Good riots/bad riots

Looks like Canada is all-in for ramping up the violence in Hong Kong.

The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper of record, today features a 16 year old Canadian on the front page, a Canadian kid of HK origin who is vigorously helping restore democracy to the former British colony.

Then "Andy" gets two full pages of hero worship in the Folio feature.

Here's the first few lines of Nathan VanderKlippe's hagiography;

Andy raises a hand and begins to count the crimes he has committed as a Hong Kong protester in the past five months. Arson, attacking police, inciting violence...

Lucky for Andy he's having his fun in Hong Kong. In Canada he'd be locked up for sure.

But don't you know, the Hong Kong riots are good riots, because they are aimed at making trouble for China. If we are to be loyal servants to our American bosses, we must hate China with all our hearts.

Meanwhile, Canada's national newspaper of record is largely silent on the many more deadly protests going on around the world.

The Yellow Vesters are still at it in France, after a year of protests that have often turned deadly. Mum's the word on protests in France. Even though Macron has said some rude things about NATO recently, our Globe and Mail is loathe to criticise his heavy-handed (far heavier hands than China) treatment of protesters.

Look at the protests on-going in some of those countries we allied ourselves with in the "Lima Group." Where's the Globe's coverage of the deadly riots in Chile and Columbia and Honduras? Those are obviously bad riots, because as far as I know, we're still allied with those police states in our attempt to restore democracy to Venezuela.

Some of the deadliest pro-democracy riots in the world right now are going on in Haiti, a country where Canada has played a pivotal role in over-throwing democratically elected governments. Twice. Good luck finding meaningful coverage of those bad Haitian riots in your Globe.

Thank God for our free press!

Hong Kong; only place on earth where masked Molotov-tossers are "peaceful protesters"

The brazen media hypocrisy around the riots in HK is a wonder to behold.

Much is made of "police violence." In fact, the police reaction to the so-called protesters deserves praise for its restraint. It's certainly the very model of restraint when compared to the brutal repression of protest seen in places like France, Israel, or Haiti.

Our media are virtually silent on the deadly use of force by authorities in France, Israel, and Haiti, whereas we are treated to endless twaddle about the HK authorities' "brutality," which, unlike those others, has yet to cost a life.

Why do the HK protests get endless promotion in our media while the far more deadly protests in France, Israel, and Haiti are ignored?

Because the governments of France, Israel, and Haiti are American allies, whereas China is America's rival.


Isn't that how our "free press" has always worked?

Why anti-government riots are good in Hong Kong but bad in France

Because in France, they have human rights and freedom and democracy.

Whereas in HK, they have no human rights, no freedom, and no democracy.

Rioters in France are obviously Putin-funded fascists who just hate immigrants and want to retain their white privilege, but in reality, they have nothing to complain about.

Whereas in HK, the NED and Soros-funded protesters are trying to throw off the yoke of a communist dictatorship.

France is a member of the EU and NATO, and a charter member of the Nations of Virtue coalition, whereas China is the enemy.

Therefore, the HK rioters deserve our unreserved support, whereas the rioters in France deserve only our contempt.


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