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    • @MagicShel@programming.dev
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      11 months ago

      No country joined WW2 to liberate the Jews. No one is going to fight China for the Uyghurs. These are atrocities that help sell the morality of a war fought for other reasons. Defeating the Nazis was certainly a moral victory and they were a great evil, but that’s not why we fought them.

      No one is coming to the rescue of the Uyghurs. Enduring sanctions is likely to be the worst consequence China faces.

      • @Katana314@lemmy.world
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        While not the worst consequence, there’s also been a great destruction of culture.

        Japan and Korea have been becoming more popular on the world stages, where they’re celebrated for anime and pop songs. Meanwhile, for all its money, and all its genuinely rich and interesting history, entering a forum to announce you’re Chinese might end up prompting snarky responses like “Oh hey, do they give you your own Uyghur family to treat as slaves?”