11-22-2019, 01:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-22-2019, 01:58 PM by Warren Dew.)
(11-19-2019, 07:01 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: As you know, I've spent thousands of hours studying Chinese history
going back millennia, and I've written thousands of articles and a
full length book.
And the book doesn't say anything like what you're saying now. Apparently you've forgotten everything you learned from researching the book.
Quote:Third, the pro-democracy protesters are generally supported
by 70-80% of the population
Not correct. The original protests against the extradition bill were supported by 70-80% of the population, which is why the bill was withdrawn. The current violent protests are likely supported by 20-30% of the population at best. Bashing peoples' skulls in with bricks and pouring gasoline on people and setting them on fire, as the protesters are now doing, will make you less popular like that.
The current protesters aren't protesting mainland Chinese rule, anyway. They're protesting Hong Kong government rule. They're protesting against how Hong Kong business interests have what they view as an outsize influence on the Hong Kong government, and basically want a one person one vote government instead. These are the same protests that used to crop up from time to time against the Hong Kong government when it was a British Crown Colony, for essentially the same reasons. The issues are the same whether the colonial power is British or Chinese.
