Comments by "\/" (@joebazooks) on "Riots, Unrest, and the Umbrella Movement: Hong Kong Rising" video.

  1. Conan 'Democracy' is a completely meaningless word, anyway. Canada is a "democractic constitutional monarchy" (http://www.canada.ca/en/gov/system/index.html), yet the cabinet is appointed by the governor general who also has been appointed. Furthermore, "Canada's Cabinet sets the federal government's policies and priorities for the country" (http://www.canada.ca/en/gov/system/executive.html). We, as Canadians, have such little say in who "represents" us, that to say that the government does indeed "represent" the populace is frankly a load of shit. There isn't a single government in the entire world that doesn't enforce its own existence by means other than violence and coercion. Every single government worldwide is imposed upon the governed with force and coercion and therefore violence. Nobody actually has the choice of whether or not they wish to be governed. When was the last time you were personally consulted as to whether or not you wish to be governed?! Never...... LOL (It's really not a laughing matter, though.)
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  2. 'Democracy'? What does that word even mean? That we get to elect only a fraction of the government from a group of people that don't even represent our interests, in spite of the remaining portion of government being appointed? I'd willingly embrace any consensual government, but there isn't a single government on Earth that is consensual...
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  3. AnarchoHumanism you nigh completely misconstrued my comment lol
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  4. AnarchoHumanism it seems to me as if the "system" as a whole (educational systems, political systems, monetary systems, institutions of law enforcement, banking systems, basically everything) fosters and facilitates corruption. our systems function exactly how they were designed to function, but, yes, ultimately people are the problem. however, i believe there are more people with good intentions than bad intentions out there. still, it takes only a few rotten apples to spoil the whole bunch, especially when you have hierarchical structures everywhere.
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  5. It's no different in the west. The Canadian government is a constitutional monarchy, a "representational democracy" but what does the latter term even mean? A massive portion of our government is appointed, not elected. And those who are elected don't "represent" the people; the elected "representatives" never speak with the people, let alone consult them, of course except when they're campaigning for your vote. Hong Kongers, you don't want "democracy"--whatever that means. You neither want suffrage. Rather, you want to be heard, your interests recognized and considered at all times. Anything less is unjust. The only reason there isn't massive civil disobedience also in the west is because Western governments are the biggest, baddest wolves.
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  6. Democracy failed long ago, soon after its inception and implementation
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