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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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