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Hong Kong Stands Up
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| 1 October 2014
| Hannah Beech
Posted on 10/03/2014 11:26:36 AM PDT by 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 worlds safest and most orderly citiesa metropolis of 7.2 million people that experienced just 14 homicides in the first half of this yearerupted into a battleground, as gas-mask-clad riot police unleashed noxious chemicals on thousands of protesters who were demanding democratic commitments from the territorys overlords in Beijing.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; democracy; hongkong; protests; tiananmensquare
To: Thistooshallpass9
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:35:46 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Obama and the Left are maggots feeding off the flesh of the United States.)
To: Thistooshallpass9
Good luck people of Hong Kong. You’ll need it.
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:36:30 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Obama and the Left are maggots feeding off the flesh of the United States.)
To: Thistooshallpass9
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.
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:57:12 AM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Thistooshallpass9
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!
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:58:57 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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