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Lazy dog tax I hope that PolyU will be safe during all of this. I know this may seem insignificant to the cause but I hope this can push forward the idea of a free and peaceful world. EDIT: Also sorry I’m posting from my phone but I forgot to add the sauce: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hong-kong-protesters-make-last-stand-as-police-close-in-on-besieged-university/2019/11/18/7f614012-09c8-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html
PotatoFaminePart2
in completely unrelated news the population of hong kong suddenly dropped by 10 000 people
Banzaibill
I want this to be a warning to every one who doesn't believe that an armed population isn't safe against a tyrannical government. This 1/2
Banzaibill
is the result. If you can't defend your rights with a gun in hand then you will just lose those rights. 2/2
Picard2024
BrewmasterDan
Mrs Wong ain't wong
SpaceISIS
ok, this might be quibbling, but come on, that riot officer is holding that gun like he's never even seen one before
hnngh
Good luck HK.
DangerousToy
I feel so fucking helpless.
StarkRG
They'll get us too, eventually, China's already explicitly using their influence in other countries.
TokenAsianEndUser
Me too. Watching my homeland in this state is heartbreaking
Panserclaw
FreddyBarnsniffer
The internet exchange is housed at this university..
ShadeEmberi
This will not end well, I think the people know that. It is about the message.
Chosan1
Tell me more about the Healtcare business model
bsgt2trekfan88
One of 3 things is going to happen
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From what I read (not all) it looks like chinas trying to spin it into a story so they can take over HongKong this could mean militaryaction
hangemhigh13
Land Of The Free, where you at?
NBbubblegum
Add oil, HK. Add oil.
RICHARDJOKES
Do you want homegrown terrorism China? This is how you produce home grown terrorists.
Hoparistic
Better to die on your feet, then live on your knees. Fight strong brothers and sisters, the world is watching.
RistaSRB
I can't see this on mobile. I've refreshed a bunch, visited your profile, reloaded the app, all that shows up is the picture of your dog.
RistaSRB
Anybody else? Is Imgur censoring this?
RistaSRB
I can download the images but it took much longer than usual. And I'm on wifi
bluemeaniesarecoming
Same here, had to get on a computer to read the story.
thecow1997
Please post a link to the original article. Reading on imgur does not give the article traffic
ciaoyn
found it with a search of 1 author and the word “Hong Kong”. It’s really important to know how to google.
StarkRhino
Increased traffic means it will show up in people's news feeds
Bigpov
And you came back to comment about it. It's also really important to not be so petty
ciaoyn
wasn’t being petty. Since you interpreted it as that I think you’re petty.m so that’s how you see things.
imabigasstree
Links still create more traffic.
Nogare
The link doesn't seem to work. Searched for article on Google and it also doesn't work. Is it just my device?
NNextremNN
Maybe? I could open it on my PC just had to click through a bunch of no subscription and terms of use popups.
lonewanderer101101
Okay will do, thank you!
kawkamawaq
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kjiggityjohnson
Hmmmm. Interesting my phone will only load the doggo pic at the end, but not any other pics from this post
bluemeaniesarecoming
Me too
RedOvermorrow
Yall must be on Huawei
bluemeaniesarecoming
Haha! Samsung here but yeah, seems weird considering each image is only around 4mb
Zoeofdoom
weird, i had to reload like 3 times to see this post also. creeepy!
twsx
I wish the media fucking stopped referring to them as "police"...
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Why? Because you want them to rely on their feelings over facts like you?
ThePerdition
Fuck the police
upthehillandtotheright
A spokesman for the police said they're going to start using deadly force.
