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re: PLA building up 20 miles from Hong Kong
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:49 am to Spirit of Dunson
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:49 am to Spirit of Dunson
And I think it only ramps up from here.
One thing to keep in mind that this is a country that had the “one child” policy for decades and families chose boys overwhelmingly, meaning tons of men with little to no chance of ever getting married and having a family.
That kind of demographic mix tends to be a shitstorm waiting to happen, such as in the Middle East where the “haves” can take up to four wives and the average man has absolutely no chance at one. It may not be exactly why terrorism is huge over there but lack of pussy can be a huge motivator.
It also means fewer levers that can be used against them.
What’s China going to do, threaten their wife and kids? Oh, wait, they don’t have either of those.
One thing to keep in mind that this is a country that had the “one child” policy for decades and families chose boys overwhelmingly, meaning tons of men with little to no chance of ever getting married and having a family.
That kind of demographic mix tends to be a shitstorm waiting to happen, such as in the Middle East where the “haves” can take up to four wives and the average man has absolutely no chance at one. It may not be exactly why terrorism is huge over there but lack of pussy can be a huge motivator.
It also means fewer levers that can be used against them.
What’s China going to do, threaten their wife and kids? Oh, wait, they don’t have either of those.
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Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:51 am to X123F45
Haha dude im sorry its so irrelevant... but i love the name. "Ma, they done killed ole rando" 
p.s. frick china
p.s. frick china
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 7:52 am
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:54 am to Spirit of Dunson
quote:
I live in HK
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:54 am to Gray12
Hmm. Looks like the Chinese censors are running around here.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:55 am to teke184
There was never a one child policy in Hong Kong though.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:02 am to Spirit of Dunson
quote:
There was never a one child policy in Hong Kong though.
Yeah, but there is on the mainland where there are 1.3 billion people, a lot of them men with little to no hope of a full life. It's all those disaffected people on the mainland that are the reason the PLA is about to go in dry on Hong Kong. They don't want the HK spark reaching that powderkeg.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 8:05 am
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:03 am to teke184
While true, the new age means that China also has new information dissemenation tools at its disposal. Or maybe anti-dissemination tools is the more accurate word.
Namely, I expect this will be the first time that the full force of the citizen score system gets thrown around to suppress ‘anti-Chinese mentalities’. Which of course is just a cover for anti-Chinese government mentalities. Share a video of army abuse? Cut your score in half. Friends with someone who shares a video of army abuse? Cut your score in half. Any anti government messaging will be meet on with a plethora of economic and freedom consequences through the citizen score system.
That won’t stop twitter from going crazy with the videos that do leak of course, but it might minimize the spread of information internally. Either way, should be a fascinating event to unfold. It’ll pit the full weight of the ‘every person is a reporter’ generation against the most technologically advanced governmental anti-open-information tool ever devised. And regardless of who wins, the battle will be monumentally important for the rest of the world moving forward. Everyone stay tuned.
Namely, I expect this will be the first time that the full force of the citizen score system gets thrown around to suppress ‘anti-Chinese mentalities’. Which of course is just a cover for anti-Chinese government mentalities. Share a video of army abuse? Cut your score in half. Friends with someone who shares a video of army abuse? Cut your score in half. Any anti government messaging will be meet on with a plethora of economic and freedom consequences through the citizen score system.
That won’t stop twitter from going crazy with the videos that do leak of course, but it might minimize the spread of information internally. Either way, should be a fascinating event to unfold. It’ll pit the full weight of the ‘every person is a reporter’ generation against the most technologically advanced governmental anti-open-information tool ever devised. And regardless of who wins, the battle will be monumentally important for the rest of the world moving forward. Everyone stay tuned.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:05 am to PipelineBaw
quote:With this thought in mind....
Wondering how long itll be before they cut internet access to HK
Someone start a GoFundMe for getting OweO to HK stat and I’m in for at least a hundy.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:05 am to funnystuff
Will be interesting if shite really hits the fan.
At the least it should tone down the howls about the tariffs from all except IBChinaman.
At the least it should tone down the howls about the tariffs from all except IBChinaman.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:06 am to soccerfüt
quote:
It’s not dark yet, but it’s gettin’ there
Or, "A hard rain's a-gonna fall".
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:11 am to TigerstuckinMS
nm
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 8:12 am
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:21 am to Spirit of Dunson
Does Hong Kong have a military?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:23 am to Tigerbait337
Negatory
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:23 am to PipelineBaw
Damn...
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:24 am to Tigerbait337
quote:
Does Hong Kong have a military?
no national guard if that's what you're asking. being part of china, there has been PLA units stationed in HK, since the handover from the uk. apparently the units mobilizing are some sort of armed police, not pla. they are trained to put down riots.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:24 am to Tigerbait337
No. Just a police force that is the current primary target of protests. the handover contact in 97 allowed for the PLA to protect the territory. So HK is pretty defenseless.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:26 am to biscuitsngravy
quote:correct. They're different units of the police force. The PLA had never been activated in HK to my knowledge.
apparently the units mobilizing are some sort of armed police, not pla. they are trained to put down riots.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:26 am to Gray12
quote:
They can score a great victory by stopping all protests and returning Hong Kong back to normal with their new laws in place.
According to whom?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:28 am to TigerstuckinMS
It may end up being a mix of a Morton’s Fork and self-fulfilling prophecy.
China goes easy on HK, mainland China wants the same treatment which eventually weakens the government’s hold.
China goes hard on HK, mainland China may go past “cowed” (which is what the government wants) to “pissed” and sets the flames of revolution going.
The government is trying to shore up their control and stay in power but most choices they can make have a high potential of undermining that very goal.
China goes easy on HK, mainland China wants the same treatment which eventually weakens the government’s hold.
China goes hard on HK, mainland China may go past “cowed” (which is what the government wants) to “pissed” and sets the flames of revolution going.
The government is trying to shore up their control and stay in power but most choices they can make have a high potential of undermining that very goal.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 8:34 am to X123F45
quote:
First step is to get them to act. Second step is to motivate your younger followers to do something stupid and get killed publicly. Third step is to use that to manipulate more people into following your cause. Standard revolution 101. I wish them luck.
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