AP’s recent trip to Xinjiang, China has revealed not only zero evidence of “cultural genocide” but has exposed the lies the Western media (including AP) have...
I also love the implicit racism in homogenizing Uyghurs as being Muslim, instead of acknowledging that it’s a diverse group of people with different beliefs.
The West seems to do really poorly with the general concept of “ethnic Jews/Muslims/etc” and actual followers of those religions. Those are different things and while there may be significant overlap in many cases, correlation does not imply causation in this case.
What it ultimately comes down to is that the west only cares about using these people as geopolitical pawns. Their actual beliefs, culture, and needs are completely immaterial. In fact, it’s very convenient for the general public to have a poor understanding of these people because it makes it much easier to make sweeping statements about them.
I also love the implicit racism in homogenizing Uyghurs as being Muslim, instead of acknowledging that it’s a diverse group of people with different beliefs.
The West seems to do really poorly with the general concept of “ethnic Jews/Muslims/etc” and actual followers of those religions. Those are different things and while there may be significant overlap in many cases, correlation does not imply causation in this case.
What it ultimately comes down to is that the west only cares about using these people as geopolitical pawns. Their actual beliefs, culture, and needs are completely immaterial. In fact, it’s very convenient for the general public to have a poor understanding of these people because it makes it much easier to make sweeping statements about them.