nothing makes imperialists more butthurt than Hong Kong being a Chinese city

You know what? We should really care about what the colonizers have to say. I'm sure they have great ideas and values

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Objectively, since returning to China, HK has had more democracy than it did under UK's tyranny. :ukkk:

Britain: Constantly breaks treaties signed with native peoples and POC governments

China: Breaks unequal treaty with Britain

Britain: :shocked-pikachu:

:ukkk: :some-controversy:

I recall some poll that said despite HKers supporting the protests to some degree, something like 90+% did not believe Beijing had violated 1 Country 2 Systems. The points that were often made were about Beijing courts ruling on HK basic law in a way disfavorable to the Protestors, but Basic Law says that the court responsible for interpreting Basic Law Beijing. There was also the national security law to criminalize kinds of foreign interference "imposed" by Beijing, however the HK Constitution mandates that such a law be implemented, it's just been decades without one as the legislature was never able to agree.

:xi-lib-tears:

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This shit is seriously just exhausting. And pathetic. Western nations just blustering a lot of hot air about China but won't do shit (and not that I want them to do anything, it's just so... impotent.)