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by wumaodang 1776 days ago
The city was almost destroyed in 2019. Remember the molotov cocktails? The petrol bombs? The universities that turned into war zones? The vandalism of all kinds of public property?

I don't like many of the things the Hong Kong government is doing, but I can understand why they feel they need to do it.

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I wouldn't bother replying due to your submission history, but I will. The city was not "almost destroyed" in 2019. There were months-long protests with hundreds of thousands of people, and they only became violent after the government saw the need to repress violently instead of negotiating. Remember the Yuen Long attacks? The triads brought from Shenzhen? Legislators all in white saluting the gangs before they attacked people who were not armed? That's what caused the violence.

The Hong Kong government isn't doing anything. It's all the CPG.

I am glad someone not actually from HK to point out all every single one of these incidents.
I think a major point here is that it's not the HK government anymore it's CCP.
No one burned down an AutoZone.