There's an example article, a quick google for "China closed reeducation camps" will throw more results if you feel like doing a bit of research on the brave defence of human rights that you champion.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

And the information they publish comes from where exactly?

There is no need for snarkiness, by the way. You act like Im attacking you directly. If this is how you communicate, I'm just going to block you and move on with my life.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

the information they publish comes from where exactly?

As per the article: "A nine-day reporting trip by The Washington Post through the region...".

I understand you're not attacking me directly, but it's so exhausting seeing the same talking points of concern trolls like you who have heard on reddit and Lemmy about the Uyghurs, and uncritically swallowed the western propaganda and champion the rights of an ethnic minority in China. And when confronted with stuff you don't know, such as the camps being closed for years, you jump to saying "according to whom, to the government?" and when confronted with the fact that it's western media publishing this, you go ahead and go yo claim "where does this come from exactly?" as if journalistic work wasn't possible or as if the information wasn't literally on the third paragraph of the link I sent.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

As per the article: “A nine-day reporting trip by The Washington Post through the region…”.

Ah, interesting. My apologies, I've been driving all day and have been checking my phone sporadically and haven't had the time to properly read the article. I have now.

but it’s so exhausting seeing the same talking points of concern trolls like you who have heard on reddit and Lemmy ...

I totally understand, and I do apologize for propagating this behaviour. My knowledge was outdated and that's no one's fault but my own.

All in all though, my whole point is honestly just that I don't really trust any government to be totally truthful in regards to information they share, regardless of whether that's the US, China, or even my home country, and my initial assumption was that this information was coming from them directly. Clearly, I was incorrect in this case, spouted some outdated shit confidently, and I apologize. I appreciate your patience.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 2 points 12 hours ago

Hey, honestly, thanks mate. This exchange has been really good for me, you're essentially the only person I've encountered in months that positively responded to being corrected about some data. You're cool, have a good one

[–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world -3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, googling that does not give the result you claimed it would. In fact, it talks more about how they opened up different types of camps instead

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 4 points 19 hours ago

It talks about how they opened up prisons, which is exactly what this post takes into account. There are more people in prisons in the US than in the entirety of China.

You clearly have done 0 research on this topic, and until 5 minutes ago you believed that the reeducation camps were still open and ongoing, despite them closing years ago. Educate yourself on the conditions of the people who you pretend to care about, or stop with your concern trolling.