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    Quote Originally Posted by ByeByeEngland:

    Today was a warning shot over the bows
    Really? Today was a huge "fuck you" to the protesters and everyone who isn't a shoeshiner.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    As the previous poster said almost none of the campaigns in the past would have succeeded without social disruption. Can you name one?
    I could name several that Ghandi instigated. I could also cite the biggest demonstration HK has seen as being the most effective in gaining local and global support.

    From the pompous one! [emoji1] apologies if that’s how I came across

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    Hong Kong government unlikely to change its mind on inquiry into extradition bill

    -People close to Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s administration exploring possibility of independent inquiry
    -But police are strongly opposed to prospect and Beijing is not yet pushing for one

    https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...hange-its-mind


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    Quote Originally Posted by nivek2046:
    Hong Kong government unlikely to change its mind on inquiry into extradition bill clashes, sources tell Post

    -People close to Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s administration exploring possibility of independent inquiry
    -But police are strongly opposed to prospect and Beijing is not yet pushing for one

    https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...hange-its-mind
    Then that will be a guarantee for the protest to continue. Lam is making one mistake after another. She thinks this is like Occupy when things will gradually died down and fade away. But this is different. Things are escalating, not de-escalating.
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    So you don't think the MTR drivers and/or air traffic control going on strike would add pressure? All successful strikes are based on the social disruption they cause.

    Solidarity in Poland used the threat of a general strike to gain change.

    The Suffragettes used extreme tactics (cutting telegraph lines, setting fire to packed theatres, etc).

    The tactics used by the IRA were intended to cause maximum social disruption either through bombs or the more common false bomb threats. Also blocking roads, hijacking buses.

    Was there no social disruption in South Africa?
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    “But the government has already responded to their demands anyway...”
    https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/statu...026116608?s=21


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    There is a massive issue when commuters, instead of asking the protesters to go away, just want the police to leave.
    https://twitter.com/coconutshk/statu...376365571?s=21


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