One of the criticisms I often get from the thoughtful and polite commentariat on this show is, why don’t I see things from the perspective of the authorities?
The British never gave Hong Kong democracy when it was a colony so why are the students of the Umbrella Movement complaining that the Chinese Communist Party hasn’t!
I'll never forget this 5th November in Mong Kok, Hong Kong: Protesters being slammed, beaten, pepper sprayed. It was trench warfare and we found ourselves on the frontline.
Okay, I need to talk to the student protesters of Hong Kong for a moment. You guys just need to relax and take a deep breath. Not literally of course, there’s still some tear gas in the air.
The point is: Is democracy really worth fighting for? Or rather, completely nonviolently protesting for?