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Hong Kong. It was the first major test of popular urban unrest vs. centralized authority (kind of ironic that an ostensibly Communist regime was the first) wit
by carapace 6y ago
Hong Kong.
It was the first major test of popular urban unrest vs. centralized authority (kind of ironic that an ostensibly Communist regime was the first) with the Internet in full play.
The story may not be over yet, but so far it looks like the differential advantage of tech is in favor of the central authority over the mob.
- dleslie 6y agoAh, I excluded Asia on purpose. Foremost because I do not hold as much cultural understanding for its recent history, but also because I understand that there are key differences in long standing societal values. HK is certainly an interesting point to consider; I'll have to think on it. Appropriately it was a Commonwealth member for some time.