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Hong Kong 2019: This Is 1989 For Asia

And the best route is not the route that was taken in Russia in 1989. The collapse was spectacular, true. That was good news for the victor. But that saw a decade of economic contraction for Russia, and falling living standards. There was half baked democracy. The mafia swooped in. There are people who argue Russia is not even a democracy.

That is why my first choice is one country, two systems. But it does require that Beijing makes peace with full-fledged democracy in Hong Kong. If not, two countries, one system, democracy, might become the new slogan.

The US political system is bubbling with complaints about how things are. Money is too influential in American politics. Maybe Hong Kong does not want a copycat system. In fact, Hong Kong seems to have a bigger money in politics problem. The Hong Kong billionaires put the Koch brothers to shame.

And that is why I think the Hong Kong protestors need to become politically organized and engage in intelligent debates and discussions on the kind of political system they might want. Maybe they can build something new. Maybe they can build something that progressives in America dream about.

Freedom has to ring. But the call for freedom can not be naive. This ongoing protest movement in Hong Kong should seek inspiration from Eastern Europe in 1989, true. But it also should learn. The post-1989 transition in Russia could have been handled much, much better.

Voices inside the Chinese Communist Party that might have democratic aspirations need to rise. They need to make a case that the one country, two systems that was promised to Hong Kong must be delivered. That 2047 is not when Hong Kong becomes like China, but that is when China becomes like Hong Kong, if not earlier.

Boris Yeltsin was a member of the communist party in Russia. Who are the Boris Yeltsins of China?

Let Boris be an inspiration. But let him also be a warning. He messed up the transition big time.

Xi Jinping having declared himself president for life might have been the moment when the Chinese Communist Party signed its death warrant. The 10-year term that was in place was perhaps a better arrangement. Now the Chinese have a system where you can not challenge that one guy. This system will break, but it will not bend. Looks like it will break.

I know so little about internal Chinese politics, I don't seem to know the name of any other politician besides Xi. Okay, there is that Vice President guy who leads the trade talks. And the Foreign Minister. But other than that, I don't seem to have names and faces. Who are these people?

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— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) September 13, 2019

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— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) September 13, 2019

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— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) September 13, 2019

Dem Debate: Texas Edition

“My father grew up on a peanut farm in Asia with no floor and now his son is running for president.” #DemDebate

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) September 13, 2019

Medicare for All is the best healthcare plan for working and middle class Americans.

It guarantees critical healthcare, like insulin treatments, as a right, & at a lower cost too.

Corporate choice plans virtually guarantee profits for insurers, not healthcare for Americans.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 13, 2019

The secret’s out! Have you entered to win our #1kGiveaway? Visit https://t.co/CfP07EKyAq now! pic.twitter.com/SWzo6Kxz2Q

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) September 13, 2019

Oh man... Poor Pete had to follow @AndrewYang providing a year's worth of #BasicIncome to 10 Americans for one year. He chose to mention 9/11, 18 years after the fact, and then Kamala went after Trump in the same way everyone does every day... #ISupportYang #YangGang #DemDebate

— Scott Santens (@scottsantens) September 13, 2019

Systemic racism is a root ideology that propped up an extractive economic system that prioritizes profit over human & environmental considerations.

The injustices of slavery evolved into Jim Crow, redlining, the War on Drugs, mass incarceration, & beyond:https://t.co/ox9co5QkeB

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 13, 2019

In his opening statement, Andrew Yang says his campaign will give "$1,000 a month for an entire year to 10 American families."

If elected President, Yang plans to give every American adult $1,000 a month in ‘universal basic income’

pic.twitter.com/K5SJHZJIPw

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 13, 2019

This teacher in China removed his students' make-up with such force some of them were left in tears. pic.twitter.com/c4acsvjCwU

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) September 13, 2019

I think I’m the only person on stage who’s been a public school teacher. Money for public schools should stay in public schools. I’ve already made my commitment: When I’m president, we will have a Secretary of Education who has been a public school teacher. #DemDebate

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 13, 2019

Know that this wasn’t an ad for young conservatives of color - that was the pretense.

