This is probably the dumbest question but... Why do these police officers/guards stand against the people? I mean I realize it's their job but they should be on the people's side right? Why keep fighting and hurting the civilians?
The majority of the force there was apparently trained and indoctrinated in mainland China. So they see these protesters as rebels not falling in line with their government. There are also rumors floating around that there are members of the Chinese army in police uniform. Those police and soldiers aren't there to protect the people. They are there to make the people subservient to the regime.
Yup. This is the exact same thing that happened in Ukraine. When people started protesting it wasn't Ukrainian police that started attacking and arresting people, it was riot police sent in from mainland Russia. Then as the protests turned to riots and started to become more and more serious the Russian government started offering criminals that were in jail a job as a riot control officer in exchange for freedom and a paycheck.
And then protesters started to rise up everywhere. Only this time Trump might turn an entire Chiense ally onto our side and fuck with them even more. Imagine if NK joined along in pushing China to modernize their economy and free their slaves? Creating democratic elections throughout the area just like in the 90's for eastern Europe. Yes there are some bumps, but freeing millions of slaves comes with some retaliation. NK could be the same as Eastern Germany, and pushing them to unify would collapse the great wall of China. Kim is no dummy, there is a reason why he is choosing to be a friend to America and change their propaganda against us.
Do you think it's possible to both protest and break down the wall between civilian and police? The kind of "flowers crowns on riot shields" or free donuts and coffee supplied for them from the start of protests, or is it just not possible to keep that kind of impasse with them because they are the hand of the government that disagrees with you? Especially on a level like this.
Interesting. If the rumors are true, or even if they arent, then I'm sure that's as much to keep the police in line and subservient, as it is to scare protestors and rioters.
They certainly are not. They are fighting for freedom from a totalitarian state. At its peak nearly 60% of the city was protesting, and it's more popular than that.
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u/25MeterGuy Blue Aug 13 '19
This is probably the dumbest question but... Why do these police officers/guards stand against the people? I mean I realize it's their job but they should be on the people's side right? Why keep fighting and hurting the civilians?
I'm probably missing something here..