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Uyghur "Genocide" is so hardwired to people's brains, how do any of y'all try convince others that they're believing propaganda? (hexbear.net)
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It's really frustrating, I was talking to someone about how successful China has been in de-radicalization of reactionaries. But they responded to this by saying they're only successful because, and I quote "put them all in concentration camps and killed them"

Has anyone here been successful in deprogramming people about this topic? If so any good sources I can use to dissuade them? I tried telling them that the UN report, if you read it, just says that there's concerns about abuse by internment offcials, and there's no evidence of genocide. But when I say this they just dismiss it as if the UN is controlled by the PRC. It's like a religion to liberals to believe anything bad about China and can get really frustrating.

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[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought we had an effort thread/post on this topic. If someone could link it, that would be great. So, I guess it depends on the person you’re talking to. If they’re just an average liberal and not someone you care about, I honestly wouldn’t even bother. But if they’re someone cool and you care about them, I’d probably slowly work my way toward this topic. There are lighter topics you can use to gradually deprogram liberals.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought we had an effort thread/post on this topic.

Oh my bad I forget a lot about stuff posted on this website.

[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No. Im not blaming you. I might be wrong but I "thought" we had a thread on the topic that went into depth. I might be wrong though. I remember there being multiple threads talking about the topic at least

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

remember there being multiple threads talking about the topic at least

That's a certainty, given our user base. I've probably interacted with some of the more recent ones.

[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

From the top of my head Check the deprogram subreddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDeprogram/comments/ydw9zi/doing_a_research_project_on_the_uyghurs_in_china/ Lots of links + sources etc. There is probably a ton more by now online since this thread is 2 years old.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDeprogram/comments/1d54php/can_anyone_explain_the_uyghur_situation/

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