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Blizzard’s Official Statement: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23185888/regarding-last-weekend-s-hearthstone-grandmasters-tournament Comment by JJR in case Blizzard tries to pull off a ninja edit: https://tl.net/forum/general/551816-blizzard-bans-hs-pro-for-political-statement?page=27#529 | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On October 30 2019 13:40 CorsairHero wrote: First sponsor to pull out of a hearthstone tournament https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/29/20939236/blizzard-china-hong-kong-protests-mitsubishi-hearthstone-ban-sponsorship-pulled Finally some good news. | ||
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
At least there is a silver lining, Blizz are one of the few things in history of the US that managed to unify both democrats and republicans to have a common stance; they both condemn blizzards actions lol. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
On October 23 2019 01:59 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote: The backstory of the whole situation is that the west (UK/US) were trading with China. But the west had nothing the Chinese wanted and demanded payment in silver. To counteract this the British started selling opium to China starting a pandemic of drug use. The Chinese tried to stop it and the British declared war on them and stomped them into the ground, because they didn't want to get feed drugs. Later on the US also stomped the Chinese. During these wars the UK first annexed parts of HK and finally forced the Chinese to agree to a "lease" for the rest of what is now HK for 100 years. Quite clearly the west were the baddies in this scenario. Understandably the citizens of HK, having lived under British rule for 156 years, are used to democracy and their own ideology. But HK is quite clearly Chinese. I think it's commendable to take a stand for what you believe in and how you want your future to be. I also think that China is not out to repay "a century of humiliation". But I don't think that means they haven't forgotten or that their efforts to become a superpower doesn't have a strong purpose of never becoming the victim again. So if you look at it from the Chinese perspective with their history, specifically about HK, and their general feelings on involvement in political affairs I think other (western) power interceding on HK's behalf would be taken very, very badly. As bad as it is right now China knows that the rest of the world (and their own population) is watching. But if you decide to make it "personal"... Want to bet that China is up for a diplomatic/economic version of the Opium Wars version III and are willing to cede HK? Not a bet I would like. And yes, I think this means that HK is probably "doomed" in the long run. But honestly it's a global world and as harsh as it is if you want to live in the UK you can move away from China. Apparently people of Hong Kong don't get a say because they just simply belong to China according to you. Nice. And no, they can't just become British citizens. That stopped a long time ago in 1997. Not that foreign citizenship stops the PRC government from abducting people from outside of China if it suits them anyways. | ||
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Circumstance
United States11403 Posts
As of today, Blitzchung now plays for Tempo Storm. https://tempostorm.com/articles/blitzchung | ||
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Excludos
Norway8111 Posts
On November 01 2019 07:37 Circumstance wrote: Only one important organization in the esports industry was started in Hearthstone. It's also truly the only one that has hard committed to it, put Hearthstone on a central position in its space. As of today, Blitzchung now plays for Tempo Storm. https://tempostorm.com/articles/blitzchung This seems like very poor english from someone from the US. I have no idea what you tried to say in that first paragraph. Is Tempo Storm the only important organization in the esports industry, because they're comitted to..hard? Or hard comitted to HS, and that somehow makes them the only important organization in esports..? | ||
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Circumstance
United States11403 Posts
On November 01 2019 07:48 Excludos wrote: This seems like very poor english from someone from the US. I have no idea what you tried to say in that first paragraph. Is Tempo Storm the only important organization in the esports industry, because they're comitted to..hard? Or hard comitted to HS, and that somehow makes them the only important organization in esports..? No other important organization in the industry was founded from Hearthstone, and no other important organization in the industry has made a hard commitment to Hearthstone/made it central to their brand identity. They're not the only important organization, they're the only one that can be described in this way. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9675 Posts
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abuse
Latvia1934 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8111 Posts
On November 11 2019 22:51 Jockmcplop wrote: So how did the massive Blizzcon protest go or have we all forgotten about this now? Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 was announced so I guess all is forgiven | ||
