throwaway1997

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Facebook, Twitter, Google Threaten to Quit Hong Kong over Proposed Data Laws(wsj.com)
10 points by throwaway1997 5y ago|4 comments
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
This becomes part of the problem. China has tried to merge the concept of the country, the people and the government into one homogeneous thing. Now any criticism of the regime is considered "racist"?
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Some Cloudflare IPs blocked in Hong Kong(twitter.com)
4 points by throwaway1997 6y ago|0 comments
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Hong Kong opposition lawmakers all quit after four members ousted(theguardian.com)
6 points by throwaway1997 6y ago|0 comments
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Thanks dang. I will cease to use this throwaway account and therefore no longer speak about China truthfully due to safety concerns.
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
So "main" is also problematic now? I thought that was the replacement for git's master branch?
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Tiktok is just a rebranded version of the app called 抖音 (Douyin). It's made in China
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Ah yes, telling China not to abuse human rights is "bullying" now
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
This is because Article 18 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong allows China to promulgate certain laws related to national security. Taiwan doesn't have this.
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
The Central Government did have the authority under Article 18 of the basic law. Let's not kid ourselves here.
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
This is hidden whataboutism. The 1967 riots had gotten out of control and the rioters were killing people on a regular basis. This has not happened during the 2019-20 protests.
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
The new National Security Law actually contradicts the Basic Law (our Constitution) in many ways but the NSA explicitly overrides the Basic Law.
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Hong Kong is in the WHO as Hong Kong. Are you saying we aren't part of China?
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Democracy books disappear from Hong Kong libraries(hongkongfp.com)
11 points by throwaway1997 6y ago|1 comments
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
There are but then HK won't be HK anymore and the thing that attracts mainlanders to HK won't be there anymore.
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Do you think we are happier now that we have been "handed back to the motherland" or is China happy? Why does the opinion and desires of Hong Kong citizens not mater in your mind?
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Our biggest advantage is that we are a trilingual society with a deep understanding of both western and Chinese culture. Although there are many people in the mainland who have studied abroad, the ability to understand the needs of Chinese
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
The summary is that before the handover in 1997 everyone was offered a status called British National (Overseas). Anyone who accepted this offer retained their nationality after the handover, and anyone who didn't permanently lost thei
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
It may have made sense technically but China has a huge army and HK is dependent on water, electricity and food which comes from the mainland. The mainland government made very clear that if HK wasn't returned, they would cut off the w
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
It will disproportionately take away the more wealthy and better educated. The majority of HKers live in public housing, pay no tax and are unlikely to have the means to live in the UK since there will be no recourse to public funds. This l
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
My argument is nothing to do with political correctness or the current cancel culture, which I shall not express an opinion on. I'm just saying that if I am arrested and at the trial it is stated that "xyz has an app called Riot w
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Yes but life isn't all or nothing. One can choose to reduce their risk and one of the ways to do this is not use an app called "Riot".
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
I guess you are lucky that you don't live here then. At the moment, just seeing the Telegram icon on the home screen will result in police scrutinising you more. Having something called "Riot" on your phone when people are cu
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
That's actually a good name
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
This is welcome news. Some groups in Hong Kong have been considering it as an alternative to Telegram but the name has been discouraging as in this climate it could be used as evidence against anyone involved in protesting activity. Hope th
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
You have basically stated that you only care about majority or widely recognised "problem words". Doesn't that now make you part of the problem that you are trying to solve by renaming terminology to something less offensive?
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Nobody on the mainland voted for their current government either
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The Cultural Revolution(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by throwaway1997 6y ago|0 comments
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
Are you?
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by throwaway1997 6y ago
I'm sorry but you are mistaken. "Master" in git refers to "record master" which has nothing to do with a master-slave relationship. The master used in git is a homonym, not the same word.

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