Jul 7, 2019, 9:48 AM

Rebecca Chan And I'm sure there are stupid western "leftists" who are cheering them on. I know far too many such people who see students protesting and immediately side with them no matter what. In fact, most student protesters, in Latin American countries with left-wing populist governments, are scions of the upper middle and upper classes who have access to higher education and fear that the lower classes will supplant them if given the opportunity. They are reactionaries through and through. But naive Western "leftists" call them pro-democracy advocates. I've seen this all too often when it comes to their prejudiced attitude towards China.

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