Current Events > Hong Kong democracy activists confront their Trump dilemma - Jan. 15th

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Shablagoo
01/15/21 8:12:13 PM
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Jan. 15, 2021 at 4:00 a.m. CST

HONG KONG One by one, the Hong Kong democracy activists last weekend began switching their Twitter profile pictures to the instantly recognizable image of President Trump.

The man they view as their key ally in their fight against the Chinese Communist Party had been kicked off the platform hours earlier. They wanted to flood Twitter with his photo in solidarity.

Support from Hong Kong, wrote one supporter. We are Trump, said another.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-trump-democracy-election/2021/01/15/5d07a9c0-54db-11eb-acc5-92d2819a1ccb_story.html

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SaltyWet
01/15/21 8:13:52 PM
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Somebody should tell them Trump was a gift to the CCP.

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Halo478
01/15/21 8:15:02 PM
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Gwynevere
01/15/21 8:15:05 PM
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Imagine opposing a totalitarian regime, while simultaneously showing solidarity for someone that tried to stage an insurrection to overthrow a democratic election. The mind boggles

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Funkydog
01/15/21 8:15:20 PM
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I wonder why TC of all people is posting this.

I wonder, I wonder, I wonder....

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Reis
01/15/21 8:15:35 PM
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Funkydog posted...
I wonder why TC of all people is posting this.

I wonder, I wonder, I wonder....

it really makes u think
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Halo478
01/15/21 8:17:37 PM
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Funkydog posted...
I wonder why TC of all people is posting this.

I wonder, I wonder, I wonder....
lol

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ModLogic
01/15/21 8:18:52 PM
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Unsugarized_Foo
01/15/21 8:22:39 PM
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Gwynevere posted...
Imagine opposing a totalitarian regime, while simultaneously showing solidarity for someone that tried to stage an insurrection to overthrow a democratic election. The mind boggles

Sometimes when you're threatened by eating literal shit, the thought of cupholders with old, sticky residue and pennies is appealing

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TomNook20
01/15/21 8:28:13 PM
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TrowaBarton7
01/16/21 1:27:28 AM
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From the article:

Debates between the Hong Kong camps have become so heated that those urging people to give Biden a chance often get attacked online, tarred with the same language as the president-elect. Hong Kongers who defend Biden have been called left*rds or the plastic left, a term implying they are unrealistic and rigid. Lee Cheuk-yan, an activist who questioned Trumps claim of election fraud in November, was vilified by people who said he had received money from the Democratic Party.

Right-wing factions have even coined new phrases in Cantonese, Hong Kongs native language, such as sam chang gwok ga meaning deep state and are advocating for gun rights.

The Hong Kong protesters are no different from the Trumpists who stormed the Capitol building.

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AlisLandale
01/16/21 1:34:20 AM
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I can understand why, as foreigners and distant from whats going on in the US, people dealing with the eternally imminent threat of being stripped of their rights might attach themselves to Donald Trumps administration. and Im not about to lecture them on political theory relevant to an environment I know nothing about.

buuuuuuuuuuuut I will say its unfortunate that some seem to genuinely believe the rigged election nonsense. >_>

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ModLogic
01/16/21 8:14:40 AM
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ModLogic
01/16/21 11:03:10 PM
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TrowaBarton7 posted...
From the article:

The Hong Kong protesters are no different from the Trumpists who stormed the Capitol building.
plastic left lol

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Delirious_Beard
01/16/21 11:30:30 PM
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shab i noticed you never showed up for this topic

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79235597

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CM_Ponch
01/17/21 12:04:06 AM
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Delirious_Beard posted...
shab i noticed you never showed up for this topic

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79235597
Lmao

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Shablagoo
01/17/21 5:40:24 AM
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TrowaBarton7 posted...
From the article:

The Hong Kong protesters are no different from the Trumpists who stormed the Capitol building.

Yeah, it seems some people are mistaking the protesters support of Trump as them having been lied to, but the reality is that they have the same (or at least a similar) ideology as Trump.

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21WIVES_CHILL
01/17/21 5:43:26 AM
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How do lefties explain Japanese trump supporters?
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pfh1001
01/17/21 5:43:47 AM
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CCP shill appearance #5789
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DEKMStephens
01/17/21 5:45:19 AM
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It's sad the last desparate moments of a dying democracy is promotion of a failed demagogue who would have never helped them. But yeah fuck China, etc

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Iodine
01/17/21 6:02:25 AM
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21WIVES_CHILL posted...
How do lefties explain Japanese trump supporters?
Trump has a lot of appeal.

