Jackson Jambalaya

what did we think would happen??? it’s a capitalist communism. key word being communism.

It's amazing that Hong Kong has been able to hold out this long.

When will we begin to understand how evil China is? Their "Belt and Road" initiative for investing in over 150 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas is merely a backdoor to create financial dependence, and to exploit national security and industrial intelligence. China is the most prolific violator of human rights and least honest trade partner on the globe.

Capitalist communism? No, China is a Capitalist Police State.

Their freedom will be born in blood. They will likely die for it like our founding fathers did. Meanwhile we will watch them on TV while eating buckets of fried chicken and hitting the insulin pump.

Meanwhile a million more new americans will sneak across the southern border.

At least they do something when shit get out of hand. All we do about the rampart gun violence in this country is offer taughts and prayers. Or blame if on video games.

have any of you ever noticed how all our former allies in WWII, such as china, the former USSR, an france, all despise us, and our former enemies in WWII, germany and japan are now are closest allies?
funny how that happens

4:28, so what's your suggestion? Are you advocating for a police state and gun confiscation? If so, then the only people who will have firearms are criminals - each of these killers telegraphed their intent either online or to others, if you want to stop these kinds of acts enhance mental health and remove the impediments to reporting suspicious behavior.

4:42
We occupy thier nations and their citizens protest every year. We run massive trade deficits with Germany and Japan. They arent our best friends. They use us and spit in our eye regularly. Stop watching cable news.

Coming to a city near you if the progressives ever take control of the U.S.

Too bad the people of Hong Kong are unarmed.

have any of you ever noticed how all our former allies in WWII, such as china, the former USSR, an france, all despise us, and our former enemies in WWII, germany and japan are now are closest allies?

I can see how that is funny to a complete simpleton.

Open an assault weapon store in China. Things would change for the better.

Trump messing up so bad with forgien affairs, he screwing up the price of weed.

Don’t underestimate what a few dozen well made maltov cocktails can accomplish. The show ain’t over yet.

Would y’all please stop using the term, Assault Weapon. That’s uhhmmm like uhhmmm putting me in sensory overload and hurting the gun’s feelings. Or like, referring to it as a he/him when it’s actually a she/shim. Confusing huh? Democrat Socialist of America (DSA) rally coming to a town near you. God, please help us all.

I bet the people of Hong Kong wish they had a second amendment. If America didn’t we would have lost our freedom long ago. The second amendment is to protect the freedom of citizens against a tyrannical government, not to kill Bambi.

@7:51 PM screwed up so badly that he penned "forgien affairs."

Watch as the government uses their military style weapons against the rioters of Hong Kong with their rocks & sticks; a real progressive, liberal lesson.

Where is Hong Kong Phooey when ya really need him.

China may be about to demonstrate, not for the first time, why the United States has a Second Amendment.

@7:29 AM - exactly! Buy more ammo and guns now, because Feinstein's "assault" weapons ban bill is likely coming up for a vote again soon.

China will not be a democracy. A very violent history of oppression. Life has little value to the leaders. Trump is at least getting focus on Cold war 2, China is working hard to undo our economic and strategic power. We are in for a long struggle, they measure time in decades, no 2 year election cycles.

5:17pm, I'm not 4:28 but your argument ( rather NRA propaganda slogan) is ridiculous.
No one is suggesting all firearms be banned. You do not need military assault rifles or bump stocks or smart guns to protect yourself against criminals.
You can't buy grenades or flame throwers or other military weapons and you aren't going to defend against an army that has an air force and navy with state of the art weapons with an assault rifle. What is it about the demolishment of Syria you don't get? Or, Ruby Ridge for that matter. Did their arsenal help them?
If you're afraid of an oppressive central government, then a " well armed State Militia that has full military capability or a citizen army ( reinstate the draft) works best.
I know as I write several people in the early stages of Alzheimer's or dementia and their families have no legal way to get the guns out of their house and pray every night that nobody gets hurt. Remember the murder where the husband didn't recognize his wife and killed her? It's that legal problem of proving " a danger to yourself or others". Legally some violation of the law or a self-harming act has to be proven in court and then it's too damn late!
But, you think you know the guy carrying the gun in church or isn't mentally ill or growing a brain tumor or getting dementia or on medication,right? BS! For every mass shooter than someone noticed had problems, their are people who didn't notice. And, those that noticed weren't sure enough to do anything.
You have to have a license to cut hair for God's sake or drive a car and be tested and more rigorous training to medically treat humans at the lowest levels of care . But, you oppose a license for a deadly weapon with conditions and tests.
If you talk to a soldier who has seen combat, ask about having all the weaponry and still what happens when you are ambushed or attacked when you aren't expecting it.
You've not forgotten 9/11 but murdering our citizens in dozens or hundreds doesn't bother you or that right wing terrorist have now killed more Americans.
Gun laws worked in the Dodge City in the Old West and Chicago during the days of Al Capone. No one wants to take your " toys" away if you are well trained and responsible but you are irresponsible if you think you need a military weapon. If you want to play with those guns, sign up for duty.

I've been to HK 7 times since 1990....the editorials in the local paper took on a completely different tone after China took over mid 1997....prior to the takeover there were wild swings in property values because of fear of what could happen...and I'm afraid it's finally happening...people used to freedom or having learned from their parents what freedom was now reacting. Last trip was 11/17 and what a fabulous city it is. Praying the Hong Kong I fell in love with survives.

to the wiseass at 5:56, i don't mean that to be funny , i mean it to be true. maybe you could give us the benefit of your revisionist history?

@8;16, what is a smart gun? Is it similar to a ghost gun? A gun with a 30 caliber clip that can disperse 30 bullets within half a second? 30 magazine clip in half a second?

Any argument goes to crap in a hurry, when you don't use the appropriate vernacular.

If you didn't immediately sniff out the bait in 8:16's obvious troll post then you may want to study the art of trolling before letting your internet jimmies get rustled. 8:16 was neither subtle or skilled.

8:16, wow, just wow; and 9:58, WTF is a 30 magazine clip?

The old wild Hong Kong died when they demolished Kowloon City and they could've easily defeated the Chinese. Even the British kept a healthy respect for Kowloon.

I know as I write several people in the early stages of Alzheimer's or dementia and their families have no legal way to get the guns out of their house and pray every night that nobody gets hurt

My widowed grandmother remarried a horrible hateful man that spent the remainder of his life intimidating her. She was so cowed she refused to do anything at all but did mention that he'd taken my REAL grandfather's WWII service weapon out of the drawer and threatened her with it once.

It was surreptitiously removed, rendered inoperable (removed firing pin), and replaced. He never knew the difference.

6:12, so flip this...I'm not advocating for asshole men who mistreat their spouses (far from it), but what if he had to defend the house against an intruder after you disabled his weapon? A more direct and honest way to handle the situation is to tell him you're removing the firearm and why - this lets him know that he is on your radar and doesn't give him a false sense of capability should he need it to defend the house.

Further, what if me and your wife decide you're a dick and we take the firing pin out of your weapon and you're in a situation where you need to defend yourself?

Finally, why didn't you take her into your home and protect her?

Has Trunp or Pompeo issued any condemnations of China and their puppets in HK? You know, like we used to do for nascent or struggling democracies (see: Berlin wall).