This kind of hired goon attack happens a lot in People's Republic of China. I see headlines like "200 Bandits Battle 800 Peasants in Golf Course Construction Dispute," where a local mayor sells farmers' land to developers then hires a goon squad to do battle with protestors. https://twitter.com/sotiridi/status/1152984285927956481 …
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Getting the extradition bill withdrawn was a reasonable goal, and they achieved that. But it would have been prudent to take the win and go home after that.
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The incentives don't line up for that though - if they give in to one demand they're weak and will give in to others This is part of the reason why it's such a bad way of actually making policy (as opposed to just signalling like in Korea as
@Steve_Sailer discusses below)
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