I think the biggest error in this @iandenisjohnson article on Hong Kong is failing to recognize the transformative effect of six months of successful, autochtonous mass resistance on a rising generation of Hong Kong kids, and those watching them from Chinahttps://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/11/26/how-chinas-rise-has-forced-hong-kongs-decline/ …
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Finally, it's dishonest to criticize "violent protest" without mentioning how the Hong Kong government has closed off *all* avenues of peaceful mass protest in Hong Kong. The last time people were allowed to assemble freely was August 18. Over a million showed up, in pouring rain
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Since then, a combination of mass transit closures, arbitrary arrest, aggressive police declarations of 'illegal assembly', rule by decree, pressure on schools and employers, and denial of letters of no objection has forestalled most attempts to show peaceful dissent in Hong Kong
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The only exception to this was the election this Sunday, which saw a massive turnout of nearly half the city's population. Johnson doesn't have to agree with this analysis, but to not mention this defining context, while criticizing the tactics it led to, is simply lazy.
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