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Hong Kong riots
Posted on 9/28/14 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 9/28/14 at 4:41 pm
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After a day of tense protests in Hong Kong in which at least 38 people were injured, organizers called on tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators in the Chinese territory to head home late Sunday.
But early Monday morning, it appeared many of the protesters were set to continue to jam streets of the business district.
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Posted on 9/28/14 at 4:43 pm to WeeWee
Lemme guess, Godzilla?
Posted on 9/28/14 at 7:22 pm to WeeWee
quote:
The movement developed into a much larger, more inclusive display of defiance as the Occupy Central movement joined the students' rally early Sunday.
The pro-democracy advocacy group, which is not affiliated with the broader anti-capitalist Occupy movement, has been vowing to lead a campaign of civil disobedience in the face of China's decision to control what candidates can run for Hong Kong's top office.
"Occupy Central has formally begun," said a statement by the group. "The two nights of occupation of Civic Square in Admiralty have completely embodied the awakening of Hong Kong people's desire to decide their own lives.
These folks definitely should've chosen a better name.
Posted on 9/29/14 at 8:31 am to WeeWee
I know I'm so ambivilant about this protest because they aren't protesting the right thing. Of course no one denies the silly authoritarianism from Beijing is distasteful and will get violent if the resistance is strong enough. The issue is that democratic, self-governing regions have done terrible things to themselves and others. I'm not sure how much better a self-governing hong kong would be considering the protests are essentially slaves wanting a change in plantation ownership.
The real path to freedom is to dissolve the government and let people govern themselves. This is of course not an option, no election has the option of 'nobody'. The 'democratic' government of HK if formed would be just as violent and jackbooted when it demands 'protection money', which it calls taxes.
Ultimately, HK needs to get rid of all the rulers, not just the ones from Beijing if they truly want to be free.
The real path to freedom is to dissolve the government and let people govern themselves. This is of course not an option, no election has the option of 'nobody'. The 'democratic' government of HK if formed would be just as violent and jackbooted when it demands 'protection money', which it calls taxes.
Ultimately, HK needs to get rid of all the rulers, not just the ones from Beijing if they truly want to be free.
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