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guillaumeb

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25. Murder, the same as when religionists are killed by the Chinese government.

Reply to Mariana (Reply #20)

Fri May 25, 2018, 05:03 PM

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Chinese mass-indoctrination camps evoke Cultural Revolution [View all] guillaumeb May 2018 OP

Gay conversion therapy. MineralMan May 2018 #1

So we agree that intolerance, no matter the motivation, guillaumeb May 2018 #2

No, we do not agree, since our definitions of intolerance MineralMan May 2018 #5

The instructor is not wrong. edhopper May 2018 #3

I disagree. eom guillaumeb May 2018 #7

About preferring edhopper May 2018 #14

The ending. guillaumeb May 2018 #17

? This is typical. Voltaire2 May 2018 #23

There is danger in many things. guillaumeb May 2018 #26

Gil, what do you think China should do about the terrorism Mariana May 2018 #4

This, for me, exemplifies Chinese policy: guillaumeb May 2018 #8

You haven't answered my question. Mariana May 2018 #10

Intolerance of religion trumps everything, MineralMan May 2018 #11

What is being avoided is that this is persecution of a religion. guillaumeb May 2018 #13

Yes, it is intolerance. I said as much. MineralMan May 2018 #16

What the Chinese call terrorism guillaumeb May 2018 #12

You still haven't answered my question. nt. Mariana May 2018 #15

Your question is a position. guillaumeb May 2018 #18

The excerpt you put in your OP says Mariana May 2018 #20

Something something whatabout patriotism n/t trotsky May 2018 #22

Murder, the same as when religionists are killed by the Chinese government. guillaumeb May 2018 #25

You clearly know a lot about Chinese internal politics. Act_of_Reparation May 2018 #21

Current Chinese (Communist) law ain't much to write home about. trotsky May 2018 #6

Do you agree that this is intolerance directed at religion? guillaumeb May 2018 #9

Sure, gil. They pose a threat to the authoritarian regime. trotsky May 2018 #19

Crickets, meanwhile calls out others for avoidance Major Nikon May 2018 #31

We live under neither. guillaumeb May 2018 #24

You didn't answer my question. trotsky May 2018 #51

It is not so far fetched to see this happening here in one form or another. pangaia May 2018 #27

And it should be a reminder that intolerance, guillaumeb May 2018 #28

Agreed, for sure. pangaia May 2018 #30

Your input is not meager. guillaumeb May 2018 #34

It's also a reminder that indoctrination is a huge issue Major Nikon May 2018 #32

As in Chinese "anti-religion" indoctrination? guillaumeb May 2018 #37

As well as other types you seem to be conveniently forgetting about Major Nikon May 2018 #39

it is one thing to fight terrorism DonCoquixote May 2018 #29

There's 4 times more people in China with a much lower per capita income Major Nikon May 2018 #33

I agree with your analysis of the US response guillaumeb May 2018 #36

Which isn't what terrorism is Major Nikon May 2018 #38

Make that distinction to those being terrorized. guillaumeb May 2018 #40

I don't put much stock in obvious appeal to emotion fallacies Major Nikon May 2018 #41

Do you have no sympathy for those being terrorized? guillaumeb May 2018 #42

I have no sympathy for those who try to pass off fallacies as logic Major Nikon May 2018 #43

SO: guillaumeb May 2018 #44

SO: Major Nikon May 2018 #45

Probably the best reply that you could have made. guillaumeb May 2018 #46

You stole my line! Major Nikon May 2018 #47

Thank you. guillaumeb May 2018 #48

De nada Major Nikon May 2018 #49

Why did you link to my post in this thread? MineralMan May 2018 #50

Agreed. Blanket judgment is never a good thing to see. eom guillaumeb May 2018 #35