> there are much larger movements going on elsewhere (Ecuador, Kurdistan, Yemen, ...)
Nation building is hard. Instilling modern democratic values is hard.
Those fights are worth fighting. But Hong Kong is low-hanging fruit. (There is also loss aversion, Hong Kong slipping backwards feels worse than Ecuador remaining Ecuador.)
Nation building is hard. Instilling modern democratic values is hard.
Those fights are worth fighting. But Hong Kong is low-hanging fruit. (There is also loss aversion, Hong Kong slipping backwards feels worse than Ecuador remaining Ecuador.)