Eyewitnesses describe brutal beatings by HK police

option wrote: post #3

adamnemecek wrote: post #2

How can people in Europe and US help?

letting you elected representatives know that you care is the easiest thing we can do.

Something more direct.

Re: Eyewitnesses describe brutal beatings by HK police

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Post by anigbrowl » Mon, Sep 09, 2019, 5:35 AM UTC

adamnemecek wrote: post #2

How can people in Europe and US help?

Amplify HK voices and focus on the issues they are unhappy about rather than the polities involved, which easily degenerates into nationalistic tribalism. Being supportive of protesters' demand for civil rights, self-determination, and rejection of authoritarian policing doesn't necessarily mean being against Chinese people; resist attempts by people to reshape the discussion on such terms.

I suggest not working through conventional political channels involving state actors, where the marginal utility of your participation is negligible and you are empowering state institutions which ultimately disempowers individuals and communities.

Study up on direct action techniques; if you're in the right area, protest things like companies who supply riot equipment to police; disrupt, get attention, and use that as a platform to express solidarity with HK. Direct action is effective, politically empowering, and equips you to fight against political repression yourself if there is any risk that you could find yourself or your community subject to it in the future.

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Post by treeman79 » Mon, Sep 09, 2019, 5:36 AM UTC

Odds on Chinese media pumping up anti Hong long stories?

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Post by adammunich » Mon, Sep 09, 2019, 5:37 AM UTC

adamnemecek wrote: post #4

option wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

letting you elected representatives know that you care is the easiest thing we can do.

Something more direct.

Stop buying imported goods?

Re: Eyewitnesses describe brutal beatings by HK police

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Post by jrjdjdhhedh » Mon, Sep 09, 2019, 5:38 AM UTC

Mainland police wearing HK uniforms. Fuck Beijing.

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Post by nitrobeast » Mon, Sep 09, 2019, 5:38 AM UTC

Taiwanese journalist got soaked in gasoline in Hongkong for speaking Mandarin. https://www.reddit.com/r/Sino/comments/cznbdi/riot_supportin...

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Post by __m » Mon, Sep 09, 2019, 5:38 AM UTC

adamnemecek wrote: post #2

How can people in Europe and US help?

By staying out of it. Hongkong belongs to China just as Catalonia belongs to Spain, or California to the US. Imagine China interfering with that.