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847 points kick | 2 comments | 20 Nov 19 15:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.626s | source
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rado ◴[20 Nov 19 16:35 UTC] No.21585378[source]▶
> Hong Kong is the place where humanity makes its stand against oppressors.

Really? I didn’t know protesters targeted the local tycoons who made their lives unbearable in the past 20 years. Not to mention the humanity of laundering money for the worst thugs in the world. Perspective.

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1. yorwba ◴[20 Nov 19 17:33 UTC] No.21586136[source]▶
You may have heard reports of vandalism. I'm pretty sure the tycoons weren't too happy about their property getting damaged. They'd probably also like to keep the seats in Election Committee that they'd lose if universal suffrage were instated, but that the CCP has guaranteed them so far. https://www.elections.gov.hk/ecss2016/eng/figures.html

If you think the protesters support tycoons because they oppose the CCP, you ought to reconsider whether those are really opposites.

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2. rado ◴[20 Nov 19 17:50 UTC] No.21586342[source]▶
Yes, this sounds reasonable, unlike the outcry over Communist oppression.