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Pretty much. I wonder how history will describe this. The world is just letting another large-scale genocide happen again. There are around 10 million Uighurs in China which gives it the potential to be close to the numbers of the holocaust.
Let's be honest, we aren't even stopping the ones that we have convicted, like the Darfur one.
Learn to separate the art from the artists. Or whatever some of the wanks like to say when it comes to this shit (that's certainly what they said re the HP game and JK).
Yup. Without slavery we would see much higher prices for everything, as no company would accept lower profits. Meaning lower sales, leading to lower profits anyway. Yeah, try to get the big companies to accept that.
Yeah, I get that. It's damn near impossible to do an actual boycott in this situation. Honestly, this one hits close to home and I'm just trying to find some way to do my part. While my comment was written mostly in a moment of anger, I am making cutbacks where I can re this situation (which I understand is a privileged stance). As for a more realistic approach, is there anything that can be done other than contacting my local Member of Parliament? Seriously looking for suggestions on the best way to help the current situation.
I think basically that these measures apply to everyone in China, even the Han majority, and that by closing the exception for ethnic minorities like the Uighurs, they're actually being more fair. (Ignoring the fact that, whatever the rules on paper, in practice the hammer comes down on Uighurs more harshly.)
This is already happening and there will likely continue to be a shift away from China. Doubt it'll make a difference.
I'm in the same boat as you re that feeling of hypocrasy. I love my tech and feel like a hypocrite when I selectively choose what not to buy based on scummy business practices. It is what it is, I guess.
I would consider buying stuff used, such as consoles and cellphones.
