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| − | The Hong Kong protesters have used several [[meme]]s to express their desires. For example, like the [[American flag]], they hold up [[Pepe the Frog]] as a symbol of freedom and liberty.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqf4iQk7trU</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5r-jr1KW0k</ref> When President [[Trump]] tweeted a photoshopped meme of his face on the body of fictional boxer Rocky Balboa, Hong Kong protesters held up these photographs.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXDBEncn34k</ref> Hong Kong protesters have used memes comparing Chinese dictator [[Xi Jinping]] to children's character [[Winnie the Pooh]], even after the latter was banned in China. Hong Kong protesters screened an episode of the animated series [[South Park]] which was very critical of the Chinese government, and which caused the series to be banned in China.<ref>https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/10/banned-south-park-episode-screened-streets-hong-kong-protest-china-10895848/</ref> | + | The Hong Kong protesters have used several [[meme]]s to express their desires. For example, like the [[American flag]], they hold up [[Pepe the Frog]] as a symbol of freedom and liberty.<ref name="Free Hong Kong">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqf4iQk7trU</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5r-jr1KW0k</ref> When President [[Trump]] tweeted a photoshopped meme of his face on the body of fictional boxer Rocky Balboa, Hong Kong protesters held up these photographs.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXDBEncn34k</ref> Hong Kong protesters have used memes comparing Chinese dictator [[Xi Jinping]] to children's character [[Winnie the Pooh]], even after the latter was banned in China. Hong Kong protesters screened an episode of the animated series [[South Park]] which was very critical of the Chinese government, and which caused the series to be banned in China.<ref>https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/10/banned-south-park-episode-screened-streets-hong-kong-protest-china-10895848/</ref> |
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| | Additionally, the reply of a Hong Kong protester to a question by the interviewer regarding how President Trump should respond to these protests has become a popular meme.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCbRYkeVxGE</ref> | | Additionally, the reply of a Hong Kong protester to a question by the interviewer regarding how President Trump should respond to these protests has become a popular meme.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCbRYkeVxGE</ref> |
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| | [[the West|Western]] [[leftist]] companies have [[liberal hypocrisy|hypocritically]] condemned Donald Trump while going out of their way to please the Chinese (see [[Liberal corporate tyranny]]). Like the Chinese, they have censored those who defend Hong Kong.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7359961/Western-companies-flock-apologise-China-listing-Hong-Kong-separate-country.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/08/china-lashes-out-western-businesses-it-tries-cut-support-hong-kong-protests/</ref> | | [[the West|Western]] [[leftist]] companies have [[liberal hypocrisy|hypocritically]] condemned Donald Trump while going out of their way to please the Chinese (see [[Liberal corporate tyranny]]). Like the Chinese, they have censored those who defend Hong Kong.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7359961/Western-companies-flock-apologise-China-listing-Hong-Kong-separate-country.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/08/china-lashes-out-western-businesses-it-tries-cut-support-hong-kong-protests/</ref> |
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| − | Additionally, [[Antifa]] and other far-left [[social justice warrior]]s have smeared the Hong Kong protesters as "far-right" and "[[fascist]]s."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqf4iQk7trU</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61eE6_w2ZYc</ref> Despite most of those surveyed voting for the Hong Kong protesters, climate cultist [[Greta Thunberg]] was selected for the leftist [[Time Magazine]]'s "Person of the Year."<ref>https://time.com/5747261/person-of-the-year-2019-reader-poll-results/</ref> | + | Additionally, [[Antifa]] and other far-left [[social justice warrior]]s have smeared the Hong Kong protesters as "far-right" and "[[fascist]]s."<ref name="Free Hong Kong"/><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61eE6_w2ZYc</ref> Despite most of those surveyed voting for the Hong Kong protesters, climate cultist [[Greta Thunberg]] was selected for the leftist [[Time Magazine]]'s "Person of the Year."<ref>https://time.com/5747261/person-of-the-year-2019-reader-poll-results/</ref> |
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| | ==Admiration of America== | | ==Admiration of America== |