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Cobraiak
01/17/21 6:05:12 AM
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No one is going bring up that Israelis are the most trump of all?
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NinjaWarrior455
01/17/21 7:22:26 AM
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21WIVES_CHILL posted...
How do lefties explain Japanese trump supporters?
Nearly all Asian support of Trump is rooted in anti CCP sentiment. They have the (false) pretense that Trump will be tough on Xi whereas as Biden will roll over and is a CCP plant himself.

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Ruvan22
01/17/21 7:54:32 AM
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NinjaWarrior455 posted...
Nearly all Asian support of Trump is rooted in anti CCP sentiment. They have the (false) pretense that Trump will be tough on Xi whereas as Biden will roll over and is a CCP plant himself.
There's also the strange belief among many Asians (outside the US) that Trump is more likely to give foreign aid than Biden
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xXfireglzXx
01/17/21 8:39:42 AM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Oh this is a fuck Hong Kong protesters because Im a tankie topic

Ayup.

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Shablagoo
01/17/21 9:01:01 AM
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Its extremely laughable that anyone would conflate a Washington Post article with tankies.


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COVxy
01/17/21 9:03:23 AM
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Didn't you vote for Jo Jorgenson because internet supporters of Biden were mean to you?

Lol.

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Shablagoo
01/17/21 9:05:02 AM
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idek who that is

I voted for La Riva and Democrats down-ticket

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Shablagoo
01/17/21 10:01:39 AM
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Ask me direct and thoughtful questions, then. Were both leftists, lets not come at each other wrong.

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ModLogic
01/17/21 10:44:21 AM
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21WIVES_CHILL
01/17/21 11:12:14 AM
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ModLogic posted...

How is that any different from BLM rioters who burnt and looted nationwide most of 2020?
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Ruvan22
01/17/21 12:25:41 PM
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21WIVES_CHILL posted...
How is that any different from BLM rioters who burnt and looted nationwide most of 2020?

The burning of a courthouse and private businesses, while tragic, is not on the scale of attacking the seat of the federal government with senators inside certifying an election
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Shablagoo
01/17/21 2:42:03 PM
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21WIVES_CHILL posted...
How is that any different from BLM rioters who burnt and looted nationwide most of 2020?

Well, for one, none of the protesters in Hong Kong have been killed by the police. For two, the ideologies of the two groups of protesters are opposite to each other.

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FlameTurtle
01/17/21 2:53:07 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Oh this is a fuck Hong Kong protesters because Im a tankie topic
Sure is

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nfearurspecimn
01/17/21 3:00:04 PM
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Shab is anti HK freedom? That's kind of sad.

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CouldBeAnAlt
01/17/21 3:00:57 PM
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I can't fathom how anyone not part of the ccp would shill for it lol
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Shablagoo
01/17/21 3:12:35 PM
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Did you really just delete me off your friends list for some random shit some other users made up? That brings sadness to my heart, not gonna lie.

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Socrawheeze
01/17/21 3:14:59 PM
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nfearurspecimn posted...
Shab is anti HK freedom? That's kind of sad.
He also denies the ongoing uygur genocide
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Shablagoo
01/17/21 3:35:42 PM
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I believe you were correct when you thought that. I mean, Im not the coolest person ever or anything. Im not even necessarily significantly cool or anything like that, but Im confident in saying that Im at least a small tad on the other side of uncool.

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el_cheato
01/17/21 3:42:39 PM
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21WIVES_CHILL posted...
How is that any different from BLM rioters who burnt and looted nationwide most of 2020?

Whatboutism. 10 yard penalty.

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nfearurspecimn
01/17/21 4:12:10 PM
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Shablagoo posted...
Did you really just delete me off your friends list for some random shit some other users made up? That brings sadness to my heart, not gonna lie.
Well I mean, did you not call the protestors terrorists? tell me your position, clear it up for me. I am very pro Honk Kong independence from the CCP so depending on your views that's a no go for me. My password for my wifi is based off of HK freedom even.

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ModLogic
01/17/21 4:19:51 PM
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The_Creep_2020
01/17/21 4:23:49 PM
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So TC, do you actually get paid by the CCP or is this just a simping thing?

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hockeybub89
01/17/21 4:25:18 PM
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On the one hand, fuck Trump. On the other hand, fuck China leave Hong Kong alone.

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hockeybub89
01/17/21 4:27:11 PM
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21WIVES_CHILL posted...
How do lefties explain Japanese trump supporters?
Were you under the impression that only Americans are stupid?

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