The thing is there’s a sliver of logic to what this ding dong is saying. this poster lays it out decently. Basically if there is really compelling evidence that X is true yet you believe Y for illogical reasons, if it does turn out Y is true you reasons for believing it were still illogical and you’re not suddenly vindicated. Thing is that’s not comparable to the situation here, where any and all evidence (for both sides of the argument I may add) come from horribly bias sources so either side claiming they have the better stance is talking out their ass. Plus one side has the fact that if they’re wrong the response is going to be a Third World War.
Thing is that’s not comparable to the situation here, where any and all evidence (for both sides of the argument I may add) come from horribly bias sources
Part of the problem is that the entire allegation has a "When did you start beating your wife?" vibe. There's no real way to address anything going on in Xinjiang without coming across as "horribly biased". Simply throwing up your hands and saying you don't know what's going on gets you pegged as a holocaust denialist. Taking the Both Sides line still ends up being a variation on China Bad.
You can't approach this story objectively, because the allegations are loaded from the start.
The thing is there’s a sliver of logic to what this ding dong is saying. this poster lays it out decently. Basically if there is really compelling evidence that X is true yet you believe Y for illogical reasons, if it does turn out Y is true you reasons for believing it were still illogical and you’re not suddenly vindicated. Thing is that’s not comparable to the situation here, where any and all evidence (for both sides of the argument I may add) come from horribly bias sources so either side claiming they have the better stance is talking out their ass. Plus one side has the fact that if they’re wrong the response is going to be a Third World War.
Part of the problem is that the entire allegation has a "When did you start beating your wife?" vibe. There's no real way to address anything going on in Xinjiang without coming across as "horribly biased". Simply throwing up your hands and saying you don't know what's going on gets you pegged as a holocaust denialist. Taking the Both Sides line still ends up being a variation on China Bad.
You can't approach this story objectively, because the allegations are loaded from the start.