Beijing Warns of ‘Chaos’ if Hong Kong Protests Persist

[Scootaloo]

1. Want to know what's really weird?

Much like the Tienanmen protests, the Hong Kong protestors are almost certainly far more interested in socialism than the communist party of China is. A core part of the protest is how Hong Kong's "leaders' are wrapped around the business class, and the perpetually-rising costs of living in HK.

Of course the western media isn't going to point that out - as that would cast socialism in the hero's light, and raise some interesting questions about the reality of China's "communism" - so they focus on the Democracy aspect of it. Which is, of course an aspect of the protests, since socialism is naturally democratic... but also makes it easier for China to propagandize against.