Ah, bummer. I’m aware of how it’s used in identity politics, but I’d never considered how that use might foster distrust in an already culturally repressive populace. Sounds complicated, and I’m sure the aftereffects of imperialism haven’t done anything to help the nations they left devastated feel positively about a trend they might identify as foreign in that way.

I’m trying not to get too caught up in semantics here. It sounds like you’re saying that the relocation that the Chinese government puts Uygher people through cannot be comparable to the relocation that other cultures have been put through, and that the lack of a mass death toll is serviceable evidence for that claim. Do I have that correct?

If so, it’s a good point! I think I had a presumption that the true nature of their (and any government’s) crimes was hidden. It does seem a bit far-fetched that it would be possible to cover up the kind of mass death that you’re saying would come with a colonization, so it’s a more reasonable metric than just making assumptions based on vibes I suppose. You’ve at least given me a less propagandizeable thing to research ^_

I largely agree, though Israel has used many nonlethal methods for a long time. There is a lot of violence involved in the process that doesn’t require death. Forced relocation is a pretty classic tactic, for example, which Israe has made ample use of in their ongoing genocide

Well it certainly doesn’t fit the picture I was described! I was told Uyghers were being killed in some cases, and rehoused en masse in others.

If what you’re saying is right, and the Uygher culture is allowed to continue unharried outside of radical minorities then I would agree that doesn’t really compare to the horrors of colonization!

Is it actually illegal to be queer there too? Or is that also exaggerated?

I’m genuinely undereducated here, not an op…

Accepting all that, that’s still essentially colonization, no?

Is there nuance I’m missing here? China’s seemingly codified cultural repression genuinely makes it hard for me to consider supporting them, whether or not they advance the cause of the average worker

How inspiring! Truly motivational! ☕️

Lmao that’s too fucking real

We’re wage slaves, we can only afford so much grief and self-hate or we end up homeless and addicted to something

They’re gonna wish we were a myth soon.

B-b-b-bingo

Bring it on, drinky Pete

Brian Jackson did a pretty good update. Check it out!

First of all, I’m proud of you for being the kind of person who is self-critical enough to ask questions like this. Things like ‘Do I speak hurtfully?’ And ‘Am I acting with privilege?’ Are hard to seriously ask, because they challenge our entire life structure to some extent, and might even require us to undertake the perilous and difficult task of manually adjusting our beliefs.

Then, to address what you actually asked, I think a general term is in your favor, if it’s true. Would you rather communicate that you feel for everyone undergoing an experience, or just most of them? It’s an easy thing to forget, that non women can become pregnant, and I doubt anyone blames you for misspeaking. That’s not an asshole thing to do. Nor is it an asshole move for someone to correct you. That’s just the dialectic of culture functioning properly and healthily. It’s unfortunate that we’re trained to associate self-change as a negative thing, because we should be questioning ours and other’s beliefs constantly, imo

I haven’t seen any proof he did do it either. If we’re weighing the circumstantial evidence available? There’s much more pointing towards that dog being treated well than poorly.

I have also seen a lot of proof that there is a targetted smear campaign against him, which leads me to be a lot more critical of all the info presented by both sides.

A perfectly reasonable take! I tend to have opinions on public figures because I do think accountability of some kind is more important for them than others. I’m not a fan of ‘cancel culture’, but the inverse of it, which allows a felon as president, is not desirable either.

Just to combat misinfo, Hasan clearly did not shock that dog

Well funded? Are you fucking kidding me? DSA just dealt with a funding crisis last year!

Fuck no. I’m proud to be out. If they want trouble, the queens are gonna make it a scene 😘

Washington, and especially Seattle, should be a safe place to be yourself. These monsters are the ones who need to hide what they are.

He already did

It’s such a minor part of the video that I didn’t put too much thought into it, but ironically the point of the video is that we shouldn’t overlook small ‘glitches’, so you’re quite right to look into it critically I think!

The video is more focused on the history of Israel, and computation’s role in that. With that in mind, I think you’re right. It’s almost definitely some sensationalism up top to warm the crowd.

Too late Netty. It’s already pretty obvious even to the dumbest of us.