tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post3890821169245623756..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Umbrella Movement ideas beyond wanting genuine democracyYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-41586083342728664992014-11-07T08:37:31.040+08:002014-11-07T08:37:31.040+08:00Hi Bill --
Thanks for your comments. They help g...Hi Bill --<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. They help give me an idea of how things can appear from afar.<br /><br />Re the 1.8 million signers -- first, that campaign's so cowardly it's couched as a "Support Our Police" one. However much people's confidence in the Hong Kong police force has gone down in the past month or so, people still CAN support the police AND theYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-446315531380281482014-11-06T22:47:59.250+08:002014-11-06T22:47:59.250+08:00Hi YTSL,
I've returned to look at this partic...Hi YTSL,<br /><br />I've returned to look at this particular blog several times and it is the one I will probably remember most...These photos recall the counterculture that began in the 1960's and refuses to die because it is rooted in ecology. "People are not property" in your photo is clearly an anti-corporate message that people don't want to be considered as Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-29213684704598022222014-11-03T00:04:12.162+08:002014-11-03T00:04:12.162+08:00Hi Alejna --
Thanks for following my Umbrella Mov...Hi Alejna --<br /><br />Thanks for following my Umbrella Movement posts and for finally commenting on one of them!<br /><br />I'm getting to the point where I'm thinking: there already have been thousands, of not millions, of words written about it. Maybe I should stop... but then I go and see something that I want to tell people about, and am encouraged by people like you reading and YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-76130064257883388322014-11-02T20:24:48.488+08:002014-11-02T20:24:48.488+08:00Hi, YTSL! I'm so glad that you have been writi...Hi, YTSL! I'm so glad that you have been writing about this movement. I have been following your posts, but haven't managed to leave a comment yet. (I have not found much time for reading and commenting on other blogs the last couple months.) Anyhow, this is very interesting to read about! And I heartily support all those goals of the Umbrella Movement that you've listed!alejnahttp://collectingtokens.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-9444575661352096732014-11-02T12:18:28.643+08:002014-11-02T12:18:28.643+08:00Hi The Fragrant Harbour --
You're welcome -- ...Hi The Fragrant Harbour --<br /><br />You're welcome -- and I really do think your post contains lots of great points! :)<br /><br />Absolutely re the water -- and amazing, really, when I see the reservoirs that Hong Kong does have, and the tendency of people to waste it here. <br /><br />Back to food: I find it ironic that so many mainlanders come over here to buy food, etc. because they YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-83881699158704308852014-11-02T09:47:32.670+08:002014-11-02T09:47:32.670+08:00Hi YTSL - Thanks for mentioning my blog post! We s...Hi YTSL - Thanks for mentioning my blog post! We should also highlight that 80 percent of our water comes from China and the mainland could very easily literally turn off the taps on us if it wanted! Again this demonstrates our government's short-sightedness when it comes to food and resource security, making us more dependent on the mainland...Goodbye HK, Hello YVRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220868581581406872noreply@blogger.com