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 violations 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’s escalating “war on terror” than they are into unsubstantiated and far less egregious allegations against a nation that their government has targeted for balkanization.
Sure, but "putting more effort into attacking the depravity of their own government’s escalating “war on terror” than they are into unsubstantiated and far less egregious allegations against a nation that their government has targeted for balkanization" is precisely what we do around here. This article is fantastic, it just doesn't seem like a very useful critique to be presenting to the Chapo audience, except to argue for something we all already agree with.
She even addresses that in the article:
Sure, but "putting more effort into attacking the depravity of their own government’s escalating “war on terror” than they are into unsubstantiated and far less egregious allegations against a nation that their government has targeted for balkanization" is precisely what we do around here. This article is fantastic, it just doesn't seem like a very useful critique to be presenting to the Chapo audience, except to argue for something we all already agree with.
Sometimes it’s nice to read something that reminds you that you aren’t insane, or wrong, or a complete outcast.
Also, maybe there’ll be someone here who does need to read it. Or maybe they can share it with someone else.
Reading any effort to diminish ethnic cleansing makes me feel like an outcast, sorry.