Hong Kong continues to fight against Chinese authoritarianism

[VIDEO] The protests in Hong Kong against Chinese control have gone on for three months. And now we see mention in this 11 minute video of some HK activists seeking independence. We learn more about the governor structure of HK which most representatives to the government are really just mainland Chinese communists and prominent stakeholders within Hong Kong.

So whether HK wants universal suffrage for their government or independence it seems the activists of HK will have a real fight on their hands against PRC control of this former British colony.

Hong Kong protests objectives

[VIDEO] I've got a bit of catching up to do on these protests in Hong Kong. HK is essentially an auntomous area of China which was up until 1997 a dependency of the United Kingdom. It's known as a very capitalistic society which probably could do very well in a China that has increasingly accepted capitalism except it remains a single party state ruled by the Communist Party of China.

So basically these protests (which have lasted three months) began when China considered an extradition bill which sparked these protests. Now the protests are over whether or not Hong Kong should be able to elect their own leaders.

Hong Kong is so autonomous they utilize their natural right of free speech by booing the Chinese national anthem. What's emphasized in this video is that in the rest of the People's Republic of China booing the nat'l anthem is illegal. I can only imagine what happens if you do that in Shanghai or Beijing.

Either way what do you think about what's going on in Hong Kong right now? Do you support what the protests are attempting to achieve over there? Do you think it's good that the America response could basically support the HK protestors?