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The US Is Doing Far Worse Than What It Accuses China Of Doing To The Uighurs
When imperialists yell the word "whataboutism" what they really mean is "Stop pointing out the damning contradictions, inconsistencies and hypocrisy of my position." https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/the-us-is-doing-far-worse-than-what-it-accuses-china-of-doing-to-the-uighurs-ce762b09a651
When imperialists yell the word "whataboutism" what they really mean is "Stop pointing out the damning contradictions, inconsistencies and hypocrisy of my position." https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/the-us-is-doing-far-worse-than-what-it-accuses-china-of-doing-to-the-uighurs-ce762b09a651
Disney is the subject of controversy in mainstream circles again, not because it is a sprawling monopolistic media conglomerate whose giant Mickey head is devouring the world like Galactus, but because parts of its live-action version of Mulan were filmed in Xinjiang province.
Now it is worth pointing out at this point that there is no reason to accept on faith the claim that two million Uighur Muslims have been forced into concentration camps in Xinjiang.
Doesn’t mean you should believe the Chinese government are a bunch of girl scouts, it just means you don’t accept claims about them as true and verified when they are not.
But the point I’m actually interested in making today is that even if we were to pretend the establishment claims about what’s happening in Xinjiang have been completely authenticated by independently verifiable proof, it still wouldn’t be as bad as what the US is doing.
So that’s what China claims it’s doing to combat terrorism, and, even if we fully accept the CIA/CNN narrative on the matter as being 100 percent true, the consequences of that effort are that millions of Uighurs are currently imprisoned in cruel concentration camps.
Meanwhile, what does the US claim it is doing to fight terrorism? Launching full-scale ground invasions, toppling regimes, nonstop bombing campaigns, genocidal proxy wars, and illegal occupations. https://twitter.com/caitoz/status/1303529260326383619
Researcher Nicolas J S Davies put together a three-part investigation for Consortium News in 2018 to find out how many people had been killed in America’s post-9/11 wars. At the end of the series, Davies writes the following:
https://consortiumnews.com/2018/04/25/how-many-millions-have-been-killed-in-americas-post-9-11-wars-part-3-libya-syria-somalia-and-yemen/
https://consortiumnews.com/2018/04/25/how-many-millions-have-been-killed-in-americas-post-9-11-wars-part-3-libya-syria-somalia-and-yemen/
Several millions. Not detained. Not involuntarily subjected to re-education programs. Killed. Five to seven million lives snuffed out, in the name of fighting “terrorism”.
I do not bring this up with the intention of committing the unforgivable sin of “whataboutism”, but to point out that the governments, politicians, pundits and reporters who are rending their garments about human rights in Xinjiang do not actually care about human rights.
If they did they would be putting more effort into attacking the depravity of their own government than they are into unsubstantiated and far less egregious allegations against a nation that their government has targeted for balkanization. https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1287431160730193922
I point this out because all the most prominent voices condemning China are not trying to help the Uighurs, they are trying to retain status and esteem in the empire whose existence depends on continually destroying, undermining and absorbing any power which stands against them.
Xinjiang is a geostrategically crucial region on the world stage for the role it’s to play in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and both China and the US empire want it working in their own interests. Only difference is it is actually a Chinese territory. http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201909/02/WS5d6c84d0a310cf3e355692ce.html
Ignore the fake garment-rending of people who criticize other governments more than they criticize the far worse behaviors of their own. Stay focused on facts and evidence, be ever mindful of agendas, and remain always unapologetically skeptical of the agendas of power.
