Perhaps this summarizes best the conflict of perceptions and identities, and the fear of diversity. My impression is that beyond politics, it is more a Hong Kong / mainland clash than anything else and trying to put all under one narrative. 1.45am: Chinese University anthropologist Gordon Mathews shares his thoughts from the Mong Kok stand-off on Facebook: A woman apparently in her forties was arguing against the protesters saying that, After all, we’re all Chinese in our blood! Why can’t we all recognize this? The protesters, mostly in their twenties, cried out in unison, We’re not Chinese. We’re Hongkongers! Then they looked at each other in disbelief… This may sum up a critical generational difference: after the handover, young Hongkongers were supposed to be trained to become Chinese, but many have moved in their feelings in the exact opposite direction. The degree of mutual incomprehension in this discussion was extraordinary.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 00:05:40 +0000
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