Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost

Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by spectramax on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @11:01PM (#21210426)

Don't you think the Military would step in with all these guys look like they're toys shooting 8 inch thick steel armor?

In my personal view, violence is the last resort for protesting and even then, sometimes I disagree with HK approach (beating officers with pies) despite of the fact that I support the HK's cause.

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Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by eanzenberg on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @11:14PM (#21210510)

Generally, it's nigh impossible for a military force to take on an insurgency embedded in buildings throughout. That is, unless you deploy scorched-earth tactics which China may be ok with.

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Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by russler23 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @11:15PM (#21210513)

Yeah, violence should be a last resort. I think his point was deterrence, though. If the British had allowed HKers arms under colonial rule, would things be different now? I’m guessing China would have attempted disarmament as soon as Hong Kong returned under their control, and today’s situation would be the same.

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Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by fspeech on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:49AM (#21211007)

This was how the British handled the last HK riot https://m.facebook.com/WeNewsHK/videos/2622449657812763

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Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by seibelj on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @11:10PM (#21210473)

It is inevitably going to get to that point. The protestors will not quit, so it will end in genocide or guerrilla warfare through the streets. Give it a few more months.

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