What you just watched was a love letter to the GOP’s white supremacist case. https://t.co/zvp1EB02c5

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 13, 2019

Click #MyYangStory. It'll make your day. It's an incredible timeline of real Americans sharing why they support @AndrewYang. It's truly inspiring to see so much diversity and unity in America. It's what we need. The #YangGang is incredible and no other candidate can inspire this.

— Scott Santens (@scottsantens) September 12, 2019

Kamala always says “let me be very clear” before saying something extremely vague.

— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) September 13, 2019

In a rare moment amid tension between police and protesters, a man successfully lands a 360-degree bottle flip, earning him congratulations from both sides. #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/l3T6iPPrbA

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) September 13, 2019

"On April 20th 2021 I'm going to pardon everyone who's in prison for a low level non violent drug offense." pic.twitter.com/YjALEroK2m

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) September 13, 2019

This is the ad @ABC allowed to run during tonight's #DemDebate: right-wing propaganda depicting @AOC set on fire, burning into images of skeletons.

This is right out of the white nationalist playbook. No news network should be profiting off such hatred.pic.twitter.com/11g7k6hf3c

— Bend the Arc: Jewish Action (@jewishaction) September 13, 2019

Hmm. You’re taller than I am. From the video, you’re probably a better shot. And, I’ve seen you dunking (on an 8-foot rim). Altogether, pretty strong. So....... https://t.co/hVlhDfKS1W pic.twitter.com/cMepUnKWlu

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 12, 2019

Every Democrat on this stage wants to improve our health care system. But we cannot lose sight of the biggest threat to Americans' health care:

Donald Trump.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 13, 2019

I’ve proposed a two-cent wealth tax that would mean #UniversalChildCare for every baby and child aged 1-4, would cancel student loan debt for 95% of people who have it, invest $50 billion in HBCUs, and strengthen our unions. #UltraMillionaireTax #DemDebate

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 13, 2019

Cancel all student debt. #DemDebate

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 13, 2019

"The data shows that a good teacher is worth his or her weight in gold." #Math #DemDebate

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) September 13, 2019

Yang just said the most bold shit I’ve ever heard in my life! “We need to admit we suck at rebuilding other countries” Yang is honest and they can’t handle it! #YangGang #DemDebate

— Chef4yang2020 (@Mjoubert5) September 13, 2019

People ask me if Trump is responsible for El Paso — I say he may not have pulled the trigger, but he’s tweeting out the ammunition. #DemDebate

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 13, 2019

I drove my daughter into school today. She noticed a new armed guard outside. She started to panic and said, “what if it’s a trick and he’s not a real guard & is welcomed in with a loaded gun to kill us all”

—- yeah we fucked our kids up real good, America.

— MommaT (@tweetmommybop) September 12, 2019

Why did they not let @AndrewYang speak about guns or race relations? #LetYangSpeak This is 3 debates in a row he’ll likely end up at the least amount of speaking time. What’s up @ABC @MSNBC @CNN?

— Jonathan Munitz 🌹🦅💰 (@MyLifeIsMunitz) September 13, 2019

I want my taxes to go up to pay for #Medicare4All. I know if I pitch in a little more, my overall healthcare costs will go down.

When we all pitch in to raise everyone up, we’re all better off.

So, yeah, raise my taxes.#DemDebate

— joelle (@joellestangler) September 13, 2019

Like many of you I hate hearing and seeing myself most of the time. But the #YangGang is courages, and we step outside ourselves for the greater good.

This is #MyYangStory and why #ISupportYang.

Let’s go baby!!! #YangBeatsTrump pic.twitter.com/vpPzTcN6g1

— Dylan Hearn (@Zoimaker) September 12, 2019

#MyYangStory
It’s short and I’m sick, but next time I’ll clip the bloopers together into something more presentable 😂 pic.twitter.com/xlRz1L5rxh

— The Wandering Unicorn (@Unicorn36902) September 12, 2019

And now, @realDonaldTrump, you can go back to watching Fox News. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/GhpQnrh0B2

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 13, 2019

Two years ago, @AndrewYang met me at Dean & Deluca and said he was running for president.

I called him a "longer-than-longshot." Then he dunked on me by qualifying for the debates. Today on The Daily, we talk about what I got wrong.https://t.co/sFSFdDP9MH

— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) September 12, 2019

#LetYangSpeak Andrew Yang has spoken for a total of 2 minutes this entire debate.

