationals, the Chinese people either don't believe or don't care that their fellow countrymen are undergoing a systematic genocide.
- mbg721 5y ago
  Historical uprisings look obvious in hindsight, but in real time, it takes some real chutzpah and/or desperation to say, "Hey guys, I've got this great idea. Let's overthrow the state!"