Warriors part-owner and venture capitalist dismisses Uyghur Muslims' rights abuses

Fox Business News ^ | 1/17/2022 | By Ryan Gaydos

[NohSpinZone]

Chamath Palihapitiya, a part-owner and director of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the venture capitalist founder and CEO of Social Capital, offered the "very hard ugly truth" about China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in a podcast interview.

Palihapitiya appeared on the "All-In Podcast" on Saturday. He made his remarks about Uyghur Muslims after his co-host Jason Calacanis praised President Biden for his decision to ban the import of goods made through forced Uyghur labor.

"Nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs, OK? You bring it up because you really care and I think it’s nice that you care. The rest of us don’t care. I’m just telling you a very hard, ugly truth. Of all the things that I care about, yes, it is below my line. Of all the things that I care about, it is below my line," Palihapitiya said.

Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and managing partner for Social+Capital Partnership, speaks during a Bloomberg West Television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

When co-host David Sacks said it’s just not top of mind for most people, Palihapitiya pushed back.

"That’s not caring. … I care about the fact that our economy can turn on a dime if China invades Taiwan. I care about climate change. I care about America’s crippling and decrepit health care infrastructure. But if you ask me do I care about a segment of a class of people in another country? Not until we can take care of ourselves will I prioritize them over us," Palihapitiya said.

[NohSpinZone]

Dude is a PoS but at least he's honest about it. He'll get creamed on Twitter. If he had any real balls, he'd also say that he doesn't really give a s*** about BLM either but he enjoys the virtue signal points he gets.

[Vigilanteman]

How many NBA tickets do Uyghurs buy?

[Theoria]

'But if you ask me do I care about a segment of a class of people in another country? Not until we can take care of ourselves will I prioritize them over us," Palihapitiya said.'

MAGA.

[BradyLS]

Just say NO to China-ball.

[GSWarrior]

There is no doubt a huge market for Warrior merchandise in China.

[Captainpaintball]

Who does Palihapitiya consider US, anyway?

[Kevmo]

Jesus Himself said to the Syrophoenician immigrant woman "Let the children eat first". He called her a dog.

[windsorknot]

There is no doubt a huge market for Warrior merchandise in China.

Probably made in China by Uyghurs.

[Rowdyone]

Trump (MAGA) also did not hesitate to sanction China over this issue (and others). He really should get more credit for using American economic might in lieu of risking American military lives to influence bad behavior much to the consternation of internationalists and the military industrial complex.

[Macoozie]

Mooselimbs?
Poor folk in another country?

I agree with this Indian.
Screw the pedo praising muzzies.
American’s poor folks first.

Not a hard decision.

[DIRTYSECRET]

What did Bill Clinton do for Rwandans?

[Wayne07]

Do people here at Free Republic really care about the Uyghurs? Or is it just a convenient cudgel against the communist Chinese govt? There is a radical islamist movement in the in Uyghurs community in Xinjiang that is multiple terrorist attacks. Not the crowd we normally cry for.

[woweeitsme]

Yeah...his big thing is climate change and health care infrastructure (whatever that is).

I do agree that we should care about the US first and foremost, but only if we follow the Constitution and founding ideas. This guy wants to implement more government, I’m sure.

[dfwgator]

A pox on both their houses.

[Tipllub]

No; but it is funny how if this “community” was anywhere but in Commie China, the lefties would be spilling crocodile tears for them.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

"I care about climate change".

[Karma_Sherab]

Do people here at Free Republic really care about the Uyghurs?

Yeah...I can see the US going out of the way to save the Uyghurs, bringing them to this country, where, like most of the moose-limbs we get here, begin raping and killing

[Theoria]

Not really. He and the rest of the establishment looked the other way on this, COVID, stealing ip, hacking, etc. His china trade deal didn't solve this or try to curb other reprehensible behavior.

[imabadboy99]

That’s exactly how these Indians in American who run companies feel about their non-Indian workers.

[Ikeon]

Its all spitballing by the left, never let a crisis go to waste or make up a crisis if you can’t hitch a ride on one