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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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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each "peaceful" protest started peacefully but all got hijacked by the violent frontliners and ended violently. We already saw the level of violence progressively increased before that August 18th date you mentioned.
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