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I think looking at Macau is a good example. They are in the same political and cultural position as Hong Kong: 1 country 2 systems, colonized by a European cou
by throwaway3e2tr 7y ago
I think looking at Macau is a good example.
They are in the same political and cultural position as Hong Kong: 1 country 2 systems, colonized by a European country, speak Cantonese, etc. but there are no protests in Macau.
Why? The economy is doing well and people there are relatively well off.
- degoodm 7y agoMacau actually experienced a big recession while Hong Kong has grown steadily, overtaking the US in GDP per capita. [1] [1] https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_#!met_y=ny_gdp_pcap_pp_cd&idim=country:MAC:HKG:CHN:USA https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_#...
- throwaway3e2tr 7y agoRight, but even after the big recession, it’s still significantly higher than Hong Kong, almost double.
- ourlordcaffeine 7y agoOr is it because they can move to Portugal if they want to, thus feel like they have an escape?
- junar 7y agoMacau's position has been solidly pro-Beijing for over 50 years. I wouldn't understate the political differences here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-3_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-3_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Macau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Macau
- computerfriend 7y agoMacau passed the national security law.