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“I’m frustrated. To see my government completely disregard the voices of one million people that marched in the terrible heat. To see politicians who tossed their conscience out the window and put their self-interest above the citizens that they are supposed to serve.
But the true beauty of Hong Kong really shines through this grassroots movement that was able to motivate hundreds of thousands of people, gathering people across religions, professions, age, and social class. I see a group of people unified in a
common goal of protecting Hong Kong’s freedoms, to defend what has been slowly, but violently taken away from us. A group of people that, despite oppression, continues to be determined and motivated by nothing more than the slightest glimmer of hope.
This feeling of heaviness lingers as I sit in my chair, at work, being 7000 miles away watching live updates and reporting from friends and fighters in Admiralty. There is a guilt that perhaps, I, too, as an educated able-bodied young adult, put my career and convenience above my civic duty and conscience. I should be protecting my home and standing by the ones who are fighting on behalf of me, but I’m not.
...this endless stream of asking and questioning myself - could I be doing more?”
a Hongkonger
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