I understand you're not attacking me directly, but it's so exhausting seeing the same talking points of concern trolls like you who have heard on reddit and Lemmy about the Uyghurs, and uncritically swallowed the western propaganda and champion the rights of an ethnic minority in China. And when confronted with stuff you don't know, such as the camps being closed for years, you jump to saying "according to whom, to the government?" and when confronted with the fact that it's western media publishing this, you go ahead and go yo claim "where does this come from exactly?" as if journalistic work wasn't possible or as if the information wasn't literally on the third paragraph of the link I sent.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

As per the article: “A nine-day reporting trip by The Washington Post through the region…”.

Ah, interesting. My apologies, I've been driving all day and have been checking my phone sporadically and haven't had the time to properly read the article. I have now.

but it’s so exhausting seeing the same talking points of concern trolls like you who have heard on reddit and Lemmy ...

I totally understand, and I do apologize for propagating this behaviour. My knowledge was outdated and that's no one's fault but my own.

All in all though, my whole point is honestly just that I don't really trust any government to be totally truthful in regards to information they share, regardless of whether that's the US, China, or even my home country, and my initial assumption was that this information was coming from them directly. Clearly, I was incorrect in this case, spouted some outdated shit confidently, and I apologize. I appreciate your patience.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 1 points 4 hours ago

Hey, honestly, thanks mate. This exchange has been really good for me, you're essentially the only person I've encountered in months that positively responded to being corrected about some data. You're cool, have a good one