Hong Kong

[jesmu84]

If you have any friends or family there, I'd suggest telling them to leave as soon as possible based on the video leaked out today:

https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/cpj9g3/disturbing_video_taken_in_shenzhen_just_across/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

This is the inevitable ending right? 

[jsglow]

This does not look good.

[🏀]

This is the inevitable ending right? 

Of Hong Kong or the world?

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Hong Kong.  You really think anyone outside is going to do anything beyond the symbolic if this comes to a violent end?

[MU82]

I thought FBM was talking about the inevitable ending of this thread.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Thoughts and Prayers Hong Kong. Thoughts and Prayers

[🏀]

Hong Kong.  You really think anyone outside is going to do anything beyond the symbolic if this comes to a violent end?

Just checking.

[Jockey]

It used to be the job of Western leaders to stand up for freedom.

[Hards Alumni]

It used to be the job of Western leaders to stand up for freedom.

Ours has a different job now.

[Cheeks]

Politics and of course nothing will be done

[JWags85]

Hong Kong was an incredibly unique place. Geographically, ideologically, and most importantly, culturally. It’s been a steady decline in the latter over the last 20 years and it appears China got fully bored with the gradual approach. I am supposed to travel there in late September for a large and important trade show. That’s very much in question now.  Beyond that, my industry is one of many that if HK is to become fully China controlled, will cease to exist there.

Funny enough, I write this from Singapore, which reminds me of a lot of what I love about HK. Though not as free wheeling and fun

[Hards Alumni]

Politics and of course nothing will be done

Oh shut up.  You cry more than anyone, yet you join in every. single. time.

You don't get to play it both ways.  Hit your report button, and shut up if it bothers you so damn much.

***Spoiler alert: It doesn't bother you one bit, it excites you***

[Benny B]

Ours has a different job now.

Not to mention he’s from the East Coast. 

[Jockey]

Not to mention he’s from the East Coast.

Took me a minute on this one

[WarriorFan]

Hong Kong was an incredibly unique place. Geographically, ideologically, and most importantly, culturally. It’s been a steady decline in the latter over the last 20 years and it appears China got fully bored with the gradual approach. I am supposed to travel there in late September for a large and important trade show. That’s very much in question now.  Beyond that, my industry is one of many that if HK is to become fully China controlled, will cease to exist there.

Funny enough, I write this from Singapore, which reminds me of a lot of what I love about HK. Though not as free wheeling and fun

Yep... key word is "Was".
I'm actually surprised it took 22 years for this to happen... that the people didn't get pissed off like this and that China hasn't broken their agreement.

Culturally, the place is already ruined by the mainlanders.  I expect it to be nothing more than a "free trade zone" within a couple years and then full control not long after that. 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

So my statement wasn’t meant to be political. There really is little western leaders can do. This isn’t Russia, with a relatively small and one dimensional economy. China is huge and intertwined with the west even more than it was during the Tienamin Square days. That’s why I think these protesters have been heading down the wrong path for awhile now.

[#UnleashSean]

It used to be the job of Western leaders to stand up for freedom.

Damned if ya do, damned if ya don't I guess.

[mu03eng]

So my statement wasn’t meant to be political. There really is little western leaders can do. This isn’t Russia, with a relatively small and one dimensional economy. China is huge and intertwined with the west even more than it was during the Tienamin Square days. That’s why I think these protesters have been heading down the wrong path for awhile now.

Curious as to what the right path is? If anyone in the world today is playing 4 dimensional chess its China. It may not have wanted a trade war but if it's got one on its hands it might as well use it as cover to absorb HK and its billions in GDP potential. Only way to prevent it is to expose it but I'm sure even that wont work because society is slowly losing the will to help each other

[Benny B]

Took me a minute on this one

Happen a lot these days?

[tower912]

I agree that the surprise is that it took so long.   China is powerful enough that there really are no options.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Curious as to what the right path is? If anyone in the world today is playing 4 dimensional chess its China. It may not have wanted a trade war but if it's got one on its hands it might as well use it as cover to absorb HK and its billions in GDP potential. Only way to prevent it is to expose it but I'm sure even that wont work because society is slowly losing the will to help each other

Anyone in Hong Kong who doesn't have an escape plan of some sort isn't really a good student of history.

[4everwarriors]

Any y'all havin' bagels and lox dis mornin', hey?

[#UnleashSean]

Top page of reddit right now:

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Hong Kong was an incredibly unique place. Geographically, ideologically, and most importantly, culturally. It’s been a steady decline in the latter over the last 20 years and it appears China got fully bored with the gradual approach. I am supposed to travel there in late September for a large and important trade show. That’s very much in question now.  Beyond that, my industry is one of many that if HK is to become fully China controlled, will cease to exist there.

Funny enough, I write this from Singapore, which reminds me of a lot of what I love about HK. Though not as free wheeling and fun

I was supposed to go this fall but it got postponed to 2020 because I had more pressing issues with customer in Singapore, Malaysia and India.
I was looking forward to going to HK but forgot about the protests.