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Only the minority that are protesting.

by iiuytrty 7y ago

NicoJuicy 7y ago
"minority"
- yyhhsj0521 7y ago
  This doesn't help the discussion. Also, anything less than half is a minority.
  - brianwawok 7y ago
    If a country is 33.33% of three different groups, are all 3 a minority?
    - yyhhsj0521 7y ago
      I suppose so. Though it's much clearer when the matter is dichotomous, such as "going to protest"/"not going", and "GOP"/"Democratic" (I know, I know, but independent is not significant).
  - NicoJuicy 7y ago
    Not everyone participates, some are scared probably. The hongkongers are protesting, so in Hong Kong your minority is 100% of the residents. Your statement is deceptive
    - yyhhsj0521 7y ago
      Are you saying that every Hong Kong resident would choose to protest if not scared?
heraclius 7y ago
When asked, over 50% of Hong Kong people identified as “Hongkonger[s]”, even though various Chinese options were available.¹ Clearly then at least some non-protesters agree. 1. https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentity/poll/datatables.html https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentit...
AFascistWorld 7y ago
Yeah, abject outcasts sponsored by black hands from America and the UK.
- heraclius 7y ago
  As I noted in another comment, a majority of Hong Kong people did not identify themselves as “Chinese” when given the choice.⁰ It is rather implausible to claim that over three million Chinese people are “sponsored by black hands from America and the UK”. Moreover it is quite unlikely that the majority of them are “abject outcasts.” And, finally, as a Marxist, I should like to know in what sense you consider your remarks to be compatible with the compassion for “outcasts” that animated at the very least Marx: “we should not abandon Marxism-Leninism;”¹ “[a]ll Party members must…be firm in their commitment to…the Marxist view on development;”² “[w]e must adhere to Marxism.”³ 0. https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentity/poll/datatables.html https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentit... 1. XI Jinping, The Governance of China, p. 10 2. Ibid., p. 23 3. Ibid., p. 25
dleclere 7y ago
At their height, about a half of Hong Kong's labour force (people aged over 15) hit the streets.

Only the minority that are protesting.

NicoJuicy 7y ago

"minority"

yyhhsj0521 7y ago
This doesn't help the discussion. Also, anything less than half is a minority.
- brianwawok 7y ago
  If a country is 33.33% of three different groups, are all 3 a minority?
  - yyhhsj0521 7y ago
    I suppose so. Though it's much clearer when the matter is dichotomous, such as "going to protest"/"not going", and "GOP"/"Democratic" (I know, I know, but independent is not significant).
- NicoJuicy 7y ago
  Not everyone participates, some are scared probably. The hongkongers are protesting, so in Hong Kong your minority is 100% of the residents. Your statement is deceptive
  - yyhhsj0521 7y ago
    Are you saying that every Hong Kong resident would choose to protest if not scared?

heraclius 7y ago

When asked, over 50% of Hong Kong people identified as “Hongkonger[s]”, even though various Chinese options were available.¹ Clearly then at least some non-protesters agree. 1. https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentity/poll/datatables.html https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentit...

AFascistWorld 7y ago

Yeah, abject outcasts sponsored by black hands from America and the UK.

heraclius 7y ago
As I noted in another comment, a majority of Hong Kong people did not identify themselves as “Chinese” when given the choice.⁰ It is rather implausible to claim that over three million Chinese people are “sponsored by black hands from America and the UK”. Moreover it is quite unlikely that the majority of them are “abject outcasts.” And, finally, as a Marxist, I should like to know in what sense you consider your remarks to be compatible with the compassion for “outcasts” that animated at the very least Marx: “we should not abandon Marxism-Leninism;”¹ “[a]ll Party members must…be firm in their commitment to…the Marxist view on development;”² “[w]e must adhere to Marxism.”³ 0. https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentity/poll/datatables.html https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/popexpress/ethnic/eidentit... 1. XI Jinping, The Governance of China, p. 10 2. Ibid., p. 23 3. Ibid., p. 25

dleclere 7y ago

At their height, about a half of Hong Kong's labour force (people aged over 15) hit the streets.