Violence is beginning to become a regular occurrence in Hong Kong, but not because of the police cracking down on the students protesting against Communist China's dictates against the hub of Asian capitalism. The attackers are a different group of protesters that oppose the pro-democracy students standing against communism.
I believe the scuffles could be dangerous for Beijing, for once the rest of China begins to sympathize with the young protesters in Hong Kong, the demonstrations could spread. The violent opposition that is appearing now makes matters worse for the communists, and brings much needed attention to the students that they could not otherwise obtain.
Often, revolutions simply need one little spark, and a gift of recognition.
The angry crowds of opposition to the students may have only had a few pro-party protesters among their ranks. Many of them were local businessmen frustrated that the protests are hurting their businesses by keeping consumers out of the area. The attack against the pro-democracy students angered the ones on the receiving end, leaving the younger protesters to question the inaction of the police to protect them from the attackers.
Were some of the attackers shipped in? Are some of them in cahoots with the government, and the police?
The opposition entered the zone when police reopened streets because the pro-democracy numbers dwindled during the day. Gangs of mostly middle-aged men set upon students who had erected makeshift tents at an intersection, grabbing them one by one and bundling them out of the area.
As the evening progressed, a pattern developed in which groups of students would surround violent trouble-makers and raise their arms in the air to show they weren’t using violence, as others ran to police lines to appeal for them to come and make an arrest.
“Do your jobs,” the students yelled. “Uphold the law.”
Some of the arrivals are from mainland China, some identifiable by their thick Cantonese accents. “Go back to China,” the students screamed at them.
They responded with Cantonese vulgarities, telling the protesters to “drop dead.”
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
The opposition entered the zone when police reopened streets because the pro-democracy numbers dwindled during the day. Gangs of mostly middle-aged men set upon students who had erected makeshift tents at an intersection, grabbing them one by one and bundling them out of the area.
As the evening progressed, a pattern developed in which groups of students would surround violent trouble-makers and raise their arms in the air to show they weren’t using violence, as others ran to police lines to appeal for them to come and make an arrest.
“Do your jobs,” the students yelled. “Uphold the law.”
Some of the arrivals are from mainland China, some identifiable by their thick Cantonese accents. “Go back to China,” the students screamed at them.
They responded with Cantonese vulgarities, telling the protesters to “drop dead.”
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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This shows just how biased you are. I stumbled across this site for research on a blog post of my own on quora, and the bias on this is incredible. You portray the pro-democracy protestors as peaceful. In reality, they are throwing firebombs at police and bystanders, an absolute breach of the law. You expect the police to help these known criminals when they ask for help? You claim they are working with the government, without any evidence?! I can see you are very respectable, but this is just too biased, very full of opinion. Please use facts in the future. Many people in Hong Kong don't even support the protests. I used to live there.
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