Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong

Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong by remarkEon on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:10AM (#20522986)

This would absolutely risk an actual shooting war, so no it is not a "smart approach".

I get it that people are mad that democracy is under attack in Hong Kong, but this drift into considering extreme reactions is getting ridiculous.

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Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong by barry-cotter on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:31AM (#20523123)

Hong Kong is not now and has never been a democracy. The PRC government informer the British they’d invade if they instituted democracy and they haven’t gotten any friendlier to the idea since.

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Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong by remarkEon on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:40AM (#20523169)

I'm aware. I said that somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because "defending democracy" is a favorite method of building up a case for military intervention.

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