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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The protests have definitely taken on a nationalist quality (with the appearance of a de facto national anthem the most obvious sign) but I believe people understsand separatist or independence rhetoric plays into Bejiing's hands. I would welcome HK'ers opinion here.
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Most HKers will stop you as soon as you mention “independence”. They are not challenging sovereignty, but just reclaiming what has been promised to them. I’ve personally seen this when HKers lobby at local rep offices.
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