China is one of the
biggest countries in the world. Not only do they have one of the biggest
economies, but also one of the biggest populaces in the world. One piece
of China, however, is not really China. Living under the "One Country,
Two Systems" model, Hong Kong is seen as a part of China, but is
guaranteed freedoms that aren't seen in Chinese government documents.
Similar to the United States' first amendment, they are guaranteed the freedom
of press, expression, assembly and religion. This doesn't sit well with
their Chinese overlords when newspapers and citizens of Hong Kong criticize the
lack of choice they have in their own country.
Beijing
controls a majority of the government's positions and has Hong Kong's leaders
selected by their majority of positions... even though elections are held and
every citizen is allowed to vote in. Protestor demands have become more
and more complex as the civil unrest continues. According to The New York
Times: "independent investigation into the police response, amnesty for
arrested participants and direct elections for all lawmakers and the chief
executive. This is very important because the restrictions on Hong Kong's
rights is the exact thing the first amendment protects: free speech.
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| Hong Kong Using USA Flags to Protest Lack of Free Speech |
Now these oppressed
people continually push for more freedoms and use the American flag and OUR
constitution as motivation for their protests. One thing's for sure
though, Hong Kong will never be the same after these protests.
Unfortunately, due to China's overwhelming power in the worldly economy, no
country has come to the aid of the protestors publicly, so we wait and watch to
see the outcome of these fantastically disturbing events.
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