Don't credit that conspirator to be a journalist just because he holds a big camera, and it looks like he was taking pictures of the pretty woman who helped pick up the banker's glasses, he's just jealous.
Hong-Kong Protests
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Don't credit that conspirator to be a journalist just because he holds a big camera, and it looks like he was taking pictures of the pretty woman who helped pick up the banker's glasses, he's just jealous.
A major qualifier is that inequality within countries are a common major issue among many countries, as well as the risk of or actual declining quality of life for a large proportion of people, countries that manage these problems well will be less susceptible to internal discord regardless of whether or not it is manipulated by foreign forces.
@AssassinsMace @PanAsian What is the identity of the foreign journo who blocked the JPM Banker guy ? His employer ? What agency does he work for ? I think this guy is a lot more than meets the eye. Very curious.
In this specific case they were only being charged with illegal assembly and being masked, let's see how it is with more serious charges such as rioting or assault or assaulting a police officer and being masked.
I don't see how the South Park article is relevant to this thread.
I will be editing the original post to remove that link, as well as to edit the obnoxious formatting. Of course the posts which quotes your unedited post will still show what you originally wrote but it's a matter of principle.
Actually the CCP and some pro-government HK politicians have definitely talked about the need to address the unaffordable housing situation and various objective ways to do it. The anti-government politicians have also mentioned the topic but only as an excuse to suggest policies that target pro-China native villagers in the New Territories. As you said the rioters have not mentioned it, however their conspirators do use it to excuse the destructive behavior but do not offer solutions. What you say about the local rioter-friendly media is superficially partially true but is ultimately a minor factor in the unaffordable housing issue as it is so well know and other factors are such juggernauts i.e. as investment vehicles for all stripes, major government revenue source, etc.
Jura The idiot
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are the Chinese destined to become Communist society? (I assume you Xs. are well-versed in Marxism so I don't need to define like the highest stage of social development etc. actually I don't know the line in English exactly myself)
for instance Bolsheviks during Brezhnev times believed the U. S. S. R. represented сверхцивилизация = super-civilization (or something like that)
There is literally a global property bubble at the moment and it is probably the hardest one for any political party to deal with.
In the first instance, property is seen as a relative safe haven; like gold, to put money into, when other markets become volitile.
If a Public company goes bust, then the shares become worthless and every penny spent is lost. If Property or Gold values drop, you still keep the physical asset, which is why both are the best collateral.
Property however is a unique proposition. For a property Investment./Development corporation the main risk with a crash is that the book value of the portfolio will no longer keep the firm solvent to service the debt secured against it. For the individual however its a lot more personal as the Property is not simply an investment, but also a home. If the market valuation falls too much then the property enters negative equity and the mortgage lender will foreclose and force the fire sale of the property.
The uncomfortable fact is that the most vulnerable house buyers are the youngest, the most recent and therefore, the ones with highest loan to value ratio.
If you cool a property market too much, these are the home owners you will hurt the most.
This will alienate both the young generation of homeowners and there parents and this is politically unacceptable to most political parties in most political systems.
Add to this that many of the political decision makers are likely to be substantial property owners themselves...........
Jura The idiot
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please somebody link for me the story of "Yue Fei" being discussed here
Jura The idiot
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various definitions are pulled, and possible consequences of using them are discussed, inside
‘We cannot tell the world Hong Kong grooms local terrorists’ says government source, with officials wary of devastating consequences label might cause
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‘We cannot tell the world Hong Kong grooms local terrorists’ says government source, with officials wary of devastating consequences label might cause
- Violence meets definition of ‘terrorist acts’ according to local and international laws
- But government fears using designation would only make situation in the city worse and bring sanctions and financial penalties
follow the link if interested