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abuse
Latvia1934 Posts
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dhlsmw/list_of_documented_police_abuses/ | ||
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emperorofwild
87 Posts
On November 11 2019 23:45 abuse wrote: Police openly shooting at protestors now. dude you do not know a little bit about CPC . If they want use gunfire, the riots or you called protests wil be cleaned completely, one time for all. The truth is riots are attacking all Mainlanders including University students and a Japanese who is thought to be Mainlander.And they use gasoline and firelighter to burn a HK citizen having different opinions with their behavior. You call them freedom fighters ? | ||
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KlaCkoN
Sweden1661 Posts
On November 13 2019 12:29 emperorofwild wrote: dude you do not know a little bit about CPC . If they want use gunfire, the riots or you called protests wil be cleaned completely, one time for all. The truth is riots are attacking all Mainlanders including University students and a Japanese who is thought to be Mainlander.And they use gasoline and firelighter to burn a HK citizen having different opinions with their behavior. You call them freedom fighters ? They want freedom, and they are fighting for it. I think that makes them, literally, freedom fighters. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23293 Posts
On November 13 2019 12:38 KlaCkoN wrote: They want freedom, and they are fighting for it. I think that makes them, literally, freedom fighters. Considering HK's suffocating inequality, they'd have to be anti-capitalist to be freedom fighters imo. | ||
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Sermokala
United States13984 Posts
On November 13 2019 12:47 GreenHorizons wrote: Considering HK's suffocating inequality, they'd have to be anti-capitalist to be freedom fighters imo. You don't have to be anti-capitalist to be anti inequality. HK's, somehow worse then san Deigo, the housing situation is a result of a lack of residentially zoned land due to a myriad of local issues. Whenever they deign to open up new land for housing they auction it off for the government's benefit. But sure a communist revolution is going to take place in a communist nation, that makes sense. | ||
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emperorofwild
87 Posts
On November 13 2019 12:38 KlaCkoN wrote: They want freedom, and they are fighting for it. I think that makes them, literally, freedom fighters. how about ISIS? They fight for their "freedom"？with freedom in mouth they can do everything including this ? Today 7 railway lines are down .so How about the people want to take the railway to their job? how about their freedom? | ||
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abuse
Latvia1934 Posts
On November 13 2019 13:25 emperorofwild wrote: how about ISIS? They fight for their "freedom"？with freedom in mouth they can do everything including this ? Today 7 railway lines are down .so How about the people want to take the railway to their job? how about their freedom? Everything you say is absurd. Also, having some railway lines down does not limit your freedom, do you know what freedom is? Freedom is what HKG people want, and what all this is happening for. | ||
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abuse
Latvia1934 Posts
On November 13 2019 12:29 emperorofwild wrote: dude you do not know a little bit about CPC . If they want use gunfire, the riots or you called protests wil be cleaned completely, one time for all. The truth is riots are attacking all Mainlanders including University students and a Japanese who is thought to be Mainlander.And they use gasoline and firelighter to burn a HK citizen having different opinions with their behavior. You call them freedom fighters ? I don't know what you're trying to say even. There's video proof of the police shooting people with gunfire. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8111 Posts
On November 13 2019 13:25 emperorofwild wrote: how about ISIS? They fight for their "freedom"？with freedom in mouth they can do everything including this ? Today 7 railway lines are down .so How about the people want to take the railway to their job? how about their freedom? I'm sorry people's fight for their human rights is slightly inconvenient for you | ||
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emperorofwild
87 Posts
On November 13 2019 16:36 Excludos wrote: I'm sorry people's fight for their human rights is slightly inconvenient for you I am sorry ,today most HK people's little tiny hunman rights—right to take a train， is destroyed by your human rights fighters？ do they have human rights？ or only people have same opinion with you stupid ，know nothing and never be to HK or China, have the human rights? | ||
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abuse
Latvia1934 Posts
You know what is a human right? Democracy. Freedom of thought and expression, The right to public assembly, The right of no unfair detainment, the right to trial, the right of always being innocent until proven guilty, The right to not be tortured, the right to live, The right to not have your own police fucking shoot you, beat the crap out of you, or rape you while you've been arrested during your right of public assembly. | ||
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