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Freedom, liberty, democracy - all these are abstract terms in today's America. At closer examination, most of Americans are not free at all. They are scared, very scared, and they are shackled, financially but also through the toughest laws imaginable, much more than the citizens of other countries.
Antagonizing, provoking China, has nothing to do with some 'fight for democracy and freedom.' Most Americans have no idea about whether China is democratic or not. To comprehend Chinese democracy and socialism with Chinese characteristics would require at least some basic knowledge of Chinese culture and history. Such knowledge is desperately lacking in the United States, among the general public, and even at the 'top,' among such people like Steve Bannon, an extreme right-wing maniac, or Peter Navarro, a top Trump's advisor, who writes about China, who is bashing China, but knows close to nothing about it.
In turn, deciding whether Hong Kong is free and democratic would at least require an understanding of the concept of SAR.
The recent events clearly indicated how brutal, how undemocratic is the United States.
The situation at home should be the main preoccupation of the U.S. citizens. And, frankly, it actually has been, lately.
Hong Kong citizens should realize that their territory has been converted into a political football by both Washington, London, and Brussels.
But a big city, an important territory, and especially the lives of its citizens, should never be reduced to a game.
Elections in the U.S. will take place, and they will pass. Soon after, American voters will forget about Hong Kong. They don't care about it even now. In a few months, they will want to know absolutely nothing about it, except, as before, cliche' photographs, and great food.
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