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MineralMan

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Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #24)

Wed Dec 5, 2018, 04:59 PM

Dec 2018

I'm far more concerned with repression right here in this country.

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China's repression of Uighurs won't stop until the international community intervenes [View all] guillaumeb Dec 2018 OP

That is a bad situation, for certain. Mariana Dec 2018 #1

The UN is one forum. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #2

What do you think should be done? nt. Mariana Dec 2018 #5

Sanctions would be one option. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #6

China has veto power on the UN security council. Mariana Dec 2018 #10

Great powers can do as they wish. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #11

Yes, and China is a great power. Mariana Dec 2018 #12

That might make a good discussion in the general discussion. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #13

Do you not wish to discuss your OP anymore? Mariana Dec 2018 #16

To inform people of the issue. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #18

Bullshit. trotsky Dec 2018 #22

OK. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #26

Thank you for perfectly proving my point. trotsky Dec 2018 #29

Thank you for confirming my suspicion. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #36

Actually, it's mostly about nationalism marylandblue Dec 2018 #50

And you are free to take that position. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #57

I am getting a little tired of the word "intolerance" marylandblue Dec 2018 #74

The Uighurs might have their own word for it. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #75

My point is you are painting with too broad a brush marylandblue Dec 2018 #78

WalMart. $19.99. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #81

See, there you go again, you assume the country and the store, and ended up in the wrong place. marylandblue Dec 2018 #82

The owner of Uline, Richard Uihlein, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #83

Uline is an industrial supplier and they carry items that are difficult to find elsewhere marylandblue Dec 2018 #85

I understand. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #87

"you are free to take that position"? trotsky Dec 2018 #89

Rug used to do that stuff, too. MineralMan Dec 2018 #47

And? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #53

And nothing... MineralMan Dec 2018 #55

Then why bring it up at all? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #58

I wasn't addressing you, guy. MineralMan Dec 2018 #62

There's also some majority Muslim countries that have banned the hijab for decades Major Nikon Dec 2018 #48

Are you sure it's the hijab, not the niqab or the burka? marylandblue Dec 2018 #51

... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #54

Thanks, I didn't know about that marylandblue Dec 2018 #65

A claim. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #66

A bullshit claim Major Nikon Dec 2018 #69

Evidence provided. trotsky Dec 2018 #90

Click the link in that post, Guy. MineralMan Dec 2018 #91

Great point. n/t trotsky Dec 2018 #88

Thank you. gtar100 Dec 2018 #37

You are welcome. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #40

"Intolerance" makes light of the situation. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #3

Repression perhaps motivated by intolerance. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #4

"Theism" isn't a belief system any more than atheism is. trotsky Dec 2018 #7

Perhaps not. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #8

"maybe you should turn off the computer and take account of how you got to this point" trotsky Dec 2018 #21

I commented on that too marylandblue Dec 2018 #76

It's crackerjack, bumper sticker, slacktivist ethics. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #92

Because... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #9

You should write a stern letter to Xi, I think, Guy. MineralMan Dec 2018 #14

A well reasoned reply. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #15

Well, I'm not sure how religion figures into China's repression MineralMan Dec 2018 #17

The article, and others on this topic that I have posted, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #19

Well, you see, the Chinese system represses all philosophies MineralMan Dec 2018 #20

We disagree. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #24

:shrug: MineralMan Dec 2018 #28

So you do not care about repression in general? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #33

That's not what he said Major Nikon Dec 2018 #72

So you think religion is the only reason people go to such camps Major Nikon Dec 2018 #67

The hijab is a symbol of female repression all over the world Major Nikon Dec 2018 #23

Diversion in action. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #25

If you don't want to answer, I understand Major Nikon Dec 2018 #49

You diverted, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #52

Bullshit Major Nikon Dec 2018 #56

Read the title. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #59

Bullshit Major Nikon Dec 2018 #60

Chinese repression of Uighurs has nothing to do with their religion. pangaia Dec 2018 #27

You are correct. MineralMan Dec 2018 #30

And as counterbalance, you have that one person that you know. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #32

Do you know anyone who is from China, Guy? MineralMan Dec 2018 #34

As a matter of fact, I do. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #39

Bye, now... MineralMan Dec 2018 #41

A good move on your part. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #43

It's pretty easy, isn't it. pangaia Dec 2018 #35

But guillaunmeb has religionnews.com MineralMan Dec 2018 #38

OOppss.. Jeeze I just looked. That's a real one. pangaia Dec 2018 #44

Explain that to the Uighurs. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #31

YOU try to explain that to Uighurs. They will laugh in your face. pangaia Dec 2018 #42

That has nothing to do with this post, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #45

Says the guy who insists non-belief is a "belief system" Major Nikon Dec 2018 #77

Guillaumeb knows better. As you've discovered, MineralMan Dec 2018 #46

And he is thus an expert on the Uighurs. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #64

A major publication? You mean like patheos? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #68

Funny how MM can attack a post from one cleric, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #70

And you are? MineralMan Dec 2018 #71

I made no such claim. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #73

I am sure the Uighurs understand that they live in a region of long dispute marylandblue Dec 2018 #79

A lot of things intersect in Uighur territory, where the Silk Roads once passed through marylandblue Dec 2018 #80

Then China's represion will not stop. nt kelly1mm Dec 2018 #61

That is almost certainly true. MineralMan Dec 2018 #63

Not unless the costs to it are too high. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #84

Like i said before, then China's repression will not stop ........ nt kelly1mm Dec 2018 #86