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14 Killed in anti-government protests in Nepal

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560 points whatsupdog | 3 comments | 08 Sep 25 11:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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happyweasel ◴[08 Sep 25 13:09 UTC] No.45167802[source]▶
Oh, let me guess... The protests were organized by groups that get their funding from the NED or other Western sponsored NGOs ? (Asking for a friend)
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[08 Sep 25 13:27 UTC] No.45167995[source]▶
No evidence of any of that. I don’t see how it’s incredible to believe students will flip out if you ban social media.

(Though the meme of all protests and civil discontent in Asia being the product of Western influence is a popular one among right-wing circles.)

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2. zahlman ◴[08 Sep 25 15:08 UTC] No.45169268[source]▶
> the meme of all protests and civil discontent in Asia being the product of Western influence is a popular one among right-wing circles

I listen to enough "right-wing circles" to end up getting people tarnishing me as one just for standing up for them (despite all kinds of progressive views) and I frankly don't know what you're talking about. My friends that tend to get interpreted as "right-coded" have historically been supportive of protest movements in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

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3. JumpCrisscross ◴[08 Sep 25 15:46 UTC] No.45169765[source]▶
In Asia.