[jedberg]

I'm honestly surprised it took this long to see something like this. I remember the day Hong Kong was turned over to China. I watched it live on the news. The Hong Kong people were most definitely not happy.

I'll bet at least 1/3 of the protestors weren't even born when that happened. But they have access to both oral and written history about how things used to be.

Information is a powerful thing. I hope they succeed in pushing back on China's takeover.

[soruly]

twenty years ago, many believed in the idea "One country, two systems", "50 years unchanged"

[pishpash]

No they didn't. People left in droves to Canada then.

[dan-robertson]

I don’t see how this comment (or rather the second sentence of it) and the one above conflict: Many people didn’t believe it and went to Canada. Many people did believe and didn’t go to Canada.

These don’t feel mutually exclusive to me.

[khc]

Many people didn't believe and weren't in positions to leave