As TikTok grows, so does suspicion

Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by LunaSea on Monday July 11, 2022 @11:34AM (#32057489)

> HK was returned, freed from colonial rule, not invaded.

I'm sure that Hong Kongers see it that way ahahaha.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by garmanarnar on Monday July 11, 2022 @12:20PM (#32058166)

The UK treated Hong Kongers as second class citizens. They censored newspapers and history books, only allowing those which agreed with imperialist Britain.

They then suppressed any autonomy in Hong Kong for decades, installing a ruthless puppet government.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by LunaSea on Monday July 11, 2022 @12:24PM (#32058232)

Whereas China opened up the country by letting Hong Kong citizens vote and thus auto-determine their future in a democratic way?

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by garmanarnar on Monday July 11, 2022 @12:27PM (#32058277)

No, they're keeping the two systems in place. Opening up the country would destroy that.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by LunaSea on Monday July 11, 2022 @12:43PM (#32058493)

> No, they're keeping the two systems in place. Opening up the country would destroy that.

Oh really? The two systems where a CCP chill was placed at the top of the power and where protests were violently repressed?

Talk about being "freed" of colonial rule.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by garmanarnar on Monday July 11, 2022 @04:50PM (#32061643)

They have been freed, they are reunited with China. Hong Kong still has a democracy only now that system is answerable to Beijing. Not hard to grasp.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by LunaSea on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @05:55AM (#32067682)

> They have been freed, they are reunited with China.

Without the will of Hong Kong citizens. That's the reverse of freedom.

> Hong Kong still has a democracy

It's not. The CCP simply dictates what happens in Hong Kong.

> Not hard to grasp.

Hong Kong being under the dictatorial boot of China is indeed not very difficult to grasp.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by garmanarnar on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @10:33AM (#32070557)

Hong Kong is still a democracy. It is the will of Hong Kong citizens to be free from British imperialism.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by LunaSea on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @01:39PM (#32073334)

> Hong Kong is still a democracy.

Without fair elections? I don't think so.

> It is the will of Hong Kong citizens to be free from British imperialism.

As decided where?

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by garmanarnar on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @11:40AM (#32084205)

It's decided in Hong Kong. If you bothered to care about the opinion of Hong Kongers you might know that.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by LunaSea on Thursday July 14, 2022 @06:31AM (#32094169)

> It's decided in Hong Kong. If you bothered to care about the opinion of Hong Kongers you might know that.

Show me the referendum voting results then?

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by garmanarnar on Thursday July 14, 2022 @09:21PM (#32103509)

They didn't hold a referendum. Honestly if you're this ignorant on Hong Kong politics then I'm wasting my time.

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Re:As TikTok grows, so does suspicion by LunaSea on Friday July 15, 2022 @02:43AM (#32105327)

I know there wasn't a referendum but I asked the question to show you that citizens didn't have their say in the matter.

So it isn't a democracy.

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