French history teacher stabbed, decapitated by Islamic extremist

[Saruku]

I hope you understand that the takbir is used in many different contexts, and doesn't have any violent connotations in and of itself (though it is indeed relevant here because it indicates his belief that he's acting on behalf of God).

[Saruku]

In an ideal world, Western countries would provide support to those who have been exposed to Islamic fundamentalism, as China has. Instead, they're enabling its spread in a litany of ways, not least of which includes their relationship with their Saudi client. They care more about sowing chaos in the Muslim world, which makes up a large portion of the Global South, than they care about the safety of their citizens.

[Saruku]

I don't believe the mainstream narrative, no. It seems to be a mixture of outright fabrications (many from one Adrian Zenz, a crazy fundie who said he believes he's on God's mission to civilize China, and of the totally impartial Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, and self-proclaimed China expert despite having never been there or learnt any Chinese language) and portraying the conditions of the facilities for the worst offenders (such as those who fought for extremist groups abroad) as representative of the entire project. And if 10+% of the entire population were actually indefinitely detained, there'd be a lot more evidence of it than there actually is; Xinjiang's economy would collapse. Put all of it together, and it smells like Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.