Reddit mentions of The Politics of Small Things: The Power of the Powerless in Dark Times

> and when did the bombing begin? When was Lam Bun burned alive? May? July?


What does that have to do with Tsang's arrest? His charge is from law that are enacted as a part of the state of emergency declared. The Atlantic still reports HK are under the effect of riots by November.


> Given that HK has zero positive political development and only dictators being dictators imposing rule by man, I'm pretty sure most of HK will hate those happy with your statement.


Yeah I don't care about those people's happiness, I care that they wallow in self-pity and stop doing things they said they believe in. Happy, free, rich, most of the world can't even get two out of three.


For those who are still reading, I recommend The Politics of Small Things by Jeffrey C. Goldfarb for a starting point.


> There are no alternatives with you and your comrades other than taking the money they toss at you, laying back, and enjoy being raped at gunpoint.


See? That's the kind of hyperbole that make you laughable.

1. Insist on forcing a label on another person without evidence.
   
   
   
2. Insist on using words like "rape" to describe political change, trying to trigger negative associations. 
   
   
   
3. Imagine China using guns for coercion, when cases like S. Korea proves that economy is the PRC's most powerful weapon, with its laws a close second for "internal dispute".
   
   
   I never imagined I will show my current findings in a thread not many are going to read, but here are some alternatives:
   
   
   (Warning: not advocating crime here, just some finding of possibility so far)
   
   
   
4. Work with/in the system
   
   
   There are many concern groups even before Umbrella, but a few become politically active (eg. Eddie Chu). Another way is becoming a government official and 'change from within'. Naive? True, but the alternative is losing one's voice within the system.
   
   
   
5. Grassroot changes (Umbrella in communities)
   
   
   Often talked about after Umbrella, changing from bottom up. There are a few successful cases eg. Tai Wo Estate concern group, but it's 'small stuff', not an example getting attention from foreign press. Would HKers be actually interested in working for the community?
   
   
   
6. Mass movement (the Tea Party model)
   
   
   Not lying on the street, but a coordinated, mass action against Hong Kong government rule.
   
   
   The question is, how many people are willing to give up their jobs to do that full time? How to convince other people this is viable under the current political climate? Since it can take a long time, how would one keep up the pressure and not fall off like Umbrella?
   
   
   
7. Change via fear (the Imperial Japanese model)
   
   
   So people said they hate CY, or those legislators, or those PRC officials. Around 80 years ago, some Imperial Japanese army officers took the matter into their own hands and change the policy of Japan.
   
   
   The question is, obviously, who would be willing and able to do it, and how can it be sure that they don't actually make public opinion turn the other way, like MK riots.
   
   
   There will definitely be more, the above are not confirmed solutions, just some 'alternatives' as you specified.
   
   
   I'd dare you to do better, but your mind is probably in 'fight' mode right now. Let's cool down and have another go tomorrow?