Hong Kong government is not a democracy now, nor has it ever been a democracy. Good for Hong Kong.
The people of Hong Kong have no experience of democracy, and it is one of the most peaceful, prosperous places on earth. What Hong Kong does possess is the world's most valuable repository of experience of anarchy, or self-government.
With the British appointing a governor for some 200 years, and now the Communist Party picking the Hong Kong leader, any governor today as in the past had to tread a fine line: try to follow the directions of the powers that be, don't upset the locals.
Any high school principal knows this feeling - there is the policy of the school board, there are the desires of the parents. Successful principals learn early: in all disputes, take the side of the parents. You'll ultimately win. The people of Hong Kong are the parents of Hong Kong.
Weak leaders make strong people. The people of Hong Kong largely self-govern themselves. It is the best case extent for anarchy today. And since the communism has as its ultimate goal anarchy, Hong Kong is just a vision of the future.
Hong Kong is unique in the world today, but not in history. It is very much like the city-states of the renaissance, such as Venice and Milan, or the Hanseatic League city-states. Or even such in ancient Greece.
Democracy will introduce the opportunity for a power player to begin to favor one faction over the others, where one group votes another group must give them free $#!+, which destroys every democracy. See USA, 2013.
The people of Hong Kong should continue to take to the street like outraged parents every time their independence is threatened, but also reject democracy whenever it raises its ugly head.
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The people of Hong Kong have no experience of democracy, and it is one of the most peaceful, prosperous places on earth. What Hong Kong does possess is the world's most valuable repository of experience of anarchy, or self-government.
With the British appointing a governor for some 200 years, and now the Communist Party picking the Hong Kong leader, any governor today as in the past had to tread a fine line: try to follow the directions of the powers that be, don't upset the locals.
Any high school principal knows this feeling - there is the policy of the school board, there are the desires of the parents. Successful principals learn early: in all disputes, take the side of the parents. You'll ultimately win. The people of Hong Kong are the parents of Hong Kong.
Weak leaders make strong people. The people of Hong Kong largely self-govern themselves. It is the best case extent for anarchy today. And since the communism has as its ultimate goal anarchy, Hong Kong is just a vision of the future.
Hong Kong is unique in the world today, but not in history. It is very much like the city-states of the renaissance, such as Venice and Milan, or the Hanseatic League city-states. Or even such in ancient Greece.
Democracy will introduce the opportunity for a power player to begin to favor one faction over the others, where one group votes another group must give them free $#!+, which destroys every democracy. See USA, 2013.
The people of Hong Kong should continue to take to the street like outraged parents every time their independence is threatened, but also reject democracy whenever it raises its ugly head.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
1 comments:
I would like to move to Hong Kong, but the real estate is ridiculously expensive for something reasonable.
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