Help me change my parents’ opinions on China
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:54 am
Greetings from Singapore. This is where I was born and where I have called home my whole life. My parents are from China and have each lived in Singapore for the past 30 years.
Despite having had three decades to break free from the clutches of the Communist Party, I am unable to communicate with them about the plight of Uighur Muslims in the country, instead echoing the narrative that it’s a story made up by Western media to stifle China. They scoff at credible evidence I show them and when I keep pushing, they yell at me and threaten to never speak about this topic again.
I don’t want to stop them from visiting China again or from buying goods; instead, I want them to know the truth and then decide from there. Trouble is, they do not even recognize the moral and ethical implications because of their utter indifference toward the Uighur situation, saying they will travel as long as they are not harming anyone. Of course, they won’t harm anyone directly, but what happens to the money they spend during their travels? Will it go to the ones who are harming others? In China, we will never know.
So, help me in my mission to have one more voice against corrupt, racist, and manipulative China.
Despite having had three decades to break free from the clutches of the Communist Party, I am unable to communicate with them about the plight of Uighur Muslims in the country, instead echoing the narrative that it’s a story made up by Western media to stifle China. They scoff at credible evidence I show them and when I keep pushing, they yell at me and threaten to never speak about this topic again.
I don’t want to stop them from visiting China again or from buying goods; instead, I want them to know the truth and then decide from there. Trouble is, they do not even recognize the moral and ethical implications because of their utter indifference toward the Uighur situation, saying they will travel as long as they are not harming anyone. Of course, they won’t harm anyone directly, but what happens to the money they spend during their travels? Will it go to the ones who are harming others? In China, we will never know.
So, help me in my mission to have one more voice against corrupt, racist, and manipulative China.