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Biased much? And why are you assuming that everyone here isn't familiar with the dynamics of China and Hong Kong? Maybe you just want to repeat the Chinese prop

Biased much? And why are you assuming that everyone here isn't familiar with the dynamics of China and Hong Kong? Maybe you just want to repeat the Chinese propaganda/rhetoric in hope of swaying some minds? You haven't even provided a single shred of evidence to support the beliefs you are attributing to the vast number of Chinese people. Hacker news is a site of logic and evidence based reasoning, not for propagating senseless propaganda.

sho 7y ago
Obviously I can't provide evidence supporting my understandings gained from personal relationships and private conversations. No, I haven't conducted some large-scale peer-reviewed survey. Of course they don't exist. I don't know what you imagine I might have to gain from "spreading propaganda". I'm simply trying to explain, from my understanding, how "the other side" often feels. I don't know where you think "bias" enters into it. I've even explicitly said I totally disagree. I don't know what else to say?
- computerex 7y ago
  > Some alabamans post an app on the app store so they can avoid the national guard. It's linked to secessionist alabamans avoiding and even attacking the guard. What's your evidence that the app is being used to attack the police? And how are you drawing the parallel with the national guard? The things you are posting here are false and dishonest. You haven't provided any evidence to suggest otherwise.
  - sho 7y ago
    For fuck's sake I don't need to provide evidence for my thought experiment!
    - computerex 7y ago
      You can literally say anything you want and just say that it's a thought experiment. Thought experiments are not exempt from providing evidence where you can, especially when you are making sweeping, stereotypical statements that are clearly biased against Hong Kong and trying to sway the opinion in China's favor.
      - sho 7y ago
        > You can literally say anything you want and just say that it's a thought experiment My fucking post started with "Imagine you are...." > clearly biased against Hong Kong and trying to sway the opinion in China's favor An explanation of something is NOT the same thing as an endorsement of it. I literally said I totally disagree with them: >> I'd like to note that I do not support the Chinese Govt in any way and think the world would be a better place with an independent, democratic HK - a city I genuinely love. If you still don't understand I'm sorry but I'll have to leave it there.

sho 7y ago

Obviously I can't provide evidence supporting my understandings gained from personal relationships and private conversations. No, I haven't conducted some large-scale peer-reviewed survey. Of course they don't exist. I don't know what you imagine I might have to gain from "spreading propaganda". I'm simply trying to explain, from my understanding, how "the other side" often feels. I don't know where you think "bias" enters into it. I've even explicitly said I totally disagree. I don't know what else to say?

computerex 7y ago
> Some alabamans post an app on the app store so they can avoid the national guard. It's linked to secessionist alabamans avoiding and even attacking the guard. What's your evidence that the app is being used to attack the police? And how are you drawing the parallel with the national guard? The things you are posting here are false and dishonest. You haven't provided any evidence to suggest otherwise.
- sho 7y ago
  For fuck's sake I don't need to provide evidence for my thought experiment!
  - computerex 7y ago
    You can literally say anything you want and just say that it's a thought experiment. Thought experiments are not exempt from providing evidence where you can, especially when you are making sweeping, stereotypical statements that are clearly biased against Hong Kong and trying to sway the opinion in China's favor.
    - sho 7y ago
      > You can literally say anything you want and just say that it's a thought experiment My fucking post started with "Imagine you are...." > clearly biased against Hong Kong and trying to sway the opinion in China's favor An explanation of something is NOT the same thing as an endorsement of it. I literally said I totally disagree with them: >> I'd like to note that I do not support the Chinese Govt in any way and think the world would be a better place with an independent, democratic HK - a city I genuinely love. If you still don't understand I'm sorry but I'll have to leave it there.