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Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong: 'We will win'
Los Angeles Times ^ | February 25, 2015 | Carol J. Williams

Posted on 02/27/2015 10:09:02 AM PST by kevin_in_so_cal

...“As in every movement, the more mistakes the government makes, the more chances we have to get support from the general public,” Wong said in an interview during his week-long visit to Los Angeles. He was invited here by UCLA to take part in a seminar on democracy movements. Wong, a co-founder of the student protest group Scholarism, became possibly the best-known face of the so-called umbrella protests that brought parts of Hong Kong to a standstill for nearly three months last year. For Wong, the election protests were only the latest chapter in a youth spent organizing on Hong Kong’s crowded streets, beginning with demonstrations he joined at age 13 against a proposed high-speed rail line linking Hong Kong to the mainland. ...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: hongkong; joshuawong; onepartytwosystems; umbrellamovement

1 posted on 02/27/2015 10:09:02 AM PST by kevin_in_so_cal
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

“As in every movement, the more mistakes the government makes, the more chances we have to get support from the general public...”

RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.

* RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.

* RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.

Is this a coincidence?


2 posted on 02/27/2015 10:18:45 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

How can we help?


3 posted on 02/27/2015 10:29:11 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: demshateGod
Rule Number 11. When the communist government comes in and slaughters us, make sure there is a moving photograph of one of us standing in front of a tank, so we aren't completely forgotten.

Maybe they should have a plan that includes a military component. Just a thought.

4 posted on 02/27/2015 10:35:56 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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