For whatever reason, Carrie Lam is either lying about the Sunday protest in Hong Kong, or passing along lies she was told. There were no fires or petrol bombs; instead, police tear gassed a legal march of over 300K people without apparent provocation. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/12/03/hong-kongs-freedom-not-eroded-says-leader-carrie-lam-says-us-passes-law-support-protesters/ …
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The Hong Kong government and Hong Kong population now inhabit divergent realities. The government lives in a city where National Endowment for Democracy operatives are inciting arson attacks by hardened radicals. Everyone else lives in a city where families get attacked by police
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It is revealing that the Hong Kong authorities haven't been able to produce a single demonstration in support of the government since August 17, when they implausibly claimed half a million people showed up in a space that can't fit a hundred thousand.https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/17/oppose-violence-save-hong-kong-476000-attend-pro-police-rally-organisers-say/ …
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I really admire Hong Kongers showing up in solidarity with one another. In the US tear gas on peaceful protestors is routine but so many people still side with police.
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for a moment, I thought you were talking about xmas shopping.
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