Dispatches from the State Ministry of Truth

[Monoriu]

Police are advancing.  Squads of police armed with chemical warfare suits and rifles advanced into the middle of the crowds, then fired tear gas in all directions.  First highway half cleared. 

[The Brain]

KENT SENT ME

[Monoriu]

The rioters are back.  Standoff with police now.

[DontSayBanana]

Tear gas used.  Police have put up warning signs that they need to leave the highway immediately, or they may use live rounds.

Yeah, that happens, your mini-welfare state will be gone.  It's hard to support a welfare state when every other country suddenly refuses to do business with you.

[Monoriu]

Tear gas used.  Police have put up warning signs that they need to leave the highway immediately, or they may use live rounds.

Yeah, that happens, your mini-welfare state will be gone.  It's hard to support a welfare state when every other country suddenly refuses to do business with you.

They still do business with China after Tian An Men.

[DontSayBanana]

They still do business with China after Tian An Men.

Have you seen the US/China balance of trade lately?  It's taking forever to dig ourselves out of that hole, but it's still happening.  The main issue is that China owns so much of the US' massive debt balance.

The general sentiment in the US (and possibly several other countries as well) is that doing business with China is a necessary evil, and one to which new alternatives are being found every day.

[Monoriu]

They still do business with China after Tian An Men.

Have you seen the US/China balance of trade lately?  It's taking forever to dig ourselves out of that hole, but it's still happening.  The main issue is that China owns so much of the US' massive debt balance.

The general sentiment in the US (and possibly several other countries as well) is that doing business with China is a necessary evil, and one to which new alternatives are being found every day.

I just don't see how the rest of the world can stop trading with China. 

[Monoriu]

Turns out that the arrested university level student leader is a minor.  His 18th birthday is next month.  They used this as a reason to apply for his release, and the courts approved.

[Monoriu]

[Monoriu]

Still have no idea how to go to work tomorrow.  I hope they arrange police buses for staff.

[Monoriu]

Where are the water cannons and armoured cars that I as taxpayer helped pay for? 

[Zanza]

They still do business with China after Tian An Men.

Have you seen the US/China balance of trade lately?  It's taking forever to dig ourselves out of that hole, but it's still happening.  The main issue is that China owns so much of the US' massive debt balance.

The general sentiment in the US (and possibly several other countries as well) is that doing business with China is a necessary evil, and one to which new alternatives are being found every day.

US business with China only really took off in the decade after the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

[Monoriu]

Police reinforcements from all over HK, in full riot gear, are arriving by underground train.  Thousands of them.  HK has 30,000 policemen.  They will likely clear the roads tonight.

[mongers]

I'm not sure this is a wholly edifying spectacle, not the demonstration, but mono's cheer-leading for the forces of oppression.   

Almost like he's enjoying it?

Or is it more a case of I don't have nor want freedom, so I hope others in my society fail in their attempt to gain some?

[Monoriu]

I'm not sure this is a wholly edifying spectacle, not the demonstration, but mono's cheer-leading for the forces of oppression.   

Almost like he's enjoying it?

Or is it more a case of I don't have nor want freedom, so I hope others in my society fail in their attempt to gain some?

The police are the forces of good and order