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^{[when saying it's unethical to do business with China and mentioning the Uyghur torture camps as one of the reasons]} people aren't actually interested in the plight of the Uighurs. Rather, it's convenient ammunition for justifying pre-existing political and national feelings

https://archive.is/o/EmpZR/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17763554

Uighur Muslims are the latest cause celebre to feel good about how virtuous we are

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21321042