The Huffington Post UK
Out of the 27 surreal (dystopian) images captured by The Huffington Post last night, this 9th one pains me the most:
He's not even doing anything. Just standing there, decked out in full protective gear: a combat suit, shelter helmet, eye shield and a freaking gas mask. Feeling important. Granted, it is likely that this member of the HKPF, too, has a family and desires true democracy. Or maybe he's been brainwashed to worship the wishes of China's Capital. Either way, this shot frustrates me beyond words. The pictures showing tear gas pealing through our inky sky and clouding round HongKongers, who are in turn hiding behind umbrellas and cling film... Those make my proud... And break my heart. My good friend is down there at the moment, distributing water to those that need to wash their eyes out. I admire his deeds; I wish I could go down (I'm kind of... immobile right now. I sprained my ankle on a trail hike two days ago, but that's for another post.). I'm sorry if these updates are bothering you, but democracy affects us all - like it or not, this is relevant. It's absurd how our government is reacting to our plead for a simple human right: democracy. Whatever we'd been promised during the 1997 Handover, we're now being eroded of. I hope Hong Kong will be returned to its beautiful and phenomenally safe metropolitan state soon.
Keep sparkling, Hong Kong.
Jan out.x
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