[My comment on the mass resignation of pro-democratic camp lawmakers] 1/ After Beijing stepped in and appointed the “provisional legislature” in August, it simply explains that they can't ensure a majority had the election taken place on time. All lawmakers are lack of mandate.
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3/ We wish to warn the world that now the existence of legislature never implying the existence of check and balance. Also, it's time to rise to the fact that win seats in the election and street clash are not the two only scenes in a democratic movement.
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4/ Of course, we did those in the past, but run for office and street rally should not be the two only way of demonstrating peoples’ voices even it could be harder to mobilize people during the outbreak of coronavirus.
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5/ Alternatively, more than hundreds of thousand HKers took to the streets virtually by online assembly. And there has been a virtual protest through
#AnimalCrossing. HK game players organized the protest, which resulted in Animal Crossing being banned in mainland China.Show this thread -
6/ Online mobilization at Twitter also proved significant to HKers. It's enormous to exert discursive power against state propaganda. We even develop a ‘daily assignment’. Each day we got a list of ‘essential tweets’ to retweet and boost protest-related content into hot topics.
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7/ In our daily lives, People are awakening to choices that are
#LivingInTruth. We choose to dine in restaurants supportive to protests, irrespective of the time waited in long queues because we find it impossible to agree with restaurants endorsing state violence and lies.Show this thread -
8/ We also attend court hearings to support protestors facing trials, and do frequent prison visits, and write letters to protesters in detention. These virtues gave so much empowerment to the mass public who might not be able to serve on the forefront of the escalating protests.
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9/ Hongkongers are the means for change in HK even though the battlefield may change. To support my analysis, feel free to subscribe my Patreon channel:https://www.patreon.com/posts/43810953
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Of course, you understand better HK's situation. But reminds me when Venezuela's opposition refused to compete in it's National Assembly. Didn't help in anything. Good luck, HK. Good luck to whom fight for freedom in HK.
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