[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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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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