The people who were violent were definitely nowhere near 25%, most probably not even 5%. You can see in video after video that they're mostly young people (20s

The people who were violent were definitely nowhere near 25%, most probably not even 5%. You can see in video after video that they're mostly young people (20s), and their message was "burn with us" [1]. Carrie Lam withdrew the bill and that still wasn't enough for them. Realistically, they were never going to get the 5 demands met, and it was clear they wanted to incite police violence. There were plenty of people, especially those who were a bit older and those who owned small businesses who wished they would go away, and the national security law has guaranteed that. I know HK culture is quite separate from Mainland culture in quite a few aspects, but I can't see how any of the violence has helped. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_chau_(doctrine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lam_chau_(doctrine)