Hong Kong and Minneapolis (China, Hawaii and You)
A Tale of Two Cities and Two Riots. The host for this show is Andrew Zimmerman. The guest is Robby Dube.
In this episode, we discuss the following points:
1) George Floyd incident and Minneapolis background—symptom of preexisting problem?
2) Hong Kong—British colonization of it/remnants of British power
3) Student reactions/Joshua Wang/Hong Kong since rioting.
4) Reactions to Hong Kong in the post-riot world—what changes have there been?
5) Psychology: What drives people to riot, or commit violence against the state? Is there a cultural difference between America and China in what leads to these riots from their citizens? What are things that governments should do both pre-emptively and in dealing with a riot?
6) Comparisons: How did China and America handle this post crises world?
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