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They're doing this to the extremely radical parts not the whole ethnic group. Like the governor of the region was a Uighur last time I checked.
The Chinese government must have done a truly terrible job these last few decades, if they have so many radicals. One wonders why people tolerate such abysmal leadership.
You mean just like what is happening at the US southern border?
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It is an option, chosen by the parents. They weren't forced to attend that school based on their ethnicity.
For a kid, their parents are often unaware or unsympathetic to their struggles. And just to be clear, the same tactics are applied to Han Chinese (well, the high schools are more harsh, but the Chinese work camp model was already well developed before they decided to do this en masse in Xinjiang). It is horrible, don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to defend it, but I also hope it instills a bit more awareness in our o…
So you're just going to generalize on all parents like that? Believe it or not, there are actually some parents out there who are interested in their child's well-being and involved in their life.
> I’m not going to defend it
It seems to me like you're grasping at straws to do precisely that.
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They're doing this to the extremely radical parts not the whole ethnic group. Like the governor of the region was a Uighur last time I checked.
The Chinese government must have done a truly terrible job these last few decades, if they have so many radicals. One wonders why people tolerate such abysmal leadership.
The answer is pretty simple.
Prosperity.
The living standard of the average Chinese person has improved dramatically over the last several decades.
As long as that level of prosperity continues, most Chinese people will tolerate quite a bit from their government.
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For a kid, their parents are often unaware or unsympathetic to their struggles. And just to be clear, the same tactics are applied to Han Chinese (well, the high schools are more harsh, but the Chinese work camp model was already well developed before they decided to do this en masse in Xinjiang). It is horrible, don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to defend it, but I also hope it instills a bit more awareness in our o…
> For a kid, their parents are often unaware or unsympathetic to their struggles So you're just going to generalize on all parents like that? Believe it or not, there are actually some parents out there who are interested in their child's well-being and involved in their life. > I’m not going to defend it It seems to me like you're grasping at straws to do precisely that.
Having spent 10 years in China and having actually visited Xinjiang before, I can assure you I’m not grasping at any straws.
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But you chose to only select a portion of the text. The second sentence is useful, too: "Implement behavioural norms and discipline requirements for getting up, roll call, washing, going to the toilet, organising and housekeeping, eating, studying, sleeping, closing the door and so forth" My school was like that when I was growing up. Your school proscribed when you go to the toilet and how to close a door?
Mine did, yes. Grew up in rural Midwest US in the 80s. We walked in lines on a schedule for bio breaks. We had to “shut a door respectfully” basically library rules for the sake of others. Our school had 25-30 kids per class. How else does one manage that? If you really needed to go you could and this article does not say that’s explicitly disallowed. I think you’re losing the forest for a tree here. The problem is t…
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The Chinese government must have done a truly terrible job these last few decades, if they have so many radicals. One wonders why people tolerate such abysmal leadership.
These are families with heads of households did things like train with the Taliban across the border.