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Re:A brief history of government efforts to stop people from... by 290184091281 on Friday October 04, 2019 @10:42AM (#21158199)
They are trying to bury this unflattering video as much as possible, but there are plenty more where that came from:

https://bitbucket.org/TheCrypticMan/hong-kong-protests/wiki/...

Other examples:

Smashing small shops and restaurants, threatening the cowering staff inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUpmTSGSSjw

Menacing some fishmongers inside their shop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gACHVcOA1xc

What happened to a guy who yelled “Hong Kong add gas” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFwGqF3QlVc

Attacking an unconscious man https://twitter.com/SaveManMedia/status/1175578024332447744

Attacking a senior citizen who isn’t defending himself https://twitter.com/SaveManMedia/status/1175466827151040517

Most of these hundreds of incidents have not been covered by news media in the west. I suggest that everyone do their own research before jumping to conclusions.

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Re:A brief history of government efforts to stop people from... by verall on Friday October 04, 2019 @12:19PM (#21159149)
Are you actually here or are you doing your own research based on Twitter? I agree with your point people should do their own research, but in the age of social media manipulation, I'm not sure social media will get you a clear picture.

If you are here, I recommend you go see them yourself. Wear not blue and not all black, and stay on the outskirts.

In my experience its very safe as an outsider, and I have seen no looting, which is nothing like American protests, where I am from.

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Re:A brief history of government efforts to stop people from... by hktruth on Friday October 04, 2019 @02:36PM (#21160545)
Social media can be manipulated, but without it, would not see videos like this one:

https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1180131706994491392

Showing students in their own lecture halls and classrooms being screamed at and bullied by black clad "protestors" (these days behaving more like cultural revolution Maoists).

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