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Lenin on freedom of the press (lemmy.ml)
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[+] -11 points 8 months ago (7 children)

What I see happening in Hong Kong doesn't look very democratic to me though.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Why not? Hong Kong was returned to China after British colonialism was finally removed from China. HK is benefiting quite dramatically from being better integrated into the Chinese economy than they were before.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    I was just there last month incidentally. It's a fantastic city with lots of character. I was really impressed how walkable it is too. Can highly recommend visiting.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Oh, sounds really fun! I'd love to visit China some day in general, but it's way too big and historied to ever get a decent picture of without spending years there.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    What you see happening in Hong Kong is what the capitalist class wants you to see, because they own the media and fund the politicians & NGOs. Previously:

    The UK’s 99 year lease to subjugate the people of Hong Kong ended, a lease which had been forced upon Imperial China at gunpoint during the century of humiliation. Hong Kong reintegration after the lease expired was a foregone conclusion. The last minute, US-backed attempt at color revolution failed. It was the so-called “revolutionaries” who brought the brutality, by the way.

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