Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban

Re:Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban by verttii on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:41PM (#21149682)

Countries who have successfully gained independence have often sacrificed a lot of blood for it. And built strong armed forces to back that independence up with.

Whatever we may think is morally right, HK does not seem to be putting together that hard resistance, nor is it building up its own armed forces to declare and maintain independence with. China thinks HK is legally theirs and nothing we say or do will change their position over it.

That's why I don't see these protests achieving anything.

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Re:Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban by kmonsen on Friday October 04, 2019 @02:09PM (#21160299)

I don't think we disagree?

Note that there has historically been another way, to force the oppressor to be brutal enough that they, or the people sent to do it, will turn on the government. This worked in India against the British and almost worked in Tiananmen, rural army units had to be called in. I don't think it will work currently against China, but it is the only thing HK protestors are willing to do which I respect them for.

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Re:Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban by verttii on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:29PM (#21161615)

Yeah it's a gamble. It didn't work against the USSR in 1968 but it did work with the Baltics in 1991.

China is as strong and determined as ever, I really don't see any way the protesters would get what they ultimately want.

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