tesators

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   by tesators 9y ago

   There is so much intermarriage between the 1949 Mainlanders and the Taiwanese that I don't think you can label their children and grandchildren as "Mainlanders."
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   by tesators 9y ago

   The problem is that Hong Kong was a colony for 100+ years so the effects of colonial mentality still remain. Like black American slaves fighting for the Confederacy, we see that as wrong.
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   by tesators 9y ago

   The British also colonized the Middle East and Africa. So why are those places hellholes?
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   by tesators 9y ago

   But Hong Kong became prosperous during a time when it didn't have either of those. During the booming 70s-90s, just about all high level government officials were appointed by the British. In addition, most of the upper class were Brit
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   by tesators 9y ago

   Exactly. If China wants to be a first class world power, they need to learn how to manufacture consent like the CIA. Right now they are having a hard enough time trying to control their citizens. They won't be a superpower until they t