A Simple Message to Blizz
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Posted Oct 12, 2019, 4:26 PM UTC
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If they did all of this you would just come up with something else they need to do. The mob will never be appeased.
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If they did all of this you would just come up with something else they need to do. The mob will never be appeased.
Human Rights are not politics. Human Rights are apolitical and can be advocated without a power struggle.
Enforcing Human Rights are politics.
There is a clear and distinct difference.
Liberate Hong Kong is politics, calling for a revolution is politics, if you think those statements are simple you're an idiot.
If Blitzchung said "I support human rights" nothing would have happened.
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Actually that is a good question. I can't say for sure that Blizzard wouldn't have taken action. Maybe they would have. And it would be harder for me to say that it was truly a controversial statement.
And it would be harder for China to be as offended as they were... That's a fun thought experiment. Maybe someone will do that next time and test the boundaries.
He used the slogan that is drawing attention to the human Rights problem in HK right now.
He didn't come up with the slogan.
When HK was given back to China in 97 it was with the stipulation that their freedoms and rights not be infringed upon for at least 50 years.
China is imposing legislation that will force Chinese law and extradition on HK residents allowing them to impose human rights violations legally.
Drawing attention to Human Rights violations via a slogan is apolitical. The context matters.
a) extradition bill was dumped already
b) liberate Hong Kong and a call for a revolution is way, WAY beyond saying "I support human rights"
Arguing that "liberate Hong Kong" and a call for revolution is apolitical is absolutely idiotic, that's the most doublespeak take I've ever heard.
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Protests are supposed to be uncomfortable. That's literally why they work. I'm sorry the waterfall cascaded into your place.
Okay.
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You know what is a political statement? Putting on a mask similar to protestors' and shouting activist slogan.
TIL calling for a revolution isn't a political statement.