Keeping the international left out of the substantive discourse on Hong Kong has been one of the greatest accidental blessings to fall on this beleaguered territory. Long may the gods protect Hong Kong from the support and interest of the international left. https://twitter.com/wilfredchan/status/1183964849296105472 …
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The left in my country also has a long history of forming circular firing squads and descenting into infighting and bitter factionalism, even when they initially enjoyed a broad base of support. Two examples are the Women's March and Occupy. They are not good at winning.
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There is also regrettably a faction of the left that holds on to a romantic belief in communism, and this muddies their thinking about the role of China in the world. So all that said, I would hate to see the exceptionally broad coalition around Hong Kong splinter into bickering.
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