Nah

Highly ineffective in 2019

The weapons of modern day are the information war and economic shutdown

If weapons were so useful, Hong Kong would've likely already used them. They haven't used them en masse yet precisely because they rile up even more of the population.

So tear gas it is instead, and even that quite sparingly

Short term yes. Eventually everything will be backed up with weapons.

No, the governments prefer to resorting to mass arrests, and most people won't fight that with deadly force

When the government uses deadly force against the majority of protesters, that means it has been taken over by the ultra violent already

At that point the populace has no chance with deadly force anyway, because the military is far too well trained

This is why the key is not to win the war, but to win sympathies, in this case the ultimate ally is the military

Soldiers don't want to kill their own friends and family, so the key is to make sure they won't feel incentivized to do that

So civil war in 2019 is a lot more about moving the pieces on the board rather than attacking outright

As Sun Tsu has taught us, wars don't just happen on the battlefield

If he was alive today, he would hold online battles in high regard

As well as economic shutdowns by the populace

I could also simplify this argument: you have to have the military on your side, whether you're the government or the civilians

The only group that's usually willing or at least strongly incentivized to actually fight is the army

And as the government you don't want to alienate the military, so if you push too far you risk getting disempowered by them

How residents of Hong Kong react to protesters blocking roads, forcing public transport detours:
https://hongkong.liveuamap.com/pics/2019/10/01/21900640_0.jpg

https://youtu.be/aZ1FLkuGIu8

https://www.facebook.com/142257505797574/posts/2672715979418368?sfns=mo

First Aid matters not

https://www.facebook.com/524115743/posts/10158884374815744?sfns=mo

Chest x Ray is out for the guy who got shot earlier

It's conflicted but there's a lot of reports saying he's 15, though there's still a small few saying he's 18

Form 5 student in a secondary school

Big October first military parade in China all I gotta say is they got some weird planes

Don't forget! The Chinese are the biggest people Heiling these days! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/5f/de/d85fde860458ee30346e21bd18e07792.jpg

Look at Chairman Mao. He's a Nazi! Total Nazi!

https://streamable.com/9g1f6 Also this just in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVZHiLTi8wI

greta thunberg owned with fax and logic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DcLpQ7EFCE

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/[email protected]&ctz=Asia/Hong_Kong&pli=1

Well, I must admit Chris has some real ball. Knowing how much the Chinese authorities want China Uncensored to disappear and he actually showing off in person in Hong Kong in times like these. It really takes some genuine courage to do so. I wonder will they finally have him if the Chinese decide to go rough on Hong Kong?

@Death in June He actually makes some sensible points thou he goes into full retard communism at the end. If only the blacks knew how to THINK!

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/367766229194375208/628785698656485396/1527887501035.png

I fully support the protesters but honestly thanks to that angle, the police were justified in that

@Rutena the Braixen Justified? How?

If you saw the video Ankha has posted, one of the police officers were being trampled and beaten on the ground with poles and batons, while the second officer was fully surrounded and being attacked, including by the victim who managed to tag the officer.
<https://streamable.com/9g1f6>

Very clear case of self defence as well as protecting their fallen officer, deadly force was a reasonable decision.

@RB79BALL As much as I support the Hong Kong protesters I have to agree with @Rutena the Braixen, in this case it looks as though this shooting was a justifiable case of self defence.
Whether the police officer should have even been there is another question but taking that he was in that situation as a given, how he acted is not unreasonable.