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Whoever is behind the current protests in Hong Kong. (possibly US possibly China, perhaps it has changed). is forcing China to act in a brutal manner. They ca

Whoever is behind the current protests in Hong Kong. (possibly US possibly China, perhaps it has changed). is forcing China to act in a brutal manner. They cannot have this form of anarchy and disturbance. Actually, the US would have acted harshly already if it was on US soil. I can't think of any protesters invading congress and not getting shot at. Stopping traffic at an airport? Yeah that is not going to happen for very long. China must act. Any nation would act at this point. It will come with much suffering and it is almost completely unnecessary. The protesters took it way too far. It will also make China look bad on the international stage, especially with the Us controlling the western narrative. Perhaps still China can find an alternative approach. I hope so.

whytaka 7y ago
Occupy Wall Street and the Wisconsin congressional sit-in comes to mind. They both eventually ended without great violence.
d0100 7y ago
This whole comment is disturbing on so many levels.
chadcmulligan 7y ago
> The protesters took it way too far. Why do you say this? HK is still a nominally free society and protest is their right > China must act. Any nation would act at this point. that's not a given, and why must they act against peaceful protest? Lining up para-military tanks against a civilian population is not something that most nations would do. It's clearly designed to intimidate. > Perhaps still China can find an alternative approach. I hope so. The alternative approach is pretty obvious to any democratic nation
- yyhhsj0521 7y ago
  > protest is their right > act against peaceful protest But violent protest is not a right. With Molotov cocktails being thrown around and lasers used to burn the polices' eyes, it's not "peaceful protest" anymore. However, I'd like to point out that the shutdown of the airport is how the protest should look like. People being peaceful, so no one's getting hurt and there's no police showing up.

whytaka 7y ago

Occupy Wall Street and the Wisconsin congressional sit-in comes to mind. They both eventually ended without great violence.

d0100 7y ago

This whole comment is disturbing on so many levels.

chadcmulligan 7y ago

> The protesters took it way too far. Why do you say this? HK is still a nominally free society and protest is their right > China must act. Any nation would act at this point. that's not a given, and why must they act against peaceful protest? Lining up para-military tanks against a civilian population is not something that most nations would do. It's clearly designed to intimidate. > Perhaps still China can find an alternative approach. I hope so. The alternative approach is pretty obvious to any democratic nation

yyhhsj0521 7y ago
> protest is their right > act against peaceful protest But violent protest is not a right. With Molotov cocktails being thrown around and lasers used to burn the polices' eyes, it's not "peaceful protest" anymore. However, I'd like to point out that the shutdown of the airport is how the protest should look like. People being peaceful, so no one's getting hurt and there's no police showing up.