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The pro-Beijing camp expected the support of the "silent majority" in the election, which did not exist, but was reported by the Liason Office. The problem: "T
by beatle_sauce 7y ago
The pro-Beijing camp expected the support of the "silent majority" in the election, which did not exist, but was reported by the Liason Office.
The problem: "The people in charge of manipulating Hong Kong public opinion for the CCP [the Liason Office] are also the people charged with reporting on their own success." Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25/hong-kong-election-beijing-media-delusions-victory/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25/hong-kong-election-beij...
- baybal2 7y agoBad assumptions. "Silent majorities" do not vote in their majority. Minorities are almost always significantly bigger voters proportionally — a greatly counterintuitive point about democratic states.