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   From: bmoore@nyx.net   
      
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   ltlee1  wrote:   
   >On 9/26/2024 10:26 AM, Howard S. Hong wrote:   
   >> On 9/26/2024 8:22 AM, ltlee1 wrote:   
   >>> In Western democracies, the legal system is used to limit civil   
   >>> disobedience as a form of political protest.   
   >>>   
   >>> "Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws   
   >>> across the US"   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> "Civil disobedience is a form of political protest that involves   
   >>> breaking the law in a planned, symbolic way – which activists and rights   
   >>> experts say is part of the bedrock of a democratic society and in the   
   >>> tradition of civil rights movements.   
   >>>   
   >>> The months-long investigation by the Guardian found that companies and   
   >>> lawmakers sought to increase the threat of criminal action against   
   >>> activists to protect oil and gas expansion – even as deadly and   
   >>> destructive extreme weather events hit communities nationwide.   
   >>>   
   >>> Last year was the hottest on record, and wildfires, baking temperatures,   
   >>> deadly floods and rising sea levels struck communities across North   
   >>> America – and the rest of the world. Under the Biden administration, the   
   >>> US has handed out more than 1,450 new oil and gas licences, accounting   
   >>> for half of the total globally, and 20% more licences than those issued   
   >>> by Donald Trump, who has promised to “drill, baby, drill” should he   
   >>> return to the White House.   
   >>>   
   >>> The findings from dozens of freedom of information requests suggest that   
   >>> the right to peaceful protest is under attack in the US – much like in   
   >>> other major democracies including the UK, Germany, Canada and   
   >>> Australia."   
   >>>   
   >>> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/anti-protest-laws-   
   >>> fossil-fuel-lobby   
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   >> The President and the Legislature should be term-limited and elected   
   >> by the voters.   
   >   
   >No country has a monopoly on what is democracy which means "People   
   >Rule." The Chinese people would collectively decide its form democracy.   
      
   The Chinese people in the PRC, including Hong Kong, don't have democracy.   
      
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