Above Picture: Images of so-called “pro-democracy” protesters in Hong Kong ignored by the Western media In a recent international human rights forum at Oslo where Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning and other jailed Occupy Wall Street protesters such as Cecily McMillan were not invited, BBC report (21 Oct. 2014) revealed that, “it is an open secret at this … [Read more...] about The Soft-power of Hong Kong Protesters – Freedoms not enjoy by American, Britain, Canadian and Australian
Channeling Arthur Chu
With the ongoing protest movement in Hong Kong, it's inevitable the Western press would anoint some 18 year old student as the future of China just as they did during the 89 TAM event. NYT not only featured him prominently they also have him wrote a column on democracy. Reading his naïve platitudes one can't but be reminded of those old students now working on Wall Street with … [Read more...] about Channeling Arthur Chu
My Take on HK’s Occupy Movement
This is actually a respond to Plutocrats Against Democracy but I got carried away and wrote this article. What LCY want to say about the pitfall of 1 person 1 vote is that the majority would vote HK into a welfare state as there is a sizable of not too well off people in HK. This is actually the biggest fear of China's top leadership, in their view this is hurting the … [Read more...] about My Take on HK’s Occupy Movement
Plutocrats Against Democracy
On today's New York Times, Paul Krugman has a column on democracy in Hong Kong. "It’s always good when leaders tell the truth, especially if that wasn’t their intention. So we should be grateful to Leung Chun-ying, the Beijing-backed leader of Hong Kong, for blurting out the real reason pro-democracy demonstrators can’t get what they want: With open voting, “You would be … [Read more...] about Plutocrats Against Democracy
The Mantra of “One Man, One Vote.”
It seems to be so reactionary to be against democracy, a noble concept. Yet for someone like me who has been living in U.S. for so long, a cynic, maybe jaded, the slogan of Hong Kong students of real democracy, or the Western media's championing of human rights provoke mirth and bitter laugh in me. First let us look at the world at large, U.N. where annually at New York … [Read more...] about The Mantra of “One Man, One Vote.”