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- The 2014 "Umbrella Movement" was peaceful yet the only thing achieved was the incarceration of the student leaders.[0] - On June 9th this year, a million peo
by spacehunt 7y ago
- The 2014 "Umbrella Movement" was peaceful yet the only thing achieved was the incarceration of the student leaders.[0]
- On June 9th this year, a million people joined a peaceful march fighting this bill. Carrie Lam's response? Go ahead with the Second Reading anyway.[1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_Movement
[1] https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201906/10/P2019061000710.htm https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201906/10/P2019061000710...
- bouncycastle 7y agoArguably, even if the 2014 "Umbrella Movement" didn't resolve anything immediately then, the repercussion are still continuing today so it's unfair to say it didn't do anything. It's too early to say. So far, it seems like it helped to inspire the current protestors, and they're much better organized this time round.