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Hong Kong seems really like a canary in a coal mine. Shouldn't it be easy for any of the world's democracies to speak out for such a small territory that is bei
by davesque 5y ago
Hong Kong seems really like a canary in a coal mine. Shouldn't it be easy for any of the world's democracies to speak out for such a small territory that is being threatened by a dictatorship? Apparently not in this sad era of decline. I swear I can feel it in the air. Principles are seeming more and more old fashioned. Money trumps all.
- Haga 5y agoWrong first is a knowledge (technology) gradient. Then a economic rift. A framework to explain the difference as natural. Then comes the cruelty. The next knowledge leap destroys the local maximum empire.
- me_me_me 5y agoHong Kong is chinese at the end of the day. Sure Xi is breaking agreements of backing of for few decades, but in the end HK was to be integrated. Not a lot of interest in fighting china on this as they have 'colonialism' card ready. But not acknowledging Taiwan as a country, denning them flag in the Olympics is a worrying creeping level of Chinese soft power. Eastern countries should be working on decoupling as much of their economies from china.