Boston Student wrote ‘I'm from Hong Kong’ An onslaught of Chinese anger followed

Re:Boston Student wrote ‘I'm from Hong Kong’ An onslaught of... by zentiggr on Saturday May 25, 2019 @10:41PM (#20012787)

But not a lot of British citizens get this violently or persistently up in arms about American independence, despite that war happening only a few years earlier.

The remaining descendants of French aristocratic families aren't trying to claim their rights stolen in that revolution.

There does come a point in time where past difficulties should be laid to rest.

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Re:Boston Student wrote ‘I'm from Hong Kong’ An onslaught of... by jimclegg on Sunday May 26, 2019 @02:01AM (#20013373)

Telling China to get over colonialism is like telling black people to get over racism.

These inhumane policies have been in place for centuries so after 3-4 decades of half-heartedly treating people as equals, "get over it" isn't going to fly.

Generally the victims decide when to move on, not the attackers.

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Re:Boston Student wrote ‘I'm from Hong Kong’ An onslaught of... by DiogenesKynikos on Saturday May 25, 2019 @11:04PM (#20012843)

Are you comparing the what happened to the Chinese in the Opium Wars to what happened to the British in the American revolution?

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Re:Boston Student wrote ‘I'm from Hong Kong’ An onslaught of... by zentiggr on Thursday May 30, 2019 @10:48AM (#20051723)

Was not my intent, but I see where I went off the rails. Thanks for the feedback and I'll rethink this.

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