Nobody Cares

“Nobody cares about the Uyghurs.”

Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya, co-owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, stated clearly that the genocide China is carrying out against Muslim Uyghurs simply isn’t a concern. He characterized them as “a segment of a class of people in another country.”

Concern for global human rights, he says, is a “luxury belief.”

I wish Mr. Palihapitiya was an outlier.

I’m afraid his views are more common than I want to acknowledge. He’s simply wealthy and privileged enough to feel confident saying the quiet part out loud.

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Once in a while someone asks why we support a group of kids on the other side of the world. Sometimes it’s an honest inquiry, but too often a couple of follow-ups lead to “Why not do something for our kids first?”

“Our” kids.

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Scripture says we drink from wells did did not dig.

Chamath Palihapitiya was born in Sri Lanka. When he was 10 years old, his family received refugee status from Canada. His father, a Sri Lankan government official, feared reprisals because he had spoken against his government.

“Nobody cares about the Uyghurs.”

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