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I'm quite sad for the people living in Hong Kong, to be stripped from their autonomy by means like dragging out the pro-democratic party members and "voting" fo

I'm quite sad for the people living in Hong Kong, to be stripped from their autonomy by means like dragging out the pro-democratic party members and "voting" for a person who is pro-CCP, and claiming that to be a legitimate. Had it been a clean democratic process to end up in that, then so be it, but having things go in this kind of a fashion is truly terrible. I truly hope they can still turn the situation over, and wish them all the best in their attempts - I'm lucky to live in a country where I do not worry about these kind of things, so it is easy to talk from my ivory tower, but damn I would be scared to live in a place where democratic process can be dismantled just because it is an inconvenience for someone else :(

mrscottson 6y ago
This is actually great news, China is returning to a pre-western interference/corruption state. In the end it seems the phony protests and other types of agitation funded by western intelligence agencies and capital weren't successful. 99% sure China's remaining illegal drug problem is further reduced thanks to this news. The criminals will now have to peddle their garbage elsewhere if all goes according to plan. Hopefully Taiwan is next...
- chottocharaii 6y ago
  If you're not trolling, you're delusional to think that the western intelligence agencies provided anything more than a spark to pre-existing fuel.
  - eating555 6y ago
    Don't be serious with that guy.
  - mrscottson 6y ago
    >you're delusional to think that the western intelligence agencies provided anything more than a spark to pre-existing fuel. Sad state of historical knowledge that pointing out that western intelligence and corps pumped a large % of the world's drugs through this port for many decades is considered trolling. If China started funding the alt-right, I guess your quote would apply here in the US as well, correct? Just a "spark"?
  - jimclegg 6y ago
    >This is actually great news, China is returning to a pre-western interference/corruption state. >In the end it seems the phony protests and other types of agitation funded by western intelligence agencies and capital weren't successful. >99% sure China's remaining illegal drug problem is further reduced thanks to this news. The criminals will now have to peddle their garbage elsewhere if all goes according to plan. >Hopefully Taiwan is next... Is there any proof these protests were foreign funded? From my understanding this was a grassroots democracy movement.
    - pkbtran 6y ago
      No proof. It's just a conspiracy theory.
- dang 6y ago
  Please keep nationalistic and political flamewar off HN. It's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

mrscottson 6y ago

This is actually great news, China is returning to a pre-western interference/corruption state. In the end it seems the phony protests and other types of agitation funded by western intelligence agencies and capital weren't successful. 99% sure China's remaining illegal drug problem is further reduced thanks to this news. The criminals will now have to peddle their garbage elsewhere if all goes according to plan. Hopefully Taiwan is next...

chottocharaii 6y ago
If you're not trolling, you're delusional to think that the western intelligence agencies provided anything more than a spark to pre-existing fuel.
- eating555 6y ago
  Don't be serious with that guy.
- mrscottson 6y ago
  >you're delusional to think that the western intelligence agencies provided anything more than a spark to pre-existing fuel. Sad state of historical knowledge that pointing out that western intelligence and corps pumped a large % of the world's drugs through this port for many decades is considered trolling. If China started funding the alt-right, I guess your quote would apply here in the US as well, correct? Just a "spark"?
- jimclegg 6y ago
  >This is actually great news, China is returning to a pre-western interference/corruption state. >In the end it seems the phony protests and other types of agitation funded by western intelligence agencies and capital weren't successful. >99% sure China's remaining illegal drug problem is further reduced thanks to this news. The criminals will now have to peddle their garbage elsewhere if all goes according to plan. >Hopefully Taiwan is next... Is there any proof these protests were foreign funded? From my understanding this was a grassroots democracy movement.
  - pkbtran 6y ago
    No proof. It's just a conspiracy theory.
dang 6y ago
Please keep nationalistic and political flamewar off HN. It's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html