4charactersorlongerwasalreadytaken
Last stand is not sustainable. Bend like a branch, recover and re-unite...
my1rstlaptopwas34inchscreenup
except they'll bend and then HK will shove a foot up their ass
ExpectTheUnexpectedSpectacle
I dont know why but this made me laugh so +1 lol
minipancho94
this in general. however they needed to make a stand here. it shouldn't be an all in though. also its a protest, not an organized 1/2
minipancho94
group. no way to train or organized people into an organized force that can maintain the running skirmishes they need. 2/2
MovedToast
Vietnam would respectfully disagree.
minipancho94
they had a bit more time to organize, had outside support and training as well as areas they could fall back. not the best comparison.
MovedToast
True, but if we're honest That is the degree of savage HK needs to win.
schnager
Did you miss the part where the city's internet hub is at the University? As soon as police take control of it, HK goes dark from the world.
pookieeatworld
Time for a certain hacker group to re-emerge, I'd say...
NNextremNN
*Puts tinfoil hat on* They all have been silently executed that's why you haven't heard of them for years ... no really what should they do?
orivalx
Oh no, not them....
TheBurritoConfederacy
MovedToast
Sadly that's not what you can do as a small movement. You either fight to the bitter end with everything you got, or you 1)
MovedToast
End up like Occupy Wallstreet: Forgotten within a year as anything but a conversation topic. HK needs to double down, stop expecting 2)
MovedToast
Decency to prevail in the minds of their abusers, and make this an all out war.
FarkasMacTavish
Shit, I STILL didn't remember Occupy until reading this.
MovedToast
Lol, right? It doesn't matter how you win, only that you win. History doesn't remember the loser for any real length of time.
atleastfourcharactersinlength
You have to lose spectacularly. We still remember Tiananmen square. Not that it has helped much yet.
GTimgur
Comparing those two situations is ridiculous. Occupy had no objective or leadership. HK cannot possibly win even with them. I think they>
GTimgur
should've stalled instead of taking a swing at the champ with the expectation that the world could possibly pick up the slack.
MovedToast
What HK Needs is to stop protesting and start warring.
GTimgur
That's basically what they're doing. Being any more violent would only make the end faster and more brutal.
DisgruntledFerret
Aside from the obvious about what China is, Carrie Lam is a coward and a toadie.
ProbablyABitDrunk
You can keep up to date here: https://twitter.com/hashtag/hongkongprotests?f=tweets&vertical=news&src=hash
lonewanderer101101
Thank you for ProbablyABitDrunk for posting the update and...... for probably being a bit drunk
ProbablyABitDrunk
Of course! I was posting links to live streams yesterday when I had them but they.. all got removed or shut down.
lonewanderer101101
I hope it was just because their batteries were dead
ProbablyABitDrunk
Yeah, that's becoming more and more of a problem the longer this goes on. It's getting harder to find new firsthand information.
lonewanderer101101
I just try to do my own searches as far as that goes. Although this site does a decent job. Maybe not on a live basis but considering the1/2
ProbablyABitDrunk
Notably - the #hongkongprotests hashtag is being used by both pro and anti protestor posts. Information both ways - make up your own mind
Heavenissize17socks
There is no way that the actions of the Hong Kong police cannot be interpreted as anything less than terrorism.
amidoingthisrightdog
What's the Iraq protestor death count vs Hong Kong?
amidoingthisrightdog
I mean they are 100% on the bad guys side, but you can tell there are HK among them. China would just massacre them.
minipancho94
nah, Iran just knows it can get away with it. hell they probably got russian backing. china risk derailing its 5 year plan or worse.
wonfungi8206
*Chinese Military
ProfessorPritt
In what way can we as non Hong Kong and non Chinese provide assistance? How does sharing on social media help?
Maraxus
Put pressure on US and European Businesses that operate in China to look for alternatives. It not much and not going to work but it's a try
azureraptor
They're already in an econ. slowdown. they _will_ feel it if they start getting embargoed wholesale. They need us more than we need them.
NZSheeps
Except that they're "legal"
LtKifKroker
*cosplay police
akambe
While the "police" are in HK, time to flood the mainland with this news. I'd hope mainlanders would care. Somewhat.
