From what I recall, Hong Kong was a dump, before China economically opened up. They were famous for the Kowloon Walled City. Gangs and thugs were rampant. Dru

From what I recall, Hong Kong was a dump, before China economically opened up. They were famous for the Kowloon Walled City. Gangs and thugs were rampant. Drugs, prostitution, everything goes. Honestly, it was a sh*thole. These young protestors there today, seem to have a brainwashed and rose-colored-glasses view of their historical past. They think that their parent’s lives were better while still under the rule of the British, but I don’t think so. If anything, the British created a very exploitative situation in Hong Kong. It was raw and predatory capitalism, and the rich exploited the poor. And who were the richest there? The white British man himself. They were so damn rich from their opium exploits, that for the peasant Hong Konger, it was like basking in the presence of a god. That’s how despicable the situation was. And the British thoroughly enforced a racist and racial stratification there. The British tends to take credit to the success of Hong Kong, but really, it was all about exploitation. They made Trillions of dollars in profit from Hong Kong, for over 100 years, by funneling opium to China, and drugging the people of China. Imagine America’s recent opioid epidemic, but 1000 times worse, and you might get an idea of the severity of the situation. Then all the other rich businessmen in Hong Kong, they got rich by exploiting the situation for themselves, and their ability to trade with China. But in reality, Hong Kong became successful because its residents are ethnically Chinese. It’s because of the hard work ethic, and Confucian culture, that drives them to succeed. Otherwise, you only need to look at other British colonies, like South Africa, and see how much of a failure they are. The exploitation didn’t work so well in South Africa, when the natives hate you for your racism, and are willing to get violent for it. Sadly, because of their misguided views, these protesters are about to turn Hong Kong into another South Africa. They just destroyed all the tourism and good will that the city had. Anyways, the U.K. should do this. It was long in coming. They set a poison pill for Hong Kong, when they left. And now, it has finally exploded. They need to fix what they did wrong, and make amends to their historical failings of the past. The U.K. should let the Hong Kong residents leave, and move to Britain, or other nations in their commonwealth. Or even to America, since Hong Kong gets so much support from the American politicians. It is finally, the right thing to do.