Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course with China’s Communist Party

Re:Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course with China’s C... by mytailorisrich on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @06:10AM (#20684197)

I'm not sure we can say that the police is "aligned with Beijing".

Whatever one's opinion of what the protesters are demanding they are breaking the law and rioting (as per Hong Kong law that dates back from British rule), and many of their actions are simply not acceptable. They are really not helping themselves.

The police will respond to that anywhere.

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Re:Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course with China’s C... by PlasticTank on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @06:19AM (#20684252)

Funnily enough tyrants don't usually listen unless forced, this is what a fight for freedom looks like. Some things are more important than convenience and money.

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Re:Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course with China’s C... by pimmen on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @06:29AM (#20684315)

The reaction from a Westerner is ”wow, this is nothing compared to all the crazy shit we had to do to get democracy, and now with the democratic institutions and independent justice systems in place, definitely worth it”.

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