Another Communism Failure

[Enoch07]

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Amazing, protestors in Hong Kong hold the U.S. flag while singing the U.S. national anthem as the take a stand against communism and embrace freedom! This isn't being covered by the mainstream media.

Hong Kong protesters wave American flag, sing national anthem

 

[columbus]

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Amazing, protestors in Hong Kong hold the U.S. flag while singing the U.S. national anthem as the take a stand against communism and embrace freedom! This isn't being covered by the mainstream media.

Hong Kong protesters wave American flag, sing national anthem

And Donald J Trump took a courageous stand, letting the Communists know that he and the USA stood behind the valiant protesters! Because he believes in Truth, Justice, and the American Way.

Right? He did, didn't he?
Tom

 

[shunyadragon]

And Donald J Trump took a courageous stand, letting the Communists know that he and the USA stood behind the valiant protesters! Because he believes in Truth, Justice, and the American Way.

Right? He did, didn't he?
Tom

Severe sarcasm noted.

 

[Father Heathen]

Twitter

Amazing, protestors in Hong Kong hold the U.S. flag while singing the U.S. national anthem as the take a stand against communism and embrace freedom! This isn't being covered by the mainstream media.

Hong Kong protesters wave American flag, sing national anthem

Except that I've seen it on multiple occasions, even on CNN (roughly the liberal equiviant of Fox News). It's just too bad the U.S. President prefers to kiss the *** of dictators rather than promote our nation's values.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Twitter

Amazing, protestors in Hong Kong hold the U.S. flag while singing the U.S. national anthem as the take a stand against communism and embrace freedom! This isn't being covered by the mainstream media.

Hong Kong protesters wave American flag, sing national anthem

Awesome. Don't give up Hong Kong. China was never their country in the first place. I hope they run them out of Dodge American Style.

 

[Twilight Hue]

And Donald J Trump took a courageous stand, letting the Communists know that he and the USA stood behind the valiant protesters! Because he believes in Truth, Justice, and the American Way.

Right? He did, didn't he?
Tom

I certainly hope so.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Except that I've seen it on multiple occasions, even on CNN (roughly the liberal equiviant of Fox News). It's just too bad the U.S. President prefers to kiss the *** of dictators rather than promote our nation's values.

I really hate to defend Trump, but if it takes a bit of *** kissing to prevent a nuclear war, I'm all for it.

 

[Enoch07]

Except that I've seen it on multiple occasions, even on CNN (roughly the liberal equiviant of Fox News). It's just too bad the U.S. President prefers to kiss the *** of dictators rather than promote our nation's values.

Uh huh, and if he's not brown nosing them he is a warmonger. At what point will you realize you're being irrational?

 

[Twilight Hue]

If Beijing starts shooting these people. I think it would be time to start giving Hong Kong weapons.

 

[Father Heathen]

Uh huh, and if he's not brown nosing them he is a warmonger. At what point will you realize you're being irrational?

You're being irrational by claiming I've that taken positions or made proclamations that I never did. And it's not an either/or situation, as if kissing *** or picking fights were the only options. But you'll bend over backwards to defend your godking.

 

[Enoch07]

You're being irrational by claiming I've that taken positions or made proclamations that I never did. And it's not an either/or situation, as if kissing *** or picking fights were the only options. But you'll bend over backwards to defend your godking.

Uh huh sure thing.

 

[Father Heathen]

When China is doing economically well or does anything America likes:
Conservatives: Thank god China got rid of Communism

When China does something bad:
Conservatives: This is communism's fault

Conservatives are just grumpy because checks and balances are preventing them from doing the same.

 

[Stevicus]

When China is doing economically well or does anything America likes:
Conservatives: Thank god China got rid of Communism

When China does something bad:
Conservatives: This is communism's fault

True. They say that China is capitalist now or that they're communist "in name only."

But they seem to be taking a more nationalistic bent these days.

 

[Laika]

When China is doing economically well or does anything America likes:
Conservatives: Thank god China got rid of Communism

When China does something bad:
Conservatives: This is communism's fault

 

[sun rise]

I certainly hope so.

Nope. You know who is and who tweeted this?

The people of Hong Kong are making clear that they will not tolerate repression, and their movement affirms: The power is with the people. They deserve our support and the support of the world.

Spoiler: author

Elizabeth Warren

 

[Epic Beard Man]

even on CNN (roughly the liberal equivalent of Fox News).

Ironic you mentioned this cause I recently had seen a video regarding Bernie Sanders that had a "Fox Newsesque" report about it.

 

[oldbadger]

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Amazing, protestors in Hong Kong hold the U.S. flag while singing the U.S. national anthem as the take a stand against communism and embrace freedom! This isn't being covered by the mainstream media.

Hong Kong protesters wave American flag, sing national anthem

It'd being covered in the UK, every hour.

But the Thread Title and OP is daft, because Hong Kong is owned by China now and will be fully merged in to China within a decade or two.

This is one struggle that Communism (The Capitalist Chinese kind) will win.

 

[Augustus]

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Amazing, protestors in Hong Kong hold the U.S. flag while singing the U.S. national anthem as the take a stand against communism and embrace freedom! This isn't being covered by the mainstream media.

Hong Kong protesters wave American flag, sing national anthem

China isn't communist in any meaningful sense.

Its economy is nationalistic state capitalism. They are protesting extradition and reductions in the freedoms that were supposedly guaranteed as part of the deal to hand HK back to China.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

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Amazing, protestors in Hong Kong hold the U.S. flag while singing the U.S. national anthem as the take a stand against communism and embrace freedom! This isn't being covered by the mainstream media.

Hong Kong protesters wave American flag, sing national anthem

So... your problem with an authoritarian communist regime is the "communist" part? Why not the "authoritarian" part?

 

[Stevicus]

It'd being covered in the UK, every hour.

But the Thread Title and OP is daft, because Hong Kong is owned by China now and will be fully merged in to China within a decade or two.

This is one struggle that Communism (The Capitalist Chinese kind) will win.

I've often wondered what would have happened if, instead of the British giving Hong Kong back to China, they gave it to Taiwan instead? Taiwan was initially considered the true government of China. Nixon reversed that policy and recognized the Mainland Chinese government instead of Taiwan.

It was a major policy shift, and many saw it as a betrayal. Although, it was the key maneuver which put enormous pressure on the USSR - so much so that it would eventually lead to the end of the Cold War. (Many credit Reagan with winning the Cold War, but I think the lion's share of credit should go to Nixon.)