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Hong Kong jails European citizen for 'demonising China'
(www.bbc.com)
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Same with the people going to russia or dubai. This dude was actually a semi citizen of hong kong so surely he knew that it was dangerous to go there.
Edit: As people seem to be mad, i am not saying he deserves any of this. Its horrible what the people of Hong Kong are forced to go through, but there is this thing called "travel advisories" that every western country has for its citizens. If you take 5mins to look at the info for hong kong you would realize that no sane person would ever willingly go there in the current political climate.
Maybe they care about whats happening in hong kong?
If they dont give any words to their disagreement im just gonna assume they are china fanboys that think nothing is wrong with chinas treatment of hongkong.
What?
Have you not seen these kinds of people on here before? They just downvote you for saying something objectively true like "There is a Uyghur genocide"
Your reply implies that i dont, but its pretty obvious from my comment that i do "care about whats happening in hong kong". So whats your point?
Im talking about the guy that went to hong kong, you seem to be wondering why. Im saying maybe he cares about hong kong
OOoh thats the first time that "they" plural and "they" singular led to confusion for me lol Yeah ofcourse i cant blame him for caring about his home and family, but being in prison doesnt help either of those i think.
But i admit i am in no position to judge his decision, because i simply cant imagine what its like to be in that position.
This dude is right, why the downvotes?
Don't go in the lion den if you don't want to be eaten
To answer your question: The comment comes across as criticism, in a way similar to saying: "Sophie Scholl new the Nazis were killers. If she's been executed, it's her own fault for being part of the resistance." (a deliberately exaggerated comparison)
It's accepting evil power, instead of fighting back or at least supporting those who try to push back.
And BBC are click-baiting by not saying dual citizen in the headline.