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Hong Kong isn't a people's revolution. There are contradicting forces operating within the protesters, and if they succeed (which of course I hope they do), the
by smhost 7y ago
Hong Kong isn't a people's revolution. There are contradicting forces operating within the protesters, and if they succeed (which of course I hope they do), the people will soon realize that they've swapped out one master for another.
- extra88 7y agoDon’t be such a tease, who would this other master be? Any large movement has divisions within it with different priorities.
- treden 7y agoAnd what other master is comparable (in demonstrated authoritarianism, number of tanks, willingness to roll said tanks, etc...) to the Chinese communist party?
- devocracy 7y agoIt sure would be "unfortunate" if they replaced autocratic rule with a representative democracy.
- fieryscribe 7y agoIf you believe the CIA is behind this via Jimmy Lai and others, as many Mainlanders do, you should actually talk to some protestors. This is purely local.