SoftKleenex
They do. But if you publicly cared you'll be quickly dealt with
GrumpyShadow
Sorry to say, mainland China gets heavily manipulated news making HK look like the terrorists that need to be put down harshly and quickly
Tibcimaci
For some they are terrorists, and for others the same people are called freedom fighters...depends, which side you are on.
GrumpyOldMillennial
It cant be terrorism if its government sanctioned!
CmfMttnPpl
If a single person can be charged with terroristic threats then a country can be too.. but the news will never call it like it is
GrumpyOldMillennial
Terrorism is defined as intimidation of person or persons for political motives. In this case, the political motives are state policy so 1/
GrumpyOldMillennial
2/ it cannot be factored into whether or not terrorism is happening as the intimidation is sanctioned by the government.
GrumpyOldMillennial
3/ we may all agree that the HK 'police' are waging a war against their citizens, but because its gov sanctioned, it's not tech terrorism.
Dyeriuss
Explain 9/11 then
GrumpyOldMillennial
It cant be terrorism if it's a conspiracy theory!
GTthrowawayddd
Truth is HK police gave them ample time to evacuate before went in. Few thousand left, then few hundred, by the last warning about 2 hundred
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Not only that, but they occupied the university and the university wanted them gone, and said they trashed the place.Cops were in the right.
azureraptor
ok wumao
mjperk
Go back under your bridge troll
MakimasFavoriteTie
Just bc you like the taste of boot doesn't mean we have to. Truth is, every liberty you have, was fought for by ppl like them in history
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Truth is, very often revolutions were built on lies, much like imgur’s constant lies about everything HK. The university wanted them gone.
GTthrowawayddd
Western media if a most power propaganda machine. For the "democratic" empire. See Middle East for example.
GTthrowawayddd
Refuse to leave and determined to stay. Don't believe left media the police gave warned those who refuse to leave, will be arrested.
MorrighanWolf
They teargassed those leaving you lying sellout shill.
Heavenissize17socks
And shot them with rubber bullets.
azureraptor
And then arrested them.
EdwardEH
Once the HKpolice gain control of the internet they will write history any way that they see fit. They will control information flow.
EdwardEH
And they will spin this any way they like. It is very important to catalogue what is occurring now and to share it with the world.
GTimgur
This is shockingly naive.
thedonjohnsonfuzzylook
You are a shocking twat
GTimgur
You're a cushion captain who hasn't paid an ounce of attention to the rest of the world or history, wallowing in self-congratulatory outrage
Heavenissize17socks
I am Upvoting this comment for the phrase 'cushion captain ' which I will be now using at every opportunity.
thedonjohnsonfuzzylook
You responded to a fact with YoU'rE sO nAiVe so I get the feeling that your opinion is worthless.
orivalx
Enlighten us then. How is this not terrorism?
owlest
tell me, is this terrorism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKXVqsyMEdw
Wearegrid2
Terrorism is literally defined as NOT the government of legally sanctioned. It has to be someone else.
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
What pure bullshit. The rioters occupied and trashed the university,and the university wanted them gone.The cops aren’t the terrorists here.
azureraptor
ok wumao
ruimtehelm
Yeah, right ..... shill, suck chinas c....
pinephoenix
The rioters I heard were trying to stay because the city’s internet servers were within the university. A concern was that the police 1/?
pinephoenix
Were trying to take over this in order to monitor the population’s messaging, social media, data and use it to control or catch protesters
pinephoenix
Why else would the police feel it necessary to empty a university? 3/3
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
No. First of all, that’s a different university. Second of all, that university doesn’t contain “all of the cities servers”, it only 1/?
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Said they trashed the place. 5/5
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
The police doesn’t want to empty the university, they want to remove the rioters, which the university has also said they want gone and 4/?
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Cost-saving and speed. I’m not an expert but as I understand it, it doesn’t function in any way that provides security. Third of all, 3/?
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Contains a large IXP, and I’ve not been able to find any evidence that it actually is used for security, instead everything talks about 2/?