Re:China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong
by klmadfejno on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:52AM
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That's a fun phrase, but I don't think it's any wiser than any opposite phrase like "strike while the iron is hot".
Personally I think Xi messed up igniting this thing when he was legally going to get hong kong if he just waited patiently. He lost a lot of face, and now is facing american repercussions for pushing harder on hong kong :/
People like to attribute wisdom to those who have power but, tbh, acquisition of political power is a weak signal on leadership competence
Re:China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong
by Vysero on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:58AM
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Perhaps I just find him akin to a snake in the grass. A constrictor doesn't make the conscious decision to give it's pray a false sense of security; it's simply in it's nature.
Personally I think Xi messed up igniting this thing when he was legally going to get hong kong if he just waited patiently. He lost a lot of face, and now is facing american repercussions for pushing harder on hong kong :/
People like to attribute wisdom to those who have power but, tbh, acquisition of political power is a weak signal on leadership competence