The quotes around "genocide" really sells it, I think.
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2025
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It almost as the ((())) used by white-supremacists. Dog whistles. It sucks cause db0 has some good communities
That's the "masks off" moment that kills the rest of the argument (which has a modicum of coherence, if not truth).
Flatworm/Unruffled really falls into that anti-American trap where they start excusing other state’s imperialisms because they’re blinded by hatred.
Many things can be true. There is a genocide of Uighurs and it is misrepresented in American media. But putting genocide in quotes is straight up denial.
People in the US and the rest of the world have protested against Gazanand Uighur genocide and it it's having an effect. Where are the protests in China?
It’s really interesting to see them take snapshots of these posts and complain/dogpile. A truly baffling cycle.