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> Can you blame Chinese citizens for preferring the stability and prosperity of their own regime, when they have the current disarray of American democracy to compare to?

Let's ask the Chinese citizens in Hong Kong how they feel about the stability and prosperity of their regime, shall we?

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You say this like it's supposed to be some kind of clever gotcha. Yes, the discontent there is real. But even if 100% of HKers are dissatisfied with the regime (which is not the case), they are a tiny fraction of the total population. Overall, I stand by my statement.

Great idea. Let’s ask the business owners and working class citizens. They don’t want the freedoms “mobs” for sure

and to back you up:

>A strike was intended to open a new arena of resistance, but organizers said only 8,943 union members participated in a city-wide poll, falling short of the 60,000 threshold to go ahead, even as 95% of the votes were in favor. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-ko...

HK protestors have failed to organize any long term strike for a while now. If the majority of HKers strike, that will deal a real blow to the government.

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