(For context, I lived in Hong Kong from 2014 to late 2020)
I'm not sure why protestors would take tips from the HK protestors. After all, they were not at all successful.
I attribute this problem to two things:
1) Hong Kongers are culturally mostly British.
2) Modern British culture has no martial tradition whatsoever, and therefore no practical ability to mount a successful resistance to any kind of even moderately-equipped state actor that is willing to use force.
If you're dealing with a polite government that's strictly constrained by voter approval, then the HK strategy might work.
I'm not sure why protestors would take tips from the HK protestors. After all, they were not at all successful.
I attribute this problem to two things:
1) Hong Kongers are culturally mostly British.
2) Modern British culture has no martial tradition whatsoever, and therefore no practical ability to mount a successful resistance to any kind of even moderately-equipped state actor that is willing to use force.
If you're dealing with a polite government that's strictly constrained by voter approval, then the HK strategy might work.