My defense of China is that the vast majority of people did not support independence, and that the government was far more leniant towards the protestors than a western government would have been. How would you have suggested China respond to the protests?
You can condemn every government if you want. You’re not actually getting anything accomplished by doing so, though, in condemning everything you’re left alone. By your response, you would have let the riots persist, I imagine? Even if people were hurt by the rioters?
Counter-protestors. There was violent conflict between the rioters and the pro-government counter-protestors, which meant putting an end to the riots to begin with was the correct move to limit the damages and injuries.
It’s also not a good thing that the west backed groups to protest, trying to create a repeat of 1989. Only one in six people supported independence to begin with.
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My defense of China is that the vast majority of people did not support independence, and that the government was far more leniant towards the protestors than a western government would have been. How would you have suggested China respond to the protests?
By not brutalizing the protestors? What do you mean? I don’t have to have the correct answer to tell you that brutalizing people is the wrong answer?
Can you elaborate on what you mean by “brutalizing the protestors?” Is there any country on Earth where riots are left alone?
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You can condemn every government if you want. You’re not actually getting anything accomplished by doing so, though, in condemning everything you’re left alone. By your response, you would have let the riots persist, I imagine? Even if people were hurt by the rioters?
Who was being hurt by rioters?
Counter-protestors. There was violent conflict between the rioters and the pro-government counter-protestors, which meant putting an end to the riots to begin with was the correct move to limit the damages and injuries.