Can someone explain to me, from a leftist perspective, why I shouldn’t support Hong Kong’s protests?
Because the protests were of Hong Kong/UK's own making.
Check out the homelessness rates in HK vs Singapore. Both are basically the same place, yet Singapore has far more satisfied citizens because it has some level of guaranteed housing.
In HK the young people have to compete with international rich, so people can't afford shit. Not affording shit = people get angry = riot more.
Plus there's a whole host of problems with HKers still being taught history from old British textbooks--it's essentially brainwashing.
Also just empiricism. Look at the track record of white, western, anglo people and the pet causes that win their mainstream support. There has literally never been a righteous one. What makes you think this time is different?
Because the protests were of Hong Kong/UK's own making.
Check out the homelessness rates in HK vs Singapore. Both are basically the same place, yet Singapore has far more satisfied citizens because it has some level of guaranteed housing.
In HK the young people have to compete with international rich, so people can't afford shit. Not affording shit = people get angry = riot more.
Plus there's a whole host of problems with HKers still being taught history from old British textbooks--it's essentially brainwashing.
Also just empiricism. Look at the track record of white, western, anglo people and the pet causes that win their mainstream support. There has literally never been a righteous one. What makes you think this time is different?