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AndyMcConachie[dead post] ◴[] No.23831133[source]
I'm constantly seeing westerners whine about Chinese human rights violations while simultaneously ignoring the HR violations occurring everywhere else, especially in the west. American cops routinely kill people. Yet, how many people have died in Hong Kong because of their protests?

The notion that China lacks 'proper civil society' is in my mind rooted in a western sense of orientalism and good old fashioned racism. I'm no defender of China, but let's recognize that the same nations trying to punish China because 'human rights'(US, UK) are the same ones responsible for killing close to 1 million Iraqis and creating the largest humanitarian crisis on earth(Yemen).

1. FartyMcFarter ◴[] No.23831194[source]
Whataboutism.

China is literally running concentration camps to persecute religious minorities. This is happening at a huge scale and without any oversight on human rights.

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2. sbx25 ◴[] No.23837791[source]
I am really pissed. It's weird this showed up... i'm planning to apply for Y Combinator next deadline.. I just googled whataboutism

Anyways

Here is the reason i'm pissed: (I am user SeriousHyena in this thread) https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/black-girl-sent-to-juv...