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ssjevot posted...

Almost no one in the US or elsewhere, care about human rights very much. In the US concern for things like war or indefinite detection or deporting immigrants or whatever issue people allegedly care about evaporate if their guy is in charge and doing the exact same shit. People largely care about their in-group succeeding and only feel bad for some other group if they can use it as a tool to criticize their out-group. However a common mistake to make is to then think you should oppose caring about something because people are doing the right thing for the wrong reason. So regardless of why people care about bad things that are happening in China, you shouldn't suddenly think that makes those things okay. I don't care why people do or don't oppose the US bombing countries in the Middle East, it doesn't suddenly become okay or not okay depending on who drops the bombs on a wedding.

I agree with all of that. I've tried to make the point that while criticism of the Chinese government is deserved and should be welcomed, people should care about the same sort of shit in other countries too, and not just the one that the president has turned the blowtorch onto this week. But like I say, I'm pessimistic and unfortunately, you've hit the nail on the head.

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