Xinjiang is prototype for fully totalitarian state: Taiwan minister

You had not talked to the locals, as they are in the concentration camps. You talked to those that the CCP transplanted there to slowly (meaning rapidly) dilute and replace the population with good comrades.

Because dang will ban anyone espousing anti-Chinese sentiments, under the guise of 'provoking nationalistic flame wars'. I truly believe there is a conflict of interest somewhere between YC and the CCP because the knee jerk sensorship is quite disturbing.

I've read the guidelines. I do not see how what I wrote breaches them.

The first half enquires on reckless group-think in tech that would bring about a situation such as Xinjlang, I wrote this in the hope those behind it could engage to allay my fears, provide context or offer links to discussions on the recent politicisation of our software. I made a submission when purges were enacted 50 days ago - it was instantly flagged. [1]

I've designed systems in place in both defence and telecommunications. I don't trust any aspect now that updates without thorough audit, you might not like it, but that is undeniably relevant to this place. I did not post it to wage some political battle, it is in response to one waged upon us all. [2]

The second half responds directly to the submitted article, offering a rational position on why China might persue active measures while speculating on why media bylines might push disgust. I've not minced words, I am from the UK so the burden is upon you to tell us what the ideal replacement population is in a country which rejects theocracy, believes in equality before the law and loves its pets to bits? Theil and so Palantir predict it as a potential destiny of ours, our loved ones and our descendants. [3]

Now, if we were to search 'racist' here on HN, over the last month there's over 100 pages of unchallenged comment. When this term is used carelessly without justification or applied to groups it is most insidious, we can accurately label it psychological manipulation and if I myself was inclined to resort to buzzwords, a form of social fascism that would make Trotsky proud. Yet this perversion and weaponisation of language you accept.

If we search covid or corona there's many many pages on what we can see from Belarus and Sweden has been an overblown flu. The masks and disguises pushed have normalised many cases of leering towards others, psychological violence and have terrified us unduly. I have personally witnessed conflict on the street because of them.

Amongst the first cases in America included a victim of a motorcycle accident and many folk in my country are being diagnosed as Covid despite unrelated conditions. My family work in large hospitals so I do not write this without care or insight but because conversation here, of which there is much, flows in only one direction. This unwavering compliance in my view makes our societies vulnerable to behavior that Sanger would term Evil [4].

It is why I hardly spend my time here now. Previously most my downtime was spent in this place learning about wonderous new advances and gaining invaluable insight. Now when I come here, I leave demoralised.

Hailing from working class roots you gave me a greater education than what my state school could bestow. I've the benefit or the curse of not being in your bubble, in real life if I revert to my natural dialect you would look down on me, so I had to adopt the Queens to be able to walk amongst you.

You've created a cradle of intelligent discourse with a community to be cherished so I understand the quandry in preserving that but I would never dream of issuing these names upon you but if you really want me to I suppose the one that springs to mind would be Agent Smith. ;)

I would ask you to think twice before you kill the canaries in the coal mine - they stick their necks out to prevent destabilisation reaching a crisis or a civil war. If it all goes south and they come for me, don't make my last word be your handle dang!

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23450889

[2] https://twitter.com/andrewgodwin/status/1268233565713522689?...

[3] https://youtu.be/iRleB034EC8?t=2357

[4] https://larrysanger.org/2019/11/a-theory-of-evil/

The logic is right. The Chinese citizens should think about if they are doing enough. If outsiders start to think if they have done enough for it, the Iraq situation happens. The problem is outsiders do not have enough information to make any decisions. Rather than making the decisions for the Chinese, why not let them sort themselves out. It is much suitable to deal with problem with your own government because you have more information and more saying as well.

Well that's certainly one take. Charles had a bit of a complex sure but you have to understand the context of the time in that Cromwells foreign co-conspirators were demanding nothing less than his head.

The precondition of the English civil war in my opinion was more the funds that facilitated it promised by financiers from Amsterdam who ultimately went on to be granted charter to found the BoE.

As you know the result of this civil war was to wreck the fine castles, history and heritage of the English. Destroy many a dynasty and teach the Irish to hate the Brits for all eternity.

Issac D'Israeli produced a worthwhile read on Charles [1] if you'd like to know more on his character and quarry.

[1] https://archive.org/details/commentariesonli03disruoft/page/...