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I dont even think it's similar in kind. Even during the violence everyone, even Macron and French state media gave lip service to their grievances and went to g
by sidibe 7y ago
I dont even think it's similar in kind. Even during the violence everyone, even Macron and French state media gave lip service to their grievances and went to great lengths to at least pretend to sympathize while China is hostilely mischaracterizing HK protestors and encouraging mainlanders to hate.
- guerrilla 7y agoThis difference does not negate the similarities that I listed which make them of the same kind. The French state doesn't get a free pass on its human rights abuses and propaganda because its figurehead negotiated with the other side.
- coldtea 7y ago>Even during the violence everyone, even Macron and French state media gave lip service to their grievances and went to great lengths to at least pretend to sympathize The SWAT police had hit an eldery woman badly, and Macron said to the press "I hope this teaches her a lesson". I think that's enough of the sympathising and faux-grievances...