Chant today has changed from "Hong Kongers, add oil [keep going]" to "Hong Kongers, rise up!"
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So what does that mean? It could be that police were scared of confrontation given the level of public anger tonight after the emergency decree. Or it could mean that they wanted the maximum mayhem in the city, as justification. I don't know what to think. But it has escalated
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In particular, I don't know what to make of shutting down the MTR like this. Is the goal to cause the maximum disruption to ordinary people, so they will blame the protesters? It is a heartless and cruel gambit, whatever it is. The MTR has been turned into a political weapon
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Headlines in the South China Morning Post (the government mouthpiece) certainly suggest that causing maximum drama was the desired effect. Note how they blame protesters for the completely unjustified decision to shut down the subway systempic.twitter.com/Me1gTOKmYU
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Hey, awesome coverage. What are your thoughts on the subway station shutdown? I would think that would keep protesters from going home... Thus leaving them in the protests and giving them an excuse to keep going. Wouldn't that prolong the protest?
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I think it's more of an attempt to turn regular people against the protesters. They tend to avoid the MTR anyway because police have been hiding out in it pretty routinely for the last month
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