As a Jewish person, I appreciate those saying that this is not okay and that it is misinformation. No, 6 million Uyghur Muslims have not been murdered.
And, as a Jewish person, I know that 6 million very well could be murdered. This is not another Shoah, but it very well could become another. As a Jewish person, I feel we must say “never again.”
“Never again” does not mean “this event was so uniquely horrible, it could never happen again.” It means “this event was horrible, but not unique. We have to make sure it never happens again.”
The Uyghur death count isn’t 6 million, that is misinformation. But “never again” means we have to make sure it doesn’t become 6 million.
If you are not Jewish or Romani, do not draw comparisons to the Holocaust. All that provides is shock value and misinformation. What you can do is support Uyghur Muslims.
The link to the original post doesn’t work—here are other sources:
Source from The Silhouette
Source from Business Insider
Source from Middle East Forum
Source #1 from Jewish News
Source #2 from Jewish News
Charity Right’s Food for Uyghurs
Uyghur Human Rights Project
If you have more relevant resources, please share them. Petitions are likely meaningless in contrast to the Chinese government.
For those who are able to, take action. For those who are unable to take action, please share.
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