AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
I wouldn't be surprised there's some cult influence going on. Look at Taiwan. It has the highest number of cults per capita in the world.
Hong-Kong Protests
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Hong Kong protesters using Bluetooth Bridgefy app
By Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have been turning to a new app to communicate - one that does not use the internet and is therefore harder for the Chinese authorities to trace.
Bridgefy is based on Bluetooth and allows protesters to communicate with each other without internet connection.
Downloads are up almost 4,000% in the past two months, according to measurement firm Apptopia.
Texts, email and messaging app WeChat are all monitored by the Chinese state.
Bridgefy uses a mesh network, which links together users' devices allowing people to chat with others even if they are in a different part of the city, by hopping on other users' phones until the message reaches the intended person.
The range from phone to phone is within 100m (330ft).
The app was designed by a start-up based in San Francisco and has previously been used in places where wi-fi or traditional networks struggle to work, such as large music or sporting events.
, co-founder Jorge Rios said of the spike in use in Hong Kong: "People are using it to organise themselves and to stay safe, without having to depend on an internet connection."
Like I said, technology will not allow the voice of the people to be suppressed.
But in the last few days I see the police becoming more violent and personal in their responses. Police has to remain lawful and professional or their relations in their society will deteriorate. At the end of work day, the policemen have to stay with these protestors.
With the locust ads in the newspapers targeting mainland Chinese, I don't see a good future for Hong Kong's integration with China.
manqiangrexue
Brigadier
Technology will also allow greater government tools to keep track of these people and it allows many people in the mainland to see the level of violence employed by the thugs. It simply makes the truth spread faster.
You mean the police are finally starting to do their jobs. What good are the police if they cannot force people to obey the law? What good are the police if they just stand there and shout while rioters commit crimes? The job of the police is to at least match the level of violence that they are shown in order to deter further violence. If civilians ever think that they can out-force the police, then the police are not doing their jobs. They must convince thugs that escalation of violence can only end poorly for them and in that way, deter violent behavior. The entire purpose of the police is to implement law by force if necessary. If it is necessary but they cannot dissuade violence, if they cannot make criminals fear them enough to stop committing crimes in broad daylight, they they are not doing enough and they are not violent enough.
I'm curious to know, is it not the same in India? What is an Indian police officer unit's response if they are sent to scatter illegal activity and come under attack with bricks, molotovs, steel pipes, and knives? Describe the expected chain of escalation, please.
The locust ads are the tip of the iceberg. The British have left many problems and poisons in the population before retreating, as you know from experience that they tend to do. China will have to reeducate these people to properly integrate Hong Kong. Luckily, the Chinese state does have more tools than say, a democracy, to reeducate its citizens. And although the upcoming task is magnanimous and difficult; luckily, the Chinese government has, through the decades proven, that dauntingly difficult tasks are their specialty!
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So, Police targeted journalist?. How about thugs targetting women and old folks arriving from China!
Equation
Lieutenant General
Yeah it's called religious institution and their anti communist dogma preaching upon their gullible followers. This is not to say that not all religious sects act this way against China.
Equation
Lieutenant General
Yes but "democracy" gave them the excuse to be prejudice against their own cultural history and background. Bottom line it's a racial superiority thing. Like the old saying here in the South (yes Texas included)..."if ya ain't white ya ain't right. MAGA babe!"
manqiangrexue
Brigadier
I don't like this move and I don't like Lam now either as in my life philosophy, I never give any concessions to terrorists and always choose to answer force with more force but that is why I'm not much of a tactician. The only reason I can see is that it might isolate the true terrorists and violent thugs from the massive crowds they hid amongst to give the police a better chance to rein them all in. In the end, although I don't like it, I give all of Beijing's choices my full support and trust that these choices will once again prove to be as correct as they were in the past. Hong Kong is the stain and disgrace of all of China and I wait to see how Beijing will clean them up.
Lam is smarter than you. My post was deleted when I suggested the same a few days back. Trick is to cool the situation and push your narrative when tempers cool down.
Of course this is a temporary respite as the divide between the democratic forces and China is starkly evident now.
antiterror13
Brigadier
I am sure she did that after consultation with China