The destruction to property seems like a calculated escalation in response to police violence and a change in MTR policy. I don't understand your gripe with the protesters here.
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I agree with your first point wholeheartedly. The MTR is not shut down because of attacks by demonstrators, though.
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It really feels like you're flipping cause and effect here. The MTR was never touched until it started being used as a tool against protesters. The attacks on MTR infrastructure didn't start in earnest until the 831 incident, and it's still the government that closes the MTR down
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The MTR now routinely lets riot police lie in wait for protesters, including beyond the turnstile gates. It has run special trains for police, and shuts down nearby service at essentially every protest as a punitive measure, without regard for the effect on residents.
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I believe this reality is reflected in the broad popular support the demonstrators still enjoy, despite a month now of MTR closures. People recognize that despite all the vandalism, they are not the ones disrupting the service, which has become an arm of the HKPF.
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You would not see things like what happened at Wan Chai (an entire neighborhood letting demonstrators into buildings to evade police) if there were not broad support. Let's also recognize that those 100,000 who marched faced 5-10 year jail sentences for doing so
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