HK Protest

Article 1 gives a balanced perspective to the recent reports on the Hong Kong protest...Bring in issues about:

-idealism (which is incompatible with constraints of reality)

-easily swayed by values of other cultures or media (many of the student protestors probably do not have complete info on the background behind the whole issue) They're probably out there because there's always been this prejudice against Mainland China which is regarded as a threat, a we vs them mentality

-the effectiveness of democracy

-compare with similar student protests in Taipei recently, and the protracted protest against the govt in Bangkok
-reliability of media reports

 

While it may be tempting to conclude that the HK students' protest is proof that they think about other larger concerns besides themselves, recognise that article 2 below points out that it could ultimately still be about themselves. The same goes for people fighting to save Mother Nature. It could be rebutted that they are actually doing so for themselves because our very survival is tied to the fate of Mother Nature. If she dies, we go down along with her. So it's all seemingly very noble to say we care about the country, the environment, etc....But think deeper, and maybe, just maybe, it is we ourselves and our interests that are the root and motivation underneath it all.....

 

Qn: Young people today think of nothing but themselves. Is this a fair description? (RI Prelims 2014)

ARTICLE 1: Western media coverage biased against China

article 1a

article 1b

ARTICLE 2: Economic anxieties lie beneath democracy demands

article 2a

article 2b