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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

On October 30 2019 23:48 Danglars wrote:

Finally some good news.

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.

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

On November 11 2019 22:51 Jockmcplop wrote:
So how did the massive Blizzcon protest go or have we all forgotten about this now?

On November 11 2019 23:45 abuse wrote:
Police openly shooting at protestors now.

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 ?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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 ?

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?

On November 13 2019 16:36 Excludos wrote:


I'm sorry people's fight for their human rights is slightly inconvenient for you