China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail
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The treatment of Uyghurs and the lack of reaction from the west makes me think WWII was really about money and not people.
The Uyghur issue is on the other side of the world and entirely internal to China.
WW2 was an active threat to the entirety of Europe, there wasn't an option to ignore it. It was never a moral issue (to begin with) - plenty of Nazi supporters in Western nations. People don't go to war over moral issues. It was because Nazi Germany was actively threatening the Western order. China's oppression is domestic, and therefore easy to ignore.
Upvoted both of you, because the combination of both answers probably gets close to the truth. Nobody cares, because of economic dependencies and very little outward impact on other nations.
Eddie Izzard has an excellent bit on this
Nothing to see here! China is awesome, China does not mistreat any of its citizens! There is no abuse in China, China is not a dictatorship and xi definitely does not look like Winnie Pooh!
Sad part is, Hexbear actually agrees with you.
Yeah, they are an interesting bunch.