The Western media basically surpassed any news of violence in the protests, barely mention any anti-protest rally in Hong Kong. What a surprise then that you have bunch of ignorant people who eat this up like a bunch of sheep.
This isn't true at all, at least in the sources I was reading (NYT, WSJ). Entire paragraphs were devoted to protester violence in nearly every article. This weekend's protest was even described as peaceful in contrast to the previous weeks' protest.