DOR-- thanks for the updates as the man on the ground!
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Protesters besiege Hong Kong plaza as crisis over ‘national education’ mounts
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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I hope everybody will be safe. I have an American adventure-scholar friend writing his doctoral thesis on East Asia by flying to every protest he can find around these parts and he's happily posting pictures on FB. Supposedly HK police are backing off after the bad publicity they got the other night.All those who are merciful with the cruel will come to be cruel to the merciful.
-Talmud Kohelet Rabbah, 7:16.
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Now in Xi'an (anniversary trip with She Who Must Be Obeyed), and enjoying the filtered news everyone else in China gets. BBC and CNN come on the TV for three seconds, then a blank screen for three minutes. That's followed by the normal news show, until the wrap-up, when we "lose the signal" once again, for 30 seconds.Trust me?
I'm an economist!
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It looks like people are finding ways around "The Great Firewall"
Hong Kong democracy protesters flock to new messaging app
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The police threw tear gas during the public are for help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q93UlAx21W8
With English sub-title.
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Originally posted by sated buddha View PostThe photos are chilling for anyone who live through 1989.
Has China really changed all that much in the past 25 years?
We will see.
I am hoping for the best, but I cannot rid myself of the chill I feel down my spine ......
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Originally posted by sated buddha View PostWe will see.
The icy fingers still grip my spine.
Students and Chinese are not a happy mix.
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Originally posted by Skywatcher View PostBeijing is just happy to sit and wait. It works out pretty well for them if the protests cause a recession in Hong Kong (admittedly, not the most optimal option).
In 2003, world trade roared ahead at about 7%. Hong Kong ground to a halt under SARs, . . . and the economy grew about 2.5%.
In 2009, with a booming domestic economy -- retail, tourism, construction, finance -- Hong Kong fell about 3% as global trade had its worst year since modern records start, in 1950.Trust me?
I'm an economist!
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