Ignore the stans. The truth is we live in such a propagandized era that it is very difficult to know what the deal is with any of those subjects. Both America and China are massively powerful political machines with more than enough resources to try and turn the narrative in their favor. Trust neither to give you an accurate understanding of events that implicate their interests.
Best approach: who cares what's going on in HK, Xinyang, and Tibet. Unless you live there, whatever is or is not going on in those areas is not your concern. Lots of folks in the West - assuming you're from the West - have been sold on this idea that we somehow have the mandate to weigh in on occurrences in other nations without being asked to, and that our opinions should be taken seriously. We need to make a concentrated effort to stop imposing value judgments on other countries, respect national sovereignty, and focus our efforts inward. Moving away from the framework of imposing our will externally is what's best for all involved.
That said, if Americ decided to liberate Xinjiang, it would be our duty to stop it. If China and America drew working people into conflict or would be our duty to lay down our arms. We should respect the limits of our knowledge, but at the end of the day the most important thing is that we are internationalists.
Ignore the stans. The truth is we live in such a propagandized era that it is very difficult to know what the deal is with any of those subjects. Both America and China are massively powerful political machines with more than enough resources to try and turn the narrative in their favor. Trust neither to give you an accurate understanding of events that implicate their interests.
Best approach: who cares what's going on in HK, Xinyang, and Tibet. Unless you live there, whatever is or is not going on in those areas is not your concern. Lots of folks in the West - assuming you're from the West - have been sold on this idea that we somehow have the mandate to weigh in on occurrences in other nations without being asked to, and that our opinions should be taken seriously. We need to make a concentrated effort to stop imposing value judgments on other countries, respect national sovereignty, and focus our efforts inward. Moving away from the framework of imposing our will externally is what's best for all involved.
That said, if Americ decided to liberate Xinjiang, it would be our duty to stop it. If China and America drew working people into conflict or would be our duty to lay down our arms. We should respect the limits of our knowledge, but at the end of the day the most important thing is that we are internationalists.
This is the only acceptable "both sides" take.
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