{"id":59157,"date":"2019-12-25T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=59157"},"modified":"2019-12-25T09:14:42","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T17:14:42","slug":"protests-in-hong-kong-chile-and-over-a-dozen-other-nations-will-justice-ever-prevail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/protests-in-hong-kong-chile-and-over-a-dozen-other-nations-will-justice-ever-prevail\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests in Hong Kong, Chile, and over a dozen other nations. Will justice ever prevail?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n2019 Hong Kong Protesters (Studio Incendo<\/a><\/em>)
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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

We see more protests in Hong Kong:<\/p>\n

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25 December 2019<\/p>\n

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said many residents and tourists had seen their Christmas celebrations “ruined by a group of reckless and selfish rioters”.<\/p>\n

“Such illegal acts have not only dampened the festive mood but also adversely affected local businesses,” she said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The protests began in June, focusing on a bill that would have allowed the extradition of suspects to mainland China.<\/p>\n

The bill was later withdrawn, but demonstrations have since evolved into a broader movement demanding investigations into police brutality and democratic reform.<\/p>\n

The protests, which had been largely peaceful in recent weeks, have turned more confrontational over the festive season.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday hundreds of activists marched through shopping centres shouting slogans such as “Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times!” Police arrested several people after using pepper spray. https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-50910408<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While the Hong Kong protests have been large and basically ongoing, they are not the only ones.<\/p>\n

Notice something about Chile:<\/p>\n

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Chile Is In Danger Of Becoming Just Another Crisis-Ridden Latin American Country<\/h2>\n
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Although we Latin Americans thought Chile was immune to populism, small protests\u00a0have grown\u00a0<\/a>into the largest ones since the nation\u2019s re-democratization in the 90s. Initially, the protestors were groups of students complaining about a raise in the Santiago subway fare \u2014 an increase of 3.75 percent or about five US cents (which could add up to $1.15 during peak hours). …<\/p>\n

Now, the movement has taken on a whole new character, with protestors\u2019 complaints becoming about income inequality and a poor welfare state. Violence also entered the picture, as protestors started rioting, burning nineteen subway stations. President Sebastian Pi\u00f1era then declared a state of emergency,\u00a0calling in troops\u00a0<\/a>to restore order.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s to blame? Well, protestors attribute these problems to the nefarious legacies of Augusto Pinochet\u2019s dictatorship and its relentless implementation of a \u201cneoliberal\u201d agenda, with widespread liberalization of the market and privatizations in the 70s and 80s. …<\/p>\n

Reactions to the Protests and Chile\u2019s Future<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The pressure seems to be working, as President Pi\u00f1era has\u00a0announced\u00a0<\/a>a list of measures as an answer to protestors:<\/p>\n