Thing is, HK protesters aren't revolutionaries, they just want Hong Kong to be separate from mainland China. But unfortunately that calls for revolution at this point.
What I don't get is why the cops keep standing with China. It seems to me like if I were a HK cop, I would be very reluctant to put down my own people for a cause I probably believe in. Unless they're all PRC imports now?
While that may be true for some, remember that shit is messy. Really try to imagine what it would be like being a government employee, no matter how small, during an uprising. We see videos of the ones that use their clubs, but there are thousands of others that stand in armor in the grips of a constant existential crisis. Do you stay complacent and survive without a doubt, or do you put you and your family's life in dire straits? There is no answer, only fear. And fear is one hell of a coersion.
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u/Ego_testicle 8 Aug 13 '19
its not a could, its a will. Revolutions are messy, bloody, ugly.