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> He does not mention Uighur genocide in his books.

So? lol

"It's ok if he believes putting certain people in concentration camps is good so long as he doesn't mention that in his books"

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We don't know what he believes. We only know he is obliged to say what keeps him out of a re-education camp.

What would you be saying, in his position? Be honest.

This is true, but only by omission: we don't know everything he believes. We do know he publicly supports the genocide in order to protect himself. MLK day is around the corner. It's worth considering what it cost some people to do the right thing, vs what some people got paid to support the wrong thing.

Let us consider what it cost MLK, and whether we demand that of everybody.

I favor applauding people for speaking out in risky circumstances. Condemning them for failing to risk what we need not is questionable.

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