Uyghur kids detail abuse at China's boarding schools in Xinjiang
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#2I talked about this recently, and I was reminded of the Blackhawk War.
I have read Blackhawk's memoirs, because it's such a part of my community, but nobody knows it.
There were extenuating circumstances (the British gun-running down the Mississipi).
U.S. forces suffered important defeats (Campbell's Island, and the Battle of Credit Island that humbled future president Zachary Taylor.)
I learned from another source that Blackhawk had a favorite teacup in his preferred trader's house (George Davenport), prior to his revolt.
Are we truly clean to judge?
Re: Uyghur kids detail abuse at China's boarding schools in Xinjiang
#3I talked about this recently, and I was reminded of the Blackhawk War. I have read Blackhawk's memoirs, because it's such a part of my community, but nobody knows it. There were extenuating circumstances (the British gun-running down the Mississipi). U.S. forces suffered important defeats (Campbell's Island, and the Battle of Credit Island that humbled future president Zachary Taylor.) I learned from another source t…
> Are we truly clean to judge?
What kind of weird deflection is this?
The US having done some horrible stuff in the past (or present) doesn't somehow excuse China doing horrible things too.
Re: Uyghur kids detail abuse at China's boarding schools in Xinjiang
#4I talked about this recently, and I was reminded of the Blackhawk War. I have read Blackhawk's memoirs, because it's such a part of my community, but nobody knows it. There were extenuating circumstances (the British gun-running down the Mississipi). U.S. forces suffered important defeats (Campbell's Island, and the Battle of Credit Island that humbled future president Zachary Taylor.) I learned from another source t…
You read about horrible things that happened in the 1800s and your takeaway is... we should allow such things to happen again today? Can you elaborate a little bit?
Re: Uyghur kids detail abuse at China's boarding schools in Xinjiang
#5I talked about this recently, and I was reminded of the Blackhawk War. I have read Blackhawk's memoirs, because it's such a part of my community, but nobody knows it. There were extenuating circumstances (the British gun-running down the Mississipi). U.S. forces suffered important defeats (Campbell's Island, and the Battle of Credit Island that humbled future president Zachary Taylor.) I learned from another source t…
> Are we truly clean to judge? What kind of weird deflection is this? The US having done some horrible stuff in the past (or present) doesn't somehow excuse China doing horrible things too.
Even weirder is the implication that everyone reading this is going to be from the US, which is simply not true.
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#6I talked about this recently, and I was reminded of the Blackhawk War. I have read Blackhawk's memoirs, because it's such a part of my community, but nobody knows it. There were extenuating circumstances (the British gun-running down the Mississipi). U.S. forces suffered important defeats (Campbell's Island, and the Battle of Credit Island that humbled future president Zachary Taylor.) I learned from another source t…
The end of the Blackhawk War was the battle of Bad Axe.
Re: Uyghur kids detail abuse at China's boarding schools in Xinjiang
#7I talked about this recently, and I was reminded of the Blackhawk War. I have read Blackhawk's memoirs, because it's such a part of my community, but nobody knows it. There were extenuating circumstances (the British gun-running down the Mississipi). U.S. forces suffered important defeats (Campbell's Island, and the Battle of Credit Island that humbled future president Zachary Taylor.) I learned from another source t…
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Re: Uyghur kids detail abuse at China's boarding schools in Xinjiang
#8This kind of forced assimilation can’t be sustainable.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Are we truly clean to judge? What kind of weird deflection is this? The US having done some horrible stuff in the past (or present) doesn't somehow excuse China doing horrible things too.
Even weirder is the implication that everyone reading this is going to be from the US, which is simply not true.
Likewise from Iowa.
Heaven forbid!
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#10Can anyone point to a change or sacrifice they have made because they disagree with Chinas treatment of anyone?