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Truly sad. When HK was handed back to China in 1999, did we know this is inevitable?
There were people making noise about China. But in general China was off most people’s radar.
The Olympia’s they hosted was when I personally realized China was a big deal.
Truly sad. When HK was handed back to China in 1999, did we know this is inevitable?
The rest of the world needs to wake up and realize that China is not messing around. There will be a long list of Hong Kong’s if we continue to look the other way to authoritarian regimes.
reality is, just a year ago, no one would have believe an outbreak like covid in China can become a worldwide pandemic that hit this HARD and ended all of our way of lives
it's too often we are blind and ignorant to incoming dangers
The rest of the world needs to wake up and realize that China is not messing around. There will be a long list of Hong Kong’s if we continue to look the other way to authoritarian regimes.
The West's reactions so far have been ranging from ineffectual economic sanctions to completely ignoring it. I would expect similar "annexations" by nationalist/totalitarian states to continue in the future.
Love how when the same restrictions are imposed in the USA, everyone starts talking about "doing the right thing"
Love how when the same restrictions are imposed in the USA, everyone starts talking about "doing the right thing"
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Money & power are greater than protesting/democracy is what people are waking up to. It's been that way since forever but a lot of dogma keeps people docile to the idea that change is made from the "people" instead of a few elect individuals by birth with circumstances of wealth and power.
If the broad population decides you’re done; you’re done. Doesn’t matter what wealth or power you think you’ve got.
The rest of the world needs to wake up and realize that China is not messing around. There will be a long list of Hong Kong’s if we continue to look the other way to authoritarian regimes.