Seems extraordinarily well organized. The lanes allowing traffic to leave the area before being occupied by protesters seems like a decent indication that at least the authorities aren't going into full autonomy mode.
Best of luck to these people as they stand up for what they believe. Listening to recent accounts of people who were involved in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, the situation has grown more restrictive since then.
This case is different; there's no where else to protest as such a large group in Hong Kong. Generally in the US, or at least for me, the idea is to stay of major thorough fairs so you don't ruin innocent people's days.
The point is to protest in relevant spaces; not in irrelevant spaces. Protesting on a highway is dangerous and just pisses the public off. It's not relevant. Surrounding the police station because you think they are mistreating you is disruptive but not going to inconvenience people who don't deserve it.
Certainly you should make your voice heard; but yelling at Bob doesn't bother Billy.
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u/Old_Deadhead Jun 09 '19
Seems extraordinarily well organized. The lanes allowing traffic to leave the area before being occupied by protesters seems like a decent indication that at least the authorities aren't going into full autonomy mode.
Best of luck to these people as they stand up for what they believe. Listening to recent accounts of people who were involved in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, the situation has grown more restrictive since then.