Posted on 08/19/2019 7:15:48 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The turmoil in Hong Kong is a huuuuuuge embarrassment for Democrats. Hong Kongers are waving the stars and stripes, singing the national anthem, and issuing a global cry for freedom. For a Democratic Party that loudly supports bend-a-knee leftists who hate the U.S. flag, such as Colin Kaepernick, that's a problem. And for a party that is trying to sell socialism to the U.S. public, well, oppressive China's got socialism in spades.
President Trump has taken flak for his response to the crisis, arguably so, but the real clown show is in what's coming from the Democrats.
Axios did some homework and here's what it found when it tried to get answers from Democratic presidential candidates about what to do, particularly if the Chicoms get violent with the Hongkongers:
- Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke offered the most specific responses. Sanders' campaign said the senator, if elected president, would be willing to sanction foreign officials involved in human rights abuses, including violence against demonstrators.
- The O'Rourke campaign said he would support Rep. Jim McGovern's legislation to halt the sale of munitions and police equipment to the Hong Kong police, and would support sanctions on those perpetrating human rights violations.
- The campaign also said O'Rourke "would work with allies in the region and across the world to condemn any acts of violence in response to non-violent protests."
- Aides to former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Kamala Harris and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg directed Axios to the candidates' public responses, none of which offered a direct solution in the event China uses violent military force.
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's campaign offered a vague statement on her support for the protesters, but did not address Axios' question.
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Hong Kong should tell China they want to secede and join the USA and apply for statehood.
THAT would be funny :)
Saw a couple Hussein Heads here last week who were all upset about Hong Kong appropriating our flag, etc.
“It’s not THEIR flag...” I believe the angry horseclinton began.
Funny how they conveniently forgot about the 1989 Statue of Liberty in Tiananmen Square...
Better yet, have President Trump tell the ChiCom's that we want to buy it from them.
China is doing to Hong Kong what Democrat will do to America. Oppression is the deepest craving of every Democrat.
They’ll love it when China sends in troops and kills a bunch of them. Antifa 0n steroids.
I was gonna say something along those lines.
Someone here said them singing our anthem is embarrassing.
I saw it as moving and a great testimony to our country.
But I think they may be looking for something they’re not gonna get.
It IS a part of China now and that sucks.
But it is what it is.
THAT would be negotiable.
RE: Better yet, have President Trump tell the ChiCom’s that we want to buy it from them.
It won’t be cheap.
They respect our flag more than the the Dem’s and this Antifa whatever group. HK had lived under a democracy for a hundred years until China took over now China wants to inflict Communism on them.
People in Hong Kong want Freedom and the Dems want to take away Freedom in the US , wait are the Dems working for the Chinese Communist Party
In Hong Kong they support the United States flag.
In the NFL and the democrat party they do not.
wait are the Dems working for the Chinese Communist Party
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Have been since Bill Clinton sold them the technology to get missiles off the launch pad without exploding.
Now they can target every American city with ICBMs.
bkmk
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