In Hong Kong, one protester pulls off his mask and defines a movement
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#2criminally destroyed legco then fled justice. totally defined the movement that seeks to assist those fleeing justice.
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#3I’ve been thinking about this man all night. He, alone among his peers, took an action with foreseeable and negative personal consequences. Whether spontaneous or planned, he made a choice that may well define the rest of his life, for good or ill.
I took the time to reflect on my own weekend, celebrating America’s independence against different totalitarian rule. I spent it with family, safe, free, and relaxed. I couldn’t help but wonder if i would have the fortitude of this man, even basking in the freedoms I now, blithely, take for granted. Base rates for humans show that amidst totalitarian regimes, most choose silence and going with the flow. While i like to imagine otherwise, I am a product of my culture - and self-protective.
Yet, this man, on one evening, said “here I am. And this is who I am.”
Knowing nothing else about him, he is a hero.
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#4It's hard to draw broad strokes about this. But I really really deeply like HK.
One thing about Hong Kong that's a lot to take in is how western-friendly the culture is. I think there was a western news channel playing while I was on the MTR last time.
I am guessing some may find the rallies annoying. They may view them as hooligans, but even the cynical still are happy with HK being HK.
To understand more about HK system of government, check out the basic law: https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/facts/index.html, https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclawtext/index.html. This effectively serves as the constitution of HK.
And it's a weird thing: Because it's effectively a client state constitution. heh. They have their own judiciary, they have their own case law, but the people of HK cannot amend their constitution.
P.S. I haven't read the latest part of the extradition law they're trying to pass (anyone have it?)
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#5I wonder if he'll be this generation's Tank Man. Ironically, the situations couldn't be more different.
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#6Googling this man's name (Brian Leung Kai-ping) reveals a number of articles suggesting that he fled to the United States immediately after this event. However, I can't tell whether any of the web sites reporting this news are trustworthy. When I first read these reports I immediately dismissed him and his comments to the LA Times but now I wonder if the story of his flight is propaganda intended to negate his courage.
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#7I wonder if he'll be this generation's Tank Man. Ironically, the situations couldn't be more different.
I can think of lots of scenarios in which the situations are more different. Not sure what you mean by that.
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#9I’ve been thinking about this man all night. He, alone among his peers, took an action with foreseeable and negative personal consequences. Whether spontaneous or planned, he made a choice that may well define the rest of his life, for good or ill. I took the time to reflect on my own weekend, celebrating America’s independence against different totalitarian rule. I spent it with family, safe, free, and relaxed. I co…
it's hard to know what you'd do until your back is against the wall
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#10I’ve been thinking about this man all night. He, alone among his peers, took an action with foreseeable and negative personal consequences. Whether spontaneous or planned, he made a choice that may well define the rest of his life, for good or ill. I took the time to reflect on my own weekend, celebrating America’s independence against different totalitarian rule. I spent it with family, safe, free, and relaxed. I co…
It is a magnificent thing to see people defend their civil rights. And it is the rational ting too: given the implications of the extradition bill, a few days on the street will seem a tiny price to pay.
And indeed, given ever growing intrusion into HK by the main land and ever increasing biometric surveillance technology, once on film, I doubt the surgical masks will provide anonymity for all the decades these folks will live.