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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Context: Hong Kongers who didn't like the mainland now partying with its better infrastructure and more affordable goods

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[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 year ago (8 children)

"Hong Kong used to have freedom, Now it’s lost all that. So why wouldn’t I go to mainland China, where at least things are cheaper?” Xi’s efforts to crush dissent in Hong Kong have weakened its distinct identity from China and instilled a new sense of political apathy.

What freedom? Really all the west has to offer is vague and empty phrases and a slight feeling of smug superiority.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago

It was literally a colony, governed by unelected foreign officials from the other side of the world. No HKer was ever a governor, it was always anglos. Very democratic, very free

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