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KYli said:
Don't overthink it. The sun has already set on the British empire.
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I wonder are people like Patten really that deluded and believe in the tripe they spew out about the HK unrest, or are they simply following the script to promote a narrative.

Having said that, it has recently dawned on me that the British colonisation of HK did serve two useful purposes.

First is HK being the crucial gateway to the West during the opening up and modernisation of China, funneling the much needed capital and trade during the early years.

Second, which is a more personal one I guess, is the golden era of Cantopop from the late 70s to 90s, without the economic and social environment of HK back then under British rule, all the wonderful and legendary HK singers and their songs, which I still listen to and enjoy everyday would not have existed.
 
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KYli said:
Another 8 deaths at least, at this point hospitals, malls, churches and schools are all high risk area that you should avoid.
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It hits differently when you see this happen to a place you’ve been to… This monster killed children. These people were going about their daily lives but they never knew it would be their last day. RIP
 
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jwnz said:
I wonder are people like Patten really that deluded and believe in the tripe they spew out about the HK unrest, or are they simply following the script to promote a narrative.

Having said that, it has recently dawned on me that the British colonisation of HK did serve two useful purposes.

First is HK being the crucial gateway to the West during the opening up and modernisation of China, funneling the much needed capital and trade during the early years.

Second, which is a more personal one I guess, is the golden era of Cantopop from the late 70s to 90s, without the economic and social environment of HK back then under British rule, all the wonderful and legendary HK singers and their songs, which I still listen to and enjoy everyday would not have existed.
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That is assuming that the colonization had a direct influence in getting HK to experience those things. By your logic, without the failures of the Qing dynasty, every member here may become a raging Chinese Jai Hind and rant about poverty actually being strength. Such an assumption is flawed since it discounts the millions of other variables that were at play in the world.
 
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TK3600 said:
India must experience a century of humiliation before wisening up.
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They did. However their anti China nationalism was birthed from a feeling of insecurity. For them, watching China’s rise is like watching a person who was poorer than you getting significantly richer than you. Some people would envy that person and use them as motivation to do better while others would act like Indian anti China nationalists and interestingly enough Westerners and Russians (formerly in the Russians’ case) do: pretend that they are just as rich and smart as that formerly poor person is.
 
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jwnz said:
I wonder are people like Patten really that deluded and believe in the tripe they spew out about the HK unrest, or are they simply following the script to promote a narrative.

Having said that, it has recently dawned on me that I have to admit that the British colonisation of HK did serve two useful purposes.

First is HK being the crucial gateway to the West during the opening up and modernisation of China, funneling the much needed capital and trade during the early years.

Second, which is a more personal one I guess , is the golden era of Cantopop from the late 70s to 90s, without the economic and social environment of HK back then under British rule, all the wonderful and legendary HK singers and their songs, which I still listen to and enjoy everyday would not have existed.
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I think they do. For them, it is a religion. Maybe deep down some of the smart ones do know that they are spewing nonsense but majority of them accept it like religion.
 
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jwnz said:
I wonder are people like Patten really that deluded and believe in the tripe they spew out about the HK unrest, or are they simply following the script to promote a narrative.

Having said that, it has recently dawned on me that the British colonisation of HK did serve two useful purposes.

First is HK being the crucial gateway to the West during the opening up and modernisation of China, funneling the much needed capital and trade during the early years.

Second, which is a more personal one I guess, is the golden era of Cantopop from the late 70s to 90s, without the economic and social environment of HK back then under British rule, all the wonderful and legendary HK singers and their songs, which I still listen to and enjoy everyday would not have existed.
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I dare him to fly back to HK and say it...if he's got a pair.
 
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LawLeadsToPeace said:
They did. However their anti China nationalism was birthed from a feeling of insecurity. For them, watching China’s rise is like watching a person who was poorer than you getting significantly richer than you. Some people would envy that person and use them as motivation to do better while others would act like Indian anti China nationalists and interestingly enough Westerners and Russians (formerly in the Russians’ case) do: pretend that they are just as rich and smart as that formerly poor person is.
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No no, the true humuliation has yet to start. This is 1830 at best.
 
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