If what happenend in Eastern Ukrain was genocide, then what is happening to the Uygurs is definitely also genocide. But if what is happening to the Uygurs can’t be genocide, then what has been happening in Ukraine also can’t be genocide.

What the hell are you talking about? Ukraine was launching artillery shells at civilian targers in Eastern Ukraine. How is that nonviolent?

[+] killingspark@feddit.org -7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

How is incarcerating a significant portion of an ethnic group non-violent?

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Good question! Do you consider the disproportionate mass incarceration of African Americans a genocide?

[–] killingspark@feddit.org -5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

While there are many systemic issues that result in the disproportionate mass incarceration of African Americans, one needs to recognize this isn't done to eradicate them. The US needs and uses them to make the poor fight each other rather than unite and fight the rich.

One also needs to recognize that the US does not incarerate them just for being black. They have created a system that forces poor people into criminality and that also makes african americans disproportionally poor. It's deeply racist but there are still differences.

But I'm glad you agree it's a violent thing to do.

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

one needs to recognize this isn’t done to eradicate them.

Ah, but we know that the incarceration of Uighurs is done to eradicate them, because, uhh... how exactly?