So.. Just to clarify: if I traveled to China and let slip to the authorities that I no longer drink alcohol and am also an ex-smoker, would they arrest me, an atheist, for "potential religious extremism" or would I have to be a Muslim too for THAT particular bit of oppression?
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2024
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The laws are an excuse to continue their genocide against the Uyghurs. They have no interest in enforcing them against foreign tourists or even Han Chinese.
Exactly, laws like this are an excuse, not a reason.
You would have to be a Muslim. Not drinking and smoking is usually something that they like to promote in their citizenry.
Not that they aren't shitty towards Atheists, but it's a whole 'nother level with the Uyghurs. Think post-9/11 islamaphobia taken to wild, CCP level extremes, and you're not far off the level they take it and their 'rationale' for doing so. (Basically there were a few terrorist attacks years back and the CCP has been milking it as an excuse for their conduct)
'a whole other'
Depends where you fall on the spectrum
You have to make sure you say, "according to the government" at the end of your statement. It's the CCP's "no homo".
Nah, we're not on Lemmygrad, Hexbear, or .ml, so I should be able to accurately criticize the atrocious actions of the Chinese government without being banned from World News again lol
Haha 😂
Must be too many kidneys on the market right now.