Not long ago, I hosted a Chinese exchange student.
One night, not long before they had to go back to China, there was a documentary about Tiananmen Square on TV. They watched it on purpose, telling me that "I'll never get to see anything like this in China."
The documentary was pretty gruesome, though it left out the worst of the gore that I have seen elsewhere. It was obviously upsetting to the student, and they cried. But they continued to watch it.
The vast majority of Chinese know that their government is tyrannical, but they are like the student that I hosted. It is something they feel powerless to fight against, or they are cynical to the point of apathy, or they just don't care so long as they can enjoy a consumer lifestyle on parity with middle class westerners.
I think that, for the same reason, they resent Hong Kongers because they are a) free to talk about it and b) refuse to forget about it. Though even many young people in Hong Kong no longer care either.
It is important to remember that the Chinese government is not in power due to popular support. It is in power due to fear and apathy.
The Chinese didn't vote their tyrants in to power (not really). Europe would elect them. The atrocities would be democratic.
Ryan Evans
I am pretty sure that Chinese are too "practical" or brainwashed to the point, they won't give a fuck unless those historical events affect their current lives. You can see the very opposite on this shitty peninsula though which is disturbing to be honest. It is depressing really.
Luke Cooper
Chinese people outnumber the government by a fucking enormous margin. If they want their freedom, they should take it.
Dylan Nguyen
Those historical events DO affect their current lives. Jesus went up on a cross because of the Sanhedrin and it stills effects us today.