— Evan (@Iamtoastyss) September 13, 2019

ABC should be embarrassed that their first climate question, 2 hours in, was about meat consumption.

— Jamal Raad (@jamalraad) September 13, 2019

#MyYangStory Part one! pic.twitter.com/ViAouIPlrW

— 🔥heartburn honey🔥 (@Brithebaby) September 12, 2019

I've seen more autopsy photographs than I care to tell you.
I've attended more police officer funerals than I care to tell you.
I've hugged more mothers of homicide victims than I care to tell you.

I won't wait for Congress to have the courage to act. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/xrfYEZfatA

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 13, 2019

Democratic presidential candidates are participating in the third 2020 #DemDebate in Houston, Texas.

Follow live updates: https://t.co/Zlb5iAmVcd

Where candidates stand: https://t.co/8RWROjshvP

Analysis: https://t.co/BelB6X3bjF

What to watch for: https://t.co/D36n2Aan8J pic.twitter.com/R2KBlnWuo2

— CNN (@CNN) September 13, 2019

Sometimes you need to do something unprecedented to be presidential. Glad to have your support, @alexisohanian! #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/EP2z8QwfOn

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) September 13, 2019

Alex. You should do it in addition ....... and run for office yourself! :)

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) September 13, 2019

I have never met anyone who likes their health insurance company. They like their doctors, their pharmacists, their nurses. What people want is affordable health care. What we need to fight for is #MedicareForAll. #DemDebate

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 13, 2019

I want to be as clear as I can: When Democrats next have power, we should be bold. It’s time to get rid of the filibuster. #DemDebate

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 13, 2019

A Few Essential Books for Wrapping Your Head Around the Opioid Crisis https://t.co/kfJS8oABPH pic.twitter.com/ywjQDxK3hP

— Danielle Ofri (@danielleofri) September 13, 2019

Under #MedicareForAll, people will have access to all of their doctors, their nurses, their rural and community hospitals. What this is about is making sure we have the most efficient way possible to pay for health care for everyone in this country. #DemDebate

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 13, 2019

I grew up acutely aware of the flaws in our criminal justice system and chose to reform it from the inside. I took on the position that allowed me — without asking permission — to create a first in the nation initiative to help people arrested for drugs get jobs. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/LE2G1ZlOHG

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 13, 2019

My story has a lot of twists and turns, but I was resilient. I kept fighting, and I lived my dream. I'm standing here today because I got back up, and I fought back. I know what's broken, and I want to be in the fight to fix it. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/HCoPl481Ua

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 13, 2019

we won the debate in under 10 minutes. incredible. https://t.co/PGKxKqBgDB

— Robyn Kanner (@robynkanner) September 13, 2019

President Trump: "I hit Pocahontas way too early. I thought she was gone, she's emerged from the ashes. And now it looks like she could beat Sleepy Joe. He's falling asleep, he has no idea what the hell he's doing or saying." pic.twitter.com/noa1x2bjHd

— The Hill (@thehill) September 13, 2019

Sen. Cory Booker said "systemic racism" is "eroding our nation":

"We have a criminal justice system that is so racially biased, we have more African Americans under criminal supervision today than all the slaves in 1850." https://t.co/viXeYD4o0q #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/AM5oXudVLv

— ABC News (@ABC) September 13, 2019

#MyYangStory I used to be a Bernie Supporter, he woke me up to understand that the establishment is screwing the people over. @AndrewYang came and helped me understand what Freedom truly is. Freedom is to have a chance to live the way you want to live and pursuing your passions

— Danny (@DannyParkIRL) September 12, 2019

#MyYangStory is that I never was into politics, although I did vote. But I never voted for someone I felt spoke to me or even to the issues of others. When I first heard of @AndrewYang on the @SamHarrisOrg podcast I instantly knew I was going to support Yang. After that podcast pic.twitter.com/24fmVKD4vM

— Matthew (@seenmaya) September 12, 2019

I just have to say that watching all of your #MyYangStory videos today has made me so incredibly happy. I love seeing your faces, hearing your voices, feeling your experiences. We can see & understand the breadth and reach of this campaign. I ❤️ this #YangGang family. 🇺🇸🖖😍

— Bay (@BHabshey) September 12, 2019