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In reply to the discussion: China's 'War on Terror' uproots families, leaked data shows [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)30. From the article:
It underscores the witch-hunt mindset of the government, and how the government criminalizes everything, said Adrian Zenz, an expert on the detention centers and senior fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Reasons listed for internment include minor religious infection, disturbs other persons by visiting them without reasons, relatives abroad, thinking is hard to grasp and untrustworthy person born in a certain decade. The last seems to refer to younger men; about 31 percent of people considered untrustworthy were in the age bracket of 25 to 29 years, according to an analysis of the data by Zenz.
Reasons listed for internment include minor religious infection, disturbs other persons by visiting them without reasons, relatives abroad, thinking is hard to grasp and untrustworthy person born in a certain decade. The last seems to refer to younger men; about 31 percent of people considered untrustworthy were in the age bracket of 25 to 29 years, according to an analysis of the data by Zenz.
The Chinese government goes after anyone it deems a threat. Some of those people are theists. Some are not. Some of them are young, some of them are old. Some are educated, some are not.
But your agenda requires you to pretend that it's only about religion. You aren't telling the full story because of this.
No wonder you struggle so mightily to be taken seriously, yet fail.
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What I actually say is that people have a variety of reasons for their behavior.
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#8
By not venerating teachings and texts that promote and perpetuate our differences, right?
trotsky
Mar 2020
#62
My own view is that my experiences are anecdotal and my "study" lacks rigor.
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 2020
#72
If you have been reading the many articles about the Chinese Government surveillance state,
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#46
Let's get one thing fucking clear, bub: I didn't abandon it. You failed to make your point.
trotsky
Mar 2020
#52
To those of us working to understand intolerance, and confront it, it does matter.
trotsky
Mar 2020
#57
So if every theist does not see these few verses as requiring, or promoting, intolerance,
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#65