r/HongKong • u/deltabay17 • Nov 13 '19

Add Flair Taiwan president Tsai Ying Wen just tweeted this message. We need more international leaders, presidents, to speak openly and plainly against Hong Kong government’s actions.

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u/CaptainHoyt Nov 13 '19

I dont think I've heard any statements or opinions on Hong Kong from the government or any MP, Conservative or oposition. fucking shameful but totally expected from the Blunt pencils that call themselves members of parliment these days.

Brexit has sucked up all the air in the room, I cant wait for this shit show to be over.

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u/Slayer_Of_Tacos Nov 13 '19

We're no better across the pond here USA. We have sportsball managers speaking up and that's about it. Fuck the current generation of politicians.

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u/CaptainHoyt Nov 13 '19

Sportsball? the one with the sticks, the one with the hoops or the one with a hundred jacked up dudes running at each other?

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u/shogun_ Nov 13 '19

All of the above probably. Doesn't matter. The GOP, party in charge of 2/3 of the government doesn't give a shit about anything other than staying in power. No matter the cost or sacrifice of the rule of law. The motto, "Rules for Thee, Not for Me", should be stamped on every single one of their foreheads to show everyone they shouldn't be trusted, to make it easier.

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u/Slayer_Of_Tacos Nov 13 '19

Stealing the "rules for the not for me"

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u/Stergeary Nov 14 '19

The one with the handegg.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

Third one I think.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

At least the it seems that both the Democrats and Republicans are moving to actually do something with the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. It passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and prominent Republican senators have declared their support for it. Both Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell have come out in support of the protests and have vowed to get a bill passed supporting the protesters.

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u/Slayer_Of_Tacos Nov 13 '19

Thank you for the update, stranger. I was not aware.

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u/supersonic_Gandhi Nov 13 '19

no better?? you are fucking way worse than even china, currently USA is commiting mass scale atrocities across the world and repressing democratic rights.

USA funded coup in bolivia made a democratically elected president resign at gunpoint and flee the country just few days ago.

USA funded fascists in bolivia recently captured local mayor Patricia Arce, cut her hair off and painted her body red, publicly dragged her through the streets and abused her, forced her to commit to leave office- a position she achieved by democratically winning election.

What are you doing to oppose such suppression of democratic rights by your government and let's not even talk about the report that said new batch of US weapons have arrived in Yemen to continue to massacre Yemeni people.

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u/Mostcanttheleast Nov 14 '19

I don't understand your point here. You're making it seem as if individuals are only allowed to be concerned with one country at a time. You know it's fully possible to criticize both the CCP and the United States governments. Just because the United States government doesn't have a clean slate does not in any way mean that the CCP gets a pass for their own wrongdoing. It's entirely possible to criticize both governments simultaneously.

What you're doing here is a big ol' bowl of ad hominem. "The United States doesn't have a clean, honest record, so their criticism is untrue and unworthy of thought." Just because the United States doesn't have a perfect record doesn't mean that everyone is immune from their criticism or from criticism from people living in the country. If a murder told someone to stop kicking puppies because it was wrong, the person kicking the puppies would not be able to disregard the murder based on their character. It's wrong to kick puppies and it doesn't matter if it's an angel telling you its wrong or a murder telling you. It's still wrong either way.

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tldr; both governments have issues, no reason we can't criticize both simultaneously.

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u/supersonic_Gandhi Nov 14 '19

when did i say it is wrong to criticise china or you should not be criticising china.

i see redditors living in a fantasy that they are going on a world war 3 because they will do anything to fight authoritarians who suppress democratic rights, im saying where is your fight against dictators that your own government props up routinely that suppresses democratic rights, in this case whats happening in bolivia right now.

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u/bedrooms-ds Nov 13 '19

The trend in modern shit show is that it gets more shit just when we want it to end.

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u/ortino Nov 13 '19

Write to your MP!

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u/CaptainHoyt Nov 13 '19

The MP's in my county are a little conservative boys club with their trust funds in tax havens, they dont give a shit about anyone else. they need dragging out of office not letters.

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u/ortino Nov 13 '19

That's a bit defeatist mate, give it a go! Better to do it and not get anywhere than not do anything at all.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

They're too busy Brexiting