I'm not Twitter's #1 socialism fan, but this is a ridiculous framing. The problem in Hong Kong is lack of democratic accountability; economically it remains one of the most capitalist places in the world. And the public sector such as it is there is superb.https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/1210752432747102210 …
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Replying to @Pinboard
The Hong Kong protests are a fundamentally liberal revolt, neither leftists nor anti communists can really claim ownership
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Replying to @FelledMan
They're a democracy movement without a specific ideology. The attempts to shoehorn them into a preferred ideological framework say more about the shoehorners than about Hong Kong.
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Replying to @Pinboard
Yeah I should specify that by liberal I mean "for democracy + civil/political rights"
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Replying to @FelledMan
Got it. Unfortunately a word with two completely dissimilar meanings.
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