Why do you attack the flag of the country (and even the flag of HK) rather than the flag of the party (there is one), then?
> Not a single one of them is about independence nor are any anti-China.
Then you should stop actions that look anti-China even when they are reported on media like the BBC...
Edit: No answers to these questions, just downvotes... Some might say this speaks louder than words.
It seems to me, that in China to attack the party is to attack the state, and vice verse. To quote France's Louis XIV: L'état, c'est moi.
Am I incorrect?
As mentioned, the party actually has a flag, if they wanted to make things beyond doubt.
Maybe the protestors should use the CCP flag instead, but I would give them the benefit of the doubt.
HN is a community. Users needn't use their real name, but do need some identity for others to relate to. Otherwise we may as well have no usernames and no community, and that would be a different kind of forum. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
By the way, the flag is very prominently displayed in the annual 1st October parade along with the PLA flag (do you know about that one?), in addition to the country flag.
I'm sure they also know what it means to fly the HK British colonial flag, the Union Jack, etc.
It goes beyond the benefit of the doubt...
For someone who claims to have lived in China for 10 years you seem very not curious about your environment and its history.
Even Cantonese speaking local HKers, who tried to remove roadblocks (so their vehicles could pass) set up by the protesters, were regularly attacked.
I don't disagree there is some racism going on in some areas in Hong Kong. But it is definitely not the normal. You will definite not see that behavior in the financial district.
But its no different that some Beijingers thinking southern people are barbarians is it? You simply ignore and move on.
> Even Cantonese speaking local HKers, who tried to remove roadblocks (so their vehicles could pass) set up by the protesters, were regularly attacked.
This is clearly bias. Given, the only people that would try to remove roadblocks are pro-china people. Most local HK people avoid the protest areas and stay indoors.
And people who needed to use the road to get somewhere are automatically "pro-china"? And they deserved to be attacked?
Can you even believe yourself? Honestly?