The Hong Kong Crisis

[mongers]

Extraordinary scenes from the centre of Hong Kong over the last couple of days, overnight the police tried to storm the Polytechnic university near the harbour tunnel.

Day break in HK now, many arrests made, injuries sustained by both sides, fires burning at the university and near tunnel entrance, not clear if police have full control as live video shows groups of activists in what appears to be university grounds/ outside buildings.

[Josquius]

Archery club is proving their worth it seems.
Truly crazy stuff.

[Legbiter]

When China has crushed Hong Kong, I'm not sure things will just go back to business as usual. Hong Kong has always been a major gateway to mainland China and treated like a separate entity.

[Zoupa]

These young protesters have balls of steel. A generation of Gavroches, fighting an unwinnable fight.

[Valmy]

These young protesters have balls of steel. A generation of Gavroches, fighting an unwinnable fight.

Yeah it is pretty crazy. This is definitely the greatest revolutionary struggle of our time and it is almost assuredly doomed.

[grumbler]

These young protesters have balls of steel. A generation of Gavroches, fighting an unwinnable fight.

Yeah it is pretty crazy. This is definitely the greatest revolutionary struggle of our time and it is almost assuredly doomed.

I thought you were old enough to remember the failed Chinese revolution of 1989.  What's happening in HK is not really a revolutionary struggle like 1989 Beijing (which actually turned by the invading army for a week), it's more a massive protest without hope of causing change.

[Valmy]

These young protesters have balls of steel. A generation of Gavroches, fighting an unwinnable fight.

Yeah it is pretty crazy. This is definitely the greatest revolutionary struggle of our time and it is almost assuredly doomed.

I thought you were old enough to remember the failed Chinese revolution of 1989.  What's happening in HK is not really a revolutionary struggle like 1989 Beijing (which actually turned by the invading army for a week), it's more a massive protest without hope of causing change.

My apologies for using "our time", my intention was to convey something that was currently occurring. Obviously there have been greater revolutionary struggles in our lifetimes such as the Arab Spring. But I think the difference is that those movements had a reasonable expectation of success.

If I had something that was technically incorrect, my apologies. I don't think that cancels out the sentiment.

[grumbler]

My apologies for using "our time", my intention was to convey something that was currently occurring. Obviously there have been greater revolutionary struggles in our lifetimes such as the Arab Spring. But I think the difference is that those movements had a reasonable expectation of success.

If I had something that was technically incorrect, my apologies. I don't think that cancels out the sentiment.

Ah, the passive-aggressive defense of hyperbole.  Does that usually work out for you?

[Berkut]

I don't think nearly 30 years ago counts as "our time".

[mongers]

My apologies for using "our time", my intention was to convey something that was currently occurring. Obviously there have been greater revolutionary struggles in our lifetimes such as the Arab Spring. But I think the difference is that those movements had a reasonable expectation of success.

If I had something that was technically incorrect, my apologies. I don't think that cancels out the sentiment.

Ah, the passive-aggressive defense of hyperbole.  Does that usually work out for you?

Hilarious.

I'm off to get the popcorn.

[Valmy]

Ah, the passive-aggressive defense of hyperbole.  Does that usually work out for you?

I don't know what you want from me grumbler.

[Grey Fox]

I don't quite remember '89. How was it a bigger revolutionary struggle than 2019 HK?

[Eddie Teach]

Berlin Wall, for one.

[Razgovory]

My apologies for using "our time", my intention was to convey something that was currently occurring. Obviously there have been greater revolutionary struggles in our lifetimes such as the Arab Spring. But I think the difference is that those movements had a reasonable expectation of success.

If I had something that was technically incorrect, my apologies. I don't think that cancels out the sentiment.

Ah, the passive-aggressive defense of hyperbole.  Does that usually work out for you?

Hilarious.

I'm off to get the popcorn.

It's fucking tedious.

[mongers]

My apologies for using "our time", my intention was to convey something that was currently occurring. Obviously there have been greater revolutionary struggles in our lifetimes such as the Arab Spring. But I think the difference is that those movements had a reasonable expectation of success.

If I had something that was technically incorrect, my apologies. I don't think that cancels out the sentiment.

Ah, the passive-aggressive defense of hyperbole.  Does that usually work out for you?

Hilarious.

I'm off to get the popcorn.

It's fucking tedious.

Well there's that as well.

I was just being polite.