Two important points: 1. The Hong Kong protests are not a separatist movement, though they have been consistenly mischaracterized as such. 2. Any Chinese NBA fan who supports Hong Kong is not free to say so without reprecussions. That's why you only hear the pro-government line https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/1181053758505127936 …
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What the movement *shows* it's about is as important as what it says it's about. It feels like independence was a third rail which was too dangerous to touch, so there was always lip service paid to it. But now, I'm not sure why we're still afraid to use that word.
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well ... practicality maybe? I.e. water dependency and the port.
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