Usually in relation to Uighur camps, the argument is "since you're in America you can't change whether they're concentration camps or education facilities, so you should just concentrate on the concentration camps within your own borders instead."
Like, motherfucker, I can have an opinion on the actions in another country and still work on changing things I can change.
I guess my question is, is this concentrate on what you can change part of some theory or strategy I haven't read or is it just bad and lazy?
In particular for China it's essentially conceding to the people who thinks there are millions of Uighurs being murdered, rather than attempt to engage and show that there is no evidence of that, and just what abouting.
I don't think it's dogmatic stoicism or anything. There is a propaganda effort, and one of its goals is to dupe you into focusing on China instead of your own situation. This should be countered because it is against our interests and the interests of humanity as a whole.
You can have an opinion on the situation with Uighurs, but remember that you are not immune to propaganda.
This is a good point, thanks