FWIW, I have mainland Chinese friends who generally identify as patriotic, but who also use VPNs etc. to better inform themselves. They went to Hong Kong during

FWIW, I have mainland Chinese friends who generally identify as patriotic, but who also use VPNs etc. to better inform themselves. They went to Hong Kong during the National Day celebrations and shared their observations on Weibo. They took note of the fact that there was lots of graffiti, but the only vaguely patriotic slogan was "love the country, not the party". The post wasn't taken down, as far as I know, so the message spread at least slightly, despite the censorship.