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There does not seem to be a unified long-term goal among the protesters. Support for independence is strong primarily among young people, so embracing the caus
by twblalock 7y ago
There does not seem to be a unified long-term goal among the protesters.
Support for independence is strong primarily among young people, so embracing the cause of independence would probably split the protest movement along generational lines. However, everybody knows that Hong Kong's special deal with mainland will expire after 2046 and it doesn't seem like anyone outside the independence movement really has a strategy to preserve democracy after that.
- pimmen 7y ago> There does not seem to be a unified long-term goal among the protesters. Universal sufferage has been trending as another talking point too among protesters. This would be very long term because if Hong Kong would allot all seats in the LegCo based on popular vote Beijing would almost certainly lose its ability to legislate this easily and hand pick the government.
- twblalock 7y agoHow would universal suffrage last beyond 2046, at which time the mainland government can just rewrite all of the laws?
- pimmen 7y agoBecause China, contrary to popular opinion, cares about its image. Dismantling democracy in one sweep at 2046 would look pretty bad, replacing the democratically elected government at 2046 would also look bad.