one thing that fell out of the @robertwrighter podcast with a guy who wrote a book on the Uyghurs is that much of the forced sterilization happening in xinjiang is _reportedly_ the result of xinjiang being brought into line with sterilization in the rest of china
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but nevertheless theres perhaps something to be desired about the use of _gens_ here
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the discussion of this im listening to now is at about 31:00 in the most recent parrot room episode and the conversation with the uyghur guy is here i dont have strong / many opinions about it apart from its a little dry and i would be madder doing thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrJKZ6o40Uc …
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i want to emphasize that for the sake of this thread that one should accept arguendo that uyghurs are simply being subjected to policy as it exists elsehwere, but only arguendo. i have no way of evaluating this claim empirically.
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I believe they've exempted ethnic minorities in China from their 1 child laws for decades, so it would still be new and targeted if directed at Uighurs and not other groups
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gentle silent genocide
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oh god
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