- 20 Aug 2019 18:19
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I do not think that any nation is hopeless to change; however, I think that some nations do require a lot more effort than others to become changed. - Verv
Hey, @Patrickov
Just to give it a shot, i opened the full article that the above poster provided. Do you believe any of this:
I have highlighted some of the parts. I am kinda interesting, what would happen to a person who would stand and say something like this infront of the protesters? Would there be any support for this opinion within Hong Kong?
Just to give it a shot, i opened the full article that the above poster provided. Do you believe any of this:
Hong Kong is one of the most extreme examples of big finance, neoliberal capitalism in the world. As a result, many people in Hong Kong are suffering from great economic insecurity in a city with 93 billionaires, second-most of any city.
Hong Kong is suffering the effects of being colonized by Britain for more than 150 years following the Opium Wars. The British put in place a capitalist economic system and Hong Kong has had no history of self-rule. When Britain left, it negotiated an agreement that prevents China from changing Hong Kong’s political and economic systems for 50 years by making Hong Kong a Special Administrative Region (SAR).
China cannot solve the suffering of the people of Hong Kong. This “One Country, Two Systems” approach means the extreme capitalism of Hong Kong exists alongside, but separate from, China’s socialized system. Hong Kong has an unusual political system. For example, half the seats in the legislature are required to represent business interests meaning corporate interests vote on legislation.
Hong Kong is a center for big finance and also a center of financial crimes. Between 2013 and 2017, the number of suspicious transactions reported to law enforcement agencies rocketed from 32,907 to 92,115. There has been a small number of prosecutions, which dropped from a high of 167 in 2014 to 103 in 2017. Convictions dropped to only one person sentenced to more than six years behind bars in 2017.
The problem is neither the extradition bill that was used to ignite protests nor China, the problems are Hong Kong’s economy and governance.
I have highlighted some of the parts. I am kinda interesting, what would happen to a person who would stand and say something like this infront of the protesters? Would there be any support for this opinion within Hong Kong?
I do not think that any nation is hopeless to change; however, I think that some nations do require a lot more effort than others to become changed. - Verv