China’s Vanishing Muslims: Undercover In The Most Dystopian Place In The World

Why HN readers recommended it

HN cites it as first-hand, independent reporting on Xinjiang that does not rely on state-sanctioned access.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

VICE News

Topic

xinjiang uighur surveillance

Format

documentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

12

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Yes, totalitarian dictatorships are a literal alternative to Democracy, though I feel we're nitpicking on the semantics of my words here. When I say I don't see Totalitarian Dictatorships as an alternative, I don't mean in the literal sense, I mean in the viable sense. …

• > Almost everything ughyur and xinjiang related has pretty much been shown to be propaganda and from highly questionable sources Do you have any evidence for that whatsoever? In contrast, here's a very thorough look from an established news source: [VIDEO]

• Most people would be unequivocally against slave concentration camps. Do not confuse lack of action with lack of caring. Effective action may require collective action. But individually, most people care. Yet, collectively, they cannot seem to do anything meaningful. You are making a statement that …