China Seeks to Buy Control of Hong Kong Companies • Hacker News Board

Re: China Seeks to Buy Control of Hong Kong Companies

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Post by dantheman » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 11:26 PM UTC

coliveira wrote: post #32

dantheman wrote: post #23

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Citizens united was about people not losing their individual rights when they group together. Do you have a problem with someone writing a book about a presidential candidate? If not, why would you have a problem with a movie being released? Do you think newspapers and tv shows should endorse candidates? Or choose which ones to cover and how much to cover? Citizens united is incredibly misunderstood. If anything, the…

That's nonsense. People don't lose their rights when they control a company. They continue having the ability to contribute to whomever they want as an individual. > there is so much money being spent by the federal government that it makes sense to try and and get it. The money spent by the federal government is people's money. Trying to get it is called stealing.

Citizens United was a group of people who made a film and wanted to release and the government said that couldn't. The created a corporation to make and release the film.

Citizens United has nothing to do with campaign contributions.

Re: China Seeks to Buy Control of Hong Kong Companies

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Post by throwaway1997 » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:07 AM UTC

55643throwaway wrote: post #53

throwaway1997 wrote: post #41

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Most HKers would not see that as a problem. The city thrived under British rule.

That’s because the British killed all the HKers that resisted. Most HKers lived as second class citizens for decades. It culminated in the ‘67 protests, where the British killed over 50 protesters. It was only after the 80s, when decolonization was popular and the return of HK inevitable, did things change for the average Hong Kong citizen.

By protestors, you mean people who attempted to spread the cultural revolution into Hong Kong and ultimately failed.

Re: China Seeks to Buy Control of Hong Kong Companies

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Post by throwaway1997 » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:08 AM UTC

coliveira wrote: post #44

throwaway1997 wrote: post #41

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Most HKers would not see that as a problem. The city thrived under British rule.

HK continues to thrive under Chinese rule.

We have the most unaffordable property market in the world, technology is stagnating, corrupt construction companies are cutting corners and building dangerous infrastructure. Yeah sure.