Hong Kong Stands Up

Time ^ | 1 October 2014 | Hannah Beech

[Thistooshallpass9]

The typhoons that lash Hong Kong make quick work of umbrellas, the squalls twisting them into Calder sculptures of disarranged fabric and metal. On the evening of Sept. 28, prime typhoon season in this South China Sea outpost, flocks of umbrellas unfurled on the streets of Hong Kong. This time, they guarded not against rain and wind but tear gas and pepper spray. One of the world’s safest and most orderly cities—a metropolis of 7.2 million people that experienced just 14 homicides in the first half of this year—erupted into a battleground, as gas-mask-clad riot police unleashed noxious chemicals on thousands of protesters who were demanding democratic commitments from the territory’s overlords in Beijing.

[DoughtyOne]

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[DoughtyOne]

Good luck people of Hong Kong. You’ll need it.

[bgill]

The news last night showed student protesters doing their homework and organizing classes out on the streets. That was in Ferguso... no, wait, never mind.

[GeronL]

They are the opposite of Occupy Wall Street. They are clean, respectful and self-controlled. The younger ones are still doing their school work apparently.

Oh and they want freedom and capitalism!