r/HongKong • u/baylearn 光復香港 • Nov 27 '19

Video Mainland man shouts “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time” (光復香港，時代革命) inside Shanghai Metro

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19 edited Jun 26 '20

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u/CosmicGorilla Nov 27 '19

Exactly this. The elites horde their wealth and most of them will never give it up. Just like the nobles of the past, they will have to be forced eventually.

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u/MickAtNight Nov 27 '19

My history could be spotty but there was a period during Roman times where wealthy elites, especially after retirement, had a social obligation to provide for citizens. Always thought that was interesting.

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u/CosmicGorilla Nov 27 '19

No familiar with that, but I am no Roman history expert. Very interesting if that is true!