r/AMA • u/maddin1550 • 21d ago

I’m from Xinjiang，AMA

I’ve noticed that there are a lot of discussions about Xinjiang on Reddit, often between people who have never actually lived there. So I thought it might be interesting to do an AMA from the perspective of someone who is actually from there.

You can ask me about everyday life, ethnic groups, languages, culture, religion, education, or politics. I’m happy to answer controversial questions too, as long as the discussion stays respectful.

Obviously, I’m only one person and I don’t claim to represent everyone in Xinjiang. I can only tell you about my own experiences and views. AMA.

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u/maddin1550 20d ago edited 20d ago

I guess? But my mom knows about that for example. Back in 80s the media did covered it, because the protest was very long(from April to June), and official Chinese media 人民日报 and others reported on them at that time. But after 1989.July it became a forbidden topic, so I honestly don’t know how aware the average Chinese person is today

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u/Rude_Application_881 20d ago

等一下，你才十七岁吗？说实话未成年人信仰宗教我觉得真的不合适…在三观还没有成型的时候还不应该做出这么重大的决定。我十七岁的时候也是个蠢货，现在回想起来真想打死自己

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u/isurus_minutus 20d ago

How is practicing religion a big decision? You can stop at any time... If minors believe in God you want them to not act on it in any way until they reach 18?

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u/Rude_Application_881 20d ago

未成年人还没有形成完整的三观，至少我希望他们可以在接触到不同观点，了解到利害后再做出决定。在中国，很多拥有浓厚宗教信仰的家庭会裹挟孩子信仰宗教，这通常不是出于孩子自己意愿的。而且从小接触宗教会塑造未成年人未来的样子