If awesome means Huge income inequality with no income mobility and a very small rate of "happiness index."
I rarely post on these forums (prefer to just read the perspective of commenters), but this issue has affected most people in my hometown big-time. You would have to be here to understand.
The vast majority of HK's populace detest these so-called protestors. There is a large portion of Hong Kongers that, if they protested, would actually be supported by the majority of citizens. But not these idiots. And frankly, the western media's attempts to turn this into some sort of Euro-Maidan BS failed, to our relief.
The majority of these "students" have one reason only for getting all rowdy - themselves.
Some of these "students" are actually in their late 20's and early 30's, earning pathetic incomes (or no income at all), and living off their parents and siblings. Most of them can see that they have no chance in life of ever getting a decent income, due to poor grades since elementary school, general irresponsibility, profligate lifestyles (comeon, complain you're underpaid and run around with two iPhone 6+'s, a Macbook Air, and two iPads? lolol), and, at it's core, the "it's your fault I'm a loser" mentality.
There are many people that eke by in Hong Kong, such as bus drivers, newspaper stall owners, taxi drivers, construction workers, and more. Yet a vast majority of them are against this "movement", because they understand that one's lot in life is in their own hands. Work for what you have, expect no handouts. During the protests, many were getting increasingly frustrated that the police had been protecting the barricades setup by rioters, when their monthly incomes had taken a 70% hit over the two months of these riots. Hell, when the Taxi and Bus union drivers cleared the barricades themselves, thousands of people living in the affected areas cheared them on the sidelines.
It is this "ghetto", "it's not my fault, it's racism/sexism/ethnicism/whateverism, but in this case discrimination against stupids (would you hire a D-student for mid-6 figures? Thought so...)that is the root cause of these idiots causing trouble for everyone else.
How did they get it? Look no further than Detroit. Due to the extremely (and increasingly) liberal school system parroted by a generation of sub-par, colonial-era, Brit-ass-kissing bureacrats, an entire generation of kids have been spoon-fed the mentality that "it's not my fault, it's ALWAYS someone else's".
Trophies and medals for last place. Better yet, a certificate even if you just show up. It's ok if you get D's, you can still move up a grade. You stole from a teacher or fellow student? Took drugs? Engaged in prostitution? Failed the same class 3 years in a row? It's ok, we have a 3 to the power of 10 strikes policy. Scold your child for throwing a tantrum in public? Cops book you, the local demorat lawyers and "human rights" activists emerge and threaten to take your kid away. Teachers harrassing parents for disciplining children. Kids running away from home, parents getting blamed. Foolish "spoil the child" policies that have been running since the 90's.
Like we used to say. Spare the rod, spoil the child. In Hong Kong, it's "If we see even a hint of a chopstick, let alone a rod, you're going to jail." Damn imbeciles.
