SHAME-FREE thread: ask the dumbest question you have about the Hong Kong protests. I'll try to answer it or loop in a real Hong Konger to answer it for you. No question too ignorant or basic.
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resentment from HKers is growing, but I think people blame the govt mostly. Locally in Hong Kong, the problem for the govt now is that they did not really make meaningful concessions to the protest (which have 70% up HK ppl support), ppl didn't like the scene still blame the gov
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Vandalism is a popular reaction resulting from the breakdown of the social contract as we know it - the Police & HK gov have refused to bring justice to thousands of cases where protesters are subject to unfair/inhumane treatment and yet Beijing loyalists get away with ... 1/2
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It's not ham-fisted at all. It's quite deliberate and yes, is swaying people who are in the middle who don't realise how underhand it is. MTR has limitless cash and actively wants more vandalism. So don't provide it.
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1) People may be wary of arson and vandalism, but these "violent" acts are as nothing compared to the atrocities committed by the police which they've witnessed first-hand in their own neighbourhood.
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#hkPoliceBrutalitiy is the disease while vandalism and anti-government sentiment are only the symptoms. It's hard to imagine how to really eliminate the latter without getting rid of the former first.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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