> > In the wider debate surrounding China’s rise, some traditionally > progressive voices ( > http://clivehamilton.com/chinese-communist-party-influence-why-the-critics-are-wrong/ > ) now believe we have no choice but to set aside our “knee-jerk > anti-Americanism” and embrace US global dominance. So objectionable is > China’s authoritarian system, they argue, that as its weight increases in > world affairs, we must unite to resist it.
As a "knee-jerk anti-American" I can understand the view ,taken by some on the left, that US policy regarding Xinjiang is all about protecting US dominance in the world. When has the US ever given a f**k about "human rights" anyway? Any such claims have always had a hidden agenda. I think this point was largely proven by Biden's response at his recent press conference. Biden pretty much said as much, in words that just as easily could have been said by Mike Pompeo. The article makes a valid point ,that increased US belligerence against Beijing will not improve the everyday lives of Uhygur people, but may only make the situation worse. See Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, etc. Which brings us to another statement from Brophy's article that caught my eye. > > In the wake of 9/11, China refashioned its hard-line campaign against > separatism into a wing of the global “war on terror,” and in doing so > reached something of an accommodation with Washington. What if China's treatment of the Uhygurs was inspired by the US actions in Islamic countries? This seems to be a point few want to discuss. It's called blowback. Blowback is a complicated thing, and can spread in many directions. Brophy does not address my point about the western left in regards to their support for their support for both the Uhygurs and Palestininians. An internet search with these terns, reveals much editorializing, and many scholarly articles, trying to connect these two groups, with not word one in regards to how the Uhygur people view the state of Israel. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7980): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/7980 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/81730562/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
