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Ah yes, the ancient Soviet meme of but in America they're lynching negros.

It's true and very sad, and what's worst is that there are some people that have either downplayed the severity of the issue or outright denied what China is doing.

As they say "follow the money". I think we all know why the rest of the world isnt doing s**t about China's ethnic cleansing. They have too much invested into China financially.

There’s also the possibility of being called racist if you criticize China.

Only criticize countries dominated by white Christians.

There’s also the possibility of being called racist if you criticize China.

Only criticize countries dominated by white Christians.

In this context, shouldn't "Pooh" be a panda?

interesting how amuuuurica has both kinds of people, the ones busting in and the ones in quiet desperation longing to leave, and in 2020 about 10 million of the latter group did indeed pull up stakes and say "sayonara."

I have some rambling comments to make on the topic of criticizing China. Not sure if anyone will read or try to understand.

First, I don't think there is any shortage of criticism of China in today's world. I am quite willing to criticize all sorts of things related to Chinese foreign policy, domestic policy, business practices, etc. None of this criticism would bring anything new to the conversation.

Now bear in mind I am American. For my entire life, America has always been the most heavily criticized country in the world. Not that America didn't deserve at least some of that criticism, but deserved or not, that is the case. This phenomenon was perhaps most intense during the Cold War, esp. in Europe, but never really went away. It occurred to me a few years ago that for once, America had a rival as a target of global criticism i.e. China. It's nice to see somebody else get some hate for once, but that doesn't make it a good thing. To me it seems hypocritical to revel in group hate towards another country as a change from always being the recipient of such hate. It would be better to strive for some understanding.

Let me also say the that policies for which China is most frequently criticized at present of more or less the same policies pursued by the US, Canada, and Australia towards aboriginal populations earlier in their history, except in a 21st Century context. And those countries never paid any real price for it. So even if we recognize Chinese policy as wrong, we don't really have the moral standing to point fingers. This is a matter for the world community. The US has no special responsibility to spearhead the "anti-Chinese struggle". The US has no special responsibility to lead the global campaign of outrage against China. And what is to be gained through outrage? Will this convince China to change its behavior and adopt "Western" policies towards its minorities, dissidents, etc? The US President, Biden, has accused China of genocide. So have many other Western leaders. At least they're clear on that point — maybe that's enough for now.

OTOH in the US today we have millions of people with some sort of ties to China; business, familial, educational, etc. If we declare a Cold War against China and China transitions from being a rival to being a enemy, all those people could now find themselves under suspicion as potential traitors. What good would that do? If we start boycotting China, it can only hurt our economy. How many Uighurs does that help?

I think the Congo is an absolutely retched place with hardly a white person in sight. I would be happy to criticize the Congo and its government all day, but what good would it do? There's a reason Western, white-dominated countries are criticized, and reasons China is criticized. I criticize my own country because that is the one country in which my opinion might make a difference.

Trump to me always has this look in his eyes like he would murder someone if he thought he could get away with it.