While NED mischief-making has been exposed as a total fraud in Libya, Syria, and Ukraine, we're still giving Hong Kong the benefit of the doubt?

Of course we are!

Because millions can be aroused by the inspirational example of a young lad who is born with a yearning for freedom and democracy in his heart...

Fuck off already; this entire HK democracy gambit is phonier than a three dollar bill.

Does anybody with their wits about them seriously believe that the people of Hong Kong are spontaneously rising up in revolt because Beijing wants to hold veto power over who can run for mayor?

That's beyond retarded!

But the National Endowment for Democracy and its affiliates, all "NGO's" funded by the US government, have been seeding dissent in Hong Kong for many years.

Given the successes of past NED democracy promotion campaigns, I suppose that we can take comfort in the prospect of having Hong Kong look more like Libya down the road.