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That applies to any country. It's a bit racist to single out Dubai.
The article is literally about Dubai.
The article you posted
And your take was "Dubai is unique in having people who don't give a shit," which is racist.
"You seem like someone who would enjoy Dubai" is an insult for a reason
So commenting on something an article is talking about is racist now?
Stop clutching your pearls
I'm not convinced you've read the spirit of the instance you're posting on. That was unacceptable. I'm not clutching pearls, just trying to keep Beehaw a nice place for people to interact. If you don't like that, easy enough to go elsewhere.
Dubai is known for its for particularly egregious rights violations. Other countries have those too, but the article mentions people from the UK. Moving from the UK to the UAE does signal, at least to me, that human rights are not that big of a concern for you. The UK has a 91/100 vs UAE 18/100 "freedom" score. If the same article was about people fleeing Russia or Sudan back to the UK, I imagine there'd be a similar response. But Dubai in particular has a huge wealth gap, so on top of spending money to prop up an oppressive state, they are still able to surround themselves with luxury. I don't think that's racist, as much as unfortunate.
While I appreciate the sentiment, the same can be said about the U.S. right now. There's enormous wealth disparity and human-rights violations worldwide, so that felt like throwing a stone from a glass house.
For what it's worth, I also tell people that moving to the US at this point is basically supporting fascism. I said the same about vacationing here too. There's no ethical consumption under capitalism etc etc, but since we're all participating we might as well do some harm reduction. To me, moving to Dubai signals that you legitimately do not care about how people are treated, not just that you're unwilling to lift a finger to help, but that you're actively antagonistic towards the working class. I understand if not everyone feels like that, but I don't think it's a race thing was my main point. Mostly a "why are you supporting an even worse state?" thing. For the record, everyone sucks and we should all do better.
I think they meant people who moved to Dubai, not the people of Dubai themselves.