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Re:NBA's China dilemma: $4B at risk as Chinese TV cancels ga... by martythemaniak on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:19PM (#21196040)
Well, they have five demands and the most "radical" of them is being able to vote for your own representatives. Being represented in your own government is a far cry from being a separatist.

Most separatists are probably protestors, but that does not imply most protestors are separatists.

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Re:NBA's China dilemma: $4B at risk as Chinese TV cancels ga... by nyolfen on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @05:03PM (#21197236)
the most radical part about them isn't their formal demands, it's viciously assaulting pedestrians while screaming slurs
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Re:NBA's China dilemma: $4B at risk as Chinese TV cancels ga... by Aperocky on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:51PM (#21196429)
Actually, I don't think that's radical at all.

It's to stop calling it a riot and release anybody who is arrested because of it.

Just because you're rioting for democracy, doesn't mean it's not a riot, and it doesn't grant those who used it as an opportunity to vandalize shops and destroy subways a free pass. That directly conflicts with the rule of law.

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