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Hong Kong’s Police Violence Is Stamped ‘Made in U.K.’ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/07/18/hong-kongs-police-violence-is-stamped-made-in-u-k/ https://foreignpo
by est 5y ago
Hong Kong’s Police Violence Is Stamped ‘Made in U.K.’
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/07/18/hong-kongs-police-violence-is-stamped-made-in-u-k/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/07/18/hong-kongs-police-viole...
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> the techniques were on full display in British police violence against miners during the 1984-1985 strike
- dismantlethesun 5y agoAre you implying that the current Chinese government should be forgiven for abusing its citizens because the British did something similar 35 years ago? I don’t mean to offend, but your comment is so short that I can tell what kind of context you are trying to add.
- guerrilla 5y agoNo, they are criticizing the UK.
- dismantlethesun 5y agoAh, got it. I had thought they were relying on moral relativism to downplay the actions of the Chinese government.
- fogihujy 5y agoNarh, the Chinese government's actions are unforgivable. As are the actions of others who did the same thing.
- est 5y agoI am implying that the current Chinese government simply kept the colonial style police force, probably unchanged for another 50 years.