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> What can an individual do to help Hong Kongers? Any suggestions? How many firearms, and ammo you can buy, and how many politicians you can lobby? Even if you

> What can an individual do to help Hong Kongers? Any suggestions? How many firearms, and ammo you can buy, and how many politicians you can lobby? Even if you are a single digit millionaire, that's just enough to arm, and feed no more than a single lightly armed battalion for a few months. I see other option than a military solution, either limited, or not. Even if any Western power decide on half hearted piecemeal solution like smuggling weapons into to China, and rile up the populace, it will only bleed China a very, very little. China easily endure waging a civil war the size of Syrian, and continue growing economically like if nothing happened.

knolax 6y ago
> How many firearms, and ammo you can buy How would you feel if I advocated for arming communist rebels in your country? It's disturbing how normalized calls to violence are on HN when the violence happens far away.
- koonsolo 6y ago
  US communist rebels can already go to a store and buy some assault rifles :D. So what is your point? Maybe the point is that armed people in a democracy is not that big of a deal, but armed people in a dictatorship can be a real problem.
  - knolax 6y ago
    > Maybe the point is that armed people in a democracy is not that big of a deal, but armed people in a dictatorship can be a real problem. You can scroll down a couple posts to see people being outraged that those who stormed the Capitol had weapons and bombs with them. I wonder how cavalier your attitude remains when the guns are pointed at your face. Then again second amendment fanatics like you are already totally fine with school shootings.
    - koonsolo 6y ago
      Sorry, not from US, so also not a second amendment fanatic. I like the gun laws of EU better. I was just pointing out the fact that "arming US fanatics" was a funny statement because they can just go out and buy guns anyway.
ceilingcorner 6y ago
Not quite what I had in mind. Thinking more like: support relocation plans for Hong Kongers, nonprofits to donate to, etc.

knolax 6y ago

> How many firearms, and ammo you can buy How would you feel if I advocated for arming communist rebels in your country? It's disturbing how normalized calls to violence are on HN when the violence happens far away.

koonsolo 6y ago
US communist rebels can already go to a store and buy some assault rifles :D. So what is your point? Maybe the point is that armed people in a democracy is not that big of a deal, but armed people in a dictatorship can be a real problem.
- knolax 6y ago
  > Maybe the point is that armed people in a democracy is not that big of a deal, but armed people in a dictatorship can be a real problem. You can scroll down a couple posts to see people being outraged that those who stormed the Capitol had weapons and bombs with them. I wonder how cavalier your attitude remains when the guns are pointed at your face. Then again second amendment fanatics like you are already totally fine with school shootings.
  - koonsolo 6y ago
    Sorry, not from US, so also not a second amendment fanatic. I like the gun laws of EU better. I was just pointing out the fact that "arming US fanatics" was a funny statement because they can just go out and buy guns anyway.

ceilingcorner 6y ago

Not quite what I had in mind. Thinking more like: support relocation plans for Hong Kongers, nonprofits to donate to, etc.