I think it's fair to say Obama was wrong and Romney was right. That's the conclusion I thought everyone drew. This framing of like "people didn't care about it then, so they are somehow wrong or disingenuous to care about it now" is bizarre and unwarranted to me. And yes, the fact that Russia put some real effort into messing with an American election is a factor in people's perception of the threat the country poses--as it should be. Ultimately though, the fact is that Russia invaded a country and is killing innocent civilians and animals.
> Why do we suddenly care about Putin now, when China is still brutally occupying Tibet and rounding up Muslims in camps? Hint: it’s not because anyone can find Ukraine on a map.
You can't care about both? I can. News cycles might not, and yes, I think it's largely because Ukrainians are White (at least nowadays) and Tibetans and Uighurs are Asian (on top of which the latter are Muslim). Not to mention the economic reliance on China, which I would say, btw, is a greater threat than Russia for sure.
But this notion that unless people are somehow dedicating the same mental and emotional effort to all oppressed and persecuted people then they shouldn't be devoting such energy to any such people is morally unsound and unrealistic.
But believe me, I think there is a lot of hypocrisy and moral depravity re: Uighurs. You see a lot of random Russians abroad cancelled at events and such as if they are pro-Putin stooges, while Netflix happily produces films based on books by a Chinese author who publicly defends the genocide.
> Why do we suddenly care about Putin now, when China is still brutally occupying Tibet and rounding up Muslims in camps? Hint: it’s not because anyone can find Ukraine on a map.
You can't care about both? I can. News cycles might not, and yes, I think it's largely because Ukrainians are White (at least nowadays) and Tibetans and Uighurs are Asian (on top of which the latter are Muslim). Not to mention the economic reliance on China, which I would say, btw, is a greater threat than Russia for sure.
But this notion that unless people are somehow dedicating the same mental and emotional effort to all oppressed and persecuted people then they shouldn't be devoting such energy to any such people is morally unsound and unrealistic.
But believe me, I think there is a lot of hypocrisy and moral depravity re: Uighurs. You see a lot of random Russians abroad cancelled at events and such as if they are pro-Putin stooges, while Netflix happily produces films based on books by a Chinese author who publicly defends the genocide.