One of Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy parties disbands
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Under Britain, Hong Kong was a literal bourgeois democracy. Like not as in "the capitalists are really in control", but "only 18 of the 59 seats weren't appointed by major companies, representatives of the crown, or the governor". Hong Kong has only known anything remotely close to democracy under China.
Lot of bruised western egos down voting you right now.
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Amazing how you attribute no fault to China, who would be doing the actual killing. No, instead it's the US' fault that China wants to murder these people.
China doesnt want to murder them, but America would sacrifice every person on the island if needed. They are separate points.
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Watching Hong Kong get amalgamated into the rest of China after it was returned by the British has been so sad. They've raged. They've fought. But slowly they've been consumed.
Were they supposed to stay British?
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On the wall of the League of Social Democrats office, the Chinese characters for freedom are spelt out with court admission slips.
Members of the party take turns speaking into a microphone connected to a loudspeaker. They stand in front of a banner that reads "rather be ashes than dust", written in Chinese. Founded close to 20 years ago, the party is known as the last protest group in Hong Kong.
"The red lines are now everywhere," Chan Po Ying, the chair of the party, tells the BBC. "Our decision to disband was because we were facing a lot of pressure."
Just watched the short 25min documentary "Hong Kong: As Democracy Dies" by Antoine Védeilhé (France, 2024) https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/120606-000-A/arte-reportage/ so sadly quite timely.
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China doesnt want to murder them, but America would sacrifice every person on the island if needed. They are separate points.
China: We came here to rescue you. Please do not resist.
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The CCP can't hold its iron grip on power forever. One day HK will regain its ability to choose its own destiny. I only hope these people will still be around to see it.
The CCP is a pretty pragmatic organisation. They plan long term with decades in mind. Not to mention that US' internal whackery is just easily handing over the torch to China this century. Unfortunately, it is hard to see how CCP will collapse. It might even take the next century for that to happen.
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Were they supposed to stay British?
British Imperial colonization is awesome who would not want that.
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China: We came here to rescue you. Please do not resist.
My head is spinning from how fast we pivot from jokes about American "freedom" invasions to full throated support of Chinese freedom invasions
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On the wall of the League of Social Democrats office, the Chinese characters for freedom are spelt out with court admission slips.
Members of the party take turns speaking into a microphone connected to a loudspeaker. They stand in front of a banner that reads "rather be ashes than dust", written in Chinese. Founded close to 20 years ago, the party is known as the last protest group in Hong Kong.
"The red lines are now everywhere," Chan Po Ying, the chair of the party, tells the BBC. "Our decision to disband was because we were facing a lot of pressure."
*Violent rioting extremists responsible for mass destruction of propert...
No wait these are enemies of the empire. Not Western studentents protesting against genocide. Very brave! Police bad! I love protesters!
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On the wall of the League of Social Democrats office, the Chinese characters for freedom are spelt out with court admission slips.
Members of the party take turns speaking into a microphone connected to a loudspeaker. They stand in front of a banner that reads "rather be ashes than dust", written in Chinese. Founded close to 20 years ago, the party is known as the last protest group in Hong Kong.
"The red lines are now everywhere," Chan Po Ying, the chair of the party, tells the BBC. "Our decision to disband was because we were facing a lot of pressure."
"pro-democracy" here means "pro-capitalism" doesnt it?
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My head is spinning from how fast we pivot from jokes about American "freedom" invasions to full throated support of Chinese freedom invasions
Those who support China (and Russia) because they are against American imperialism, are just supporting another imperialists.
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Were they supposed to stay British?
If they wanted to, or be independent. Whatever really, but very few there wanted to be part of china.
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"pro-democracy" here means "pro-capitalism" doesnt it?
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