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Let me summarize: 'Thoughts and prayers to the people of Hong Kong.'

by jressey 7y ago

chmod775 7y ago
Alternatively: "I don't want other people's pain and suffering to ruin my good time. Please suffer quietly and out of sight."
- jasonlotito 7y ago
  But that's already been happening for years. It wasn't until Blizzard banned a HS player that people got riled up. Prior to that, no one really cared. In fact, those doing the boycott weren't planning on doing anything prior to this. It wasn't until the community they were apart of was affected that they did something. If anything, Blizzard doing what it did helped the cause more than anything. If they hadn't done anything, no one would have cared (because people weren't doing a damn thing on this scale before).
  - luckylion 7y ago
    > It wasn't until Blizzard banned a HS player that people got riled up. Correction: It wasn't until Blizzard banned a HS player during a US/China trade war that people got riled up.
  - chmod775 7y ago
    > But that's already been happening for years. I'm not sure what you're referring to. The protests in Hong Kong have been going on for for at most 200 days and it is only recently that the situation escalated to where we are at now.
- bovermyer 7y ago
  Do not mistake my judgment in favor of Blizzard's actions for approval of China's actions. Hong Kong is in crisis and its people need help. Blizzard's actions do not equate to subservience to China. They may have been a little too harsh in enforcing their extant policy, however. I think these protesters would be better served by protesting at NBA games, given the much wider audience. I don't deny their right to protest at BlizzCon, but I think they're wasting their time. As such, I don't see their disruption of BlizzCon as anything other than a disruption. It's not like it's going to change my opinion of China (which I've stated elsewhere here).

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Let me summarize: 'Thoughts and prayers to the people of Hong Kong.'

by jressey 7y ago

Let me summarize: 'Thoughts and prayers to the people of Hong Kong.'

chmod775 7y ago
Alternatively: "I don't want other people's pain and suffering to ruin my good time. Please suffer quietly and out of sight."
- jasonlotito 7y ago
  But that's already been happening for years. It wasn't until Blizzard banned a HS player that people got riled up. Prior to that, no one really cared. In fact, those doing the boycott weren't planning on doing anything prior to this. It wasn't until the community they were apart of was affected that they did something. If anything, Blizzard doing what it did helped the cause more than anything. If they hadn't done anything, no one would have cared (because people weren't doing a damn thing on this scale before).
  - luckylion 7y ago
    > It wasn't until Blizzard banned a HS player that people got riled up. Correction: It wasn't until Blizzard banned a HS player during a US/China trade war that people got riled up.
  - chmod775 7y ago
    > But that's already been happening for years. I'm not sure what you're referring to. The protests in Hong Kong have been going on for for at most 200 days and it is only recently that the situation escalated to where we are at now.
- bovermyer 7y ago
  Do not mistake my judgment in favor of Blizzard's actions for approval of China's actions. Hong Kong is in crisis and its people need help. Blizzard's actions do not equate to subservience to China. They may have been a little too harsh in enforcing their extant policy, however. I think these protesters would be better served by protesting at NBA games, given the much wider audience. I don't deny their right to protest at BlizzCon, but I think they're wasting their time. As such, I don't see their disruption of BlizzCon as anything other than a disruption. It's not like it's going to change my opinion of China (which I've stated elsewhere here).