Russia Hacks Hong Kong Elections

[The Anonymous]

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25...sions-victory/

Somehow, despite polls and media reporting, the CCP candidates were routed by the candidates in favour of liberal democracy. The outsider candidates scored a YUGE upset victory 389-61.

[anatta]

What caused such an enormous misjudgment? The biggest single problem is this: The people in charge of manipulating Hong Kong public opinion for the CCP are also the people charged with reporting on their own success.

The chief channel is the Hong Kong Liaison Office, a government organ that, officially, is in charge of pushing mainland-Hong Kong integration and that in reality acts as the coordinator for United Front policies, coordinating pro-Beijing politicians, CCP-backed newsletters, and the co-option of patronage and business networks. At the same time, it also provides intelligence to the central government.
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/sh...Kong-Elections

[Stretch]

[Minister of Truth]

What caused such an enormous misjudgment? The biggest single problem is this: The people in charge of manipulating Hong Kong public opinion for the CCP are also the people charged with reporting on their own success.

The chief channel is the Hong Kong Liaison Office, a government organ that, officially, is in charge of pushing mainland-Hong Kong integration and that in reality acts as the coordinator for United Front policies, coordinating pro-Beijing politicians, CCP-backed newsletters, and the co-option of patronage and business networks. At the same time, it also provides intelligence to the central government.
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/sh...Kong-Elections

I blame fake news and the sort of people whose relationship with Carrie Lam can best be labeled #I'mWithHer

[anatta]

I blame fake news and the sort of people whose relationship with Carrie Lam can best be labeled #I'mWithHer

read the article it goes into great detail

[Guno צְבִי]

Well, the elections were massive turnout. Almost all Democrats won. So that means in local elections doesn't have a lot of power, just matter for local issues like potholes and such

[PostmodernProphet]

Well, the elections were massive turnout. Almost all Democrats won. So that means in local elections doesn't have a lot of power, just matter for local issues like potholes and such

I doubt the election in Hong Kong was about potholes......

[Minister of Truth]

Well, the elections were massive turnout. Almost all Democrats won. So that means in local elections doesn't have a lot of power, just matter for local issues like potholes and such

The voters intended their turnout to be largely symbolic. I'm pretty sure they don't expect the councilmen they elected to actually overturn CCP rule. Of course, the fact that the fucking commies are so embarrassed over this whole affair is nice.

[Truth Detector]

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25...sions-victory/

Somehow, despite polls and media reporting, the CCP candidates were routed by the candidates in favour of liberal democracy. The outsider candidates scored a YUGE upset victory 389-61.

In the end, it will not matter. China is a Communist Dictatorship that has never shied away from brutal policies to keep its population in line.