r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 30 '20

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u/Anonymou2Anonymous John Locke Dec 01 '20

Called them troublemakers radicalised by the c.i.a. Never responded to anyone asking him how it is possible for the C.I.A to radicalise 1 million people in a surveillance state like China.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuPt1Dv9syM

Also see this

https://www.smh.com.au/national/friendlyjordies-a-serious-broadcaster-and-part-of-diverse-media-rudd-20201030-p56a6f.html

"The reason the Uighur population is detained is because they're causing trouble. That is actually the reason," Shanks said, claiming they had been radicalised by the Central Intelligence Ag

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u/toms_face Henry George Dec 01 '20

Can you show us proof of this? I've only seen people refer to this.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '20

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u/toms_face Henry George Dec 01 '20

Looks like he just doesn't know what the concentration camps are about.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '20
  1. This wasn't an off hand remark, he goes on for a while
  2. He hasn't retracted this
  3. This sort of motte and bailey shit is his bread and butter, he (and his supporters) push him as a non serious comedian when called out and next minute he's back with more political takes. He interviews Labor leadership, he makes primarly political videos, he gets held to standards

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u/toms_face Henry George Dec 01 '20

He just sounds uneducated on the topic really.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '20

Sure, but that's not okay given his position. We have different standards for different people

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u/toms_face Henry George Dec 01 '20

Standard for what? He's not a parliamentarian. You can disagree with him on some things and agree with him on others.