Re:Chinese forces prepare to use 'giant fork' on Hong Kong p...
by ASalazarMX on Friday August 16, 2019 @04:13PM
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> It’s easy for the police to keep ranks. It’s easy for people in other countries to ignore it. But if the people can start a shooting war, even they can’t win it, that changes the situation completely.
What a confused, surreal train of though made you say that? Regular citizens with guns vs. one of the biggest armies in the world, which can reach them by ground and setup an endless supply chain while simultaneously blockading Hong Kong. That's just forfeiting whatever international political capital you have earned and trading it for misery.
Nothing would please more China than having those civilian protesters plausibly described as a military group.
Re:Chinese forces prepare to use 'giant fork' on Hong Kong p...
by rayiner on Friday August 16, 2019 @04:37PM
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I didn’t say Hong Kong was at that point (I don’t think it is—I was just commenting about the crowd control weapons). But say Syria? There is a point where it’s justified.
What a confused, surreal train of though made you say that? Regular citizens with guns vs. one of the biggest armies in the world, which can reach them by ground and setup an endless supply chain while simultaneously blockading Hong Kong. That's just forfeiting whatever international political capital you have earned and trading it for misery.
Nothing would please more China than having those civilian protesters plausibly described as a military group.