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Violent protests in this case directly play into the hands of CCP and gets you PLA with HK Police uniforms on the streets. Also any change that comes through "
by sremani 7y ago
Violent protests in this case directly play into the hands of CCP and gets you PLA with HK Police uniforms on the streets.
Also any change that comes through "gun" rarely turns into ballot friendly. Once armed the erst while "freedom" fighters will start fighting for their clan/class/tribe/interests.
- alasdair_ 7y ago>Also any change that comes through "gun" rarely turns into ballot friendly The IRA in Ireland used plenty of guns and it helped them win real political power in a ballot friendly way.
- baybal2 7y agoDo you understand that PLA can march into HK without any tricks, invariably of that? I'd also mention that there were many times in the past when Beijing genuinely considered that option. During yellow umbrella protests last year for examples, 3 regiments in Guandong province were not simply put into high readiness, but actually mobilised, i.e. troops issued ammo, and vehicles fuelled and armed. I will not be surprised if a bigger operation is underway right now, and we simply don't know it. VPNs have been jammed 24/7 for more than a week, more intensively than even during 4.6 anniversary. New bootstrapping IP ranges are blocked within minutes on major VPNs. I've never ever seen it being so extreme ever.
- b_tterc_p 7y agoViolent protests != violent coup