If this was Russian T-14s rolling through Chechnya, not many people would have much to say. Same for, as mentioned above, the Chinese putting all their Uighurs in camps. As we've already seen, the rest of the world doesn't seem to care much. Or, maybe they are just afraid to speak up? In any event, I would argue Hong Kong is different. It is special. It's a sliding scale to be sure. But it ranks high on mine. Clearly the British should be squawking. But they are both unorganized and cowardly. More pragmatically, there is only one non-Chinese person in the entire world who can make a difference on this and he just made concessions to them. It's the wrong message and the wrong time. It pisses me off that this unelected, control-freak, quasi-Marxist, totalitarian behemoth is going to be allowed to destroy such a neat spot and no one is even objecting. I hate it.
Last edited: Aug 13, 2019