15 photos from day 5. Paradise lost. Tension rose after the police were seen carrying riot gear and chemicals, instead of the food they had declared it to be when driving through the protest. Long Hair called the police liars. It appeared to be a strategic scare tactic. The evening had everyone strained, saying, for the millionth time, in every way possible keep calm - the new mantra of the umbrella revolution. 17-year old Joshua Wong leading Scholarism said it best: the ONLY one who wants us to be pushed to violence *IS* CY Leung, because it would be his excuse to retaliate with appropriate force. Vice Chancellors of 2 main universities HKU and CUHK braved the human wave and came to show their support, maintaining students safety was a key concern, and that if any violence broke out now, protestor efforts for these 5 days of exemplary behavior would be all but lost. We waited for CYs press conference in the tear gas-ready crowd of protestors, about 1/3 looked to be camera-clad news teams. A sea of black. No connection. Everyone clamoring around several devices. CY Leung offered to have Mrs. Carrie Lam open up discussion with students on constitutional reform but he was not going to step down. Was this all we had been waiting for? A mediator? People around me sighed, feeling this was just to buy time. After 5 long days, gears on government side had shifted, at least. CY stated that the protest, while unlawful, was peaceful. We left after that, walking by students who were settling in for another bed-in, on a sofa that found its way in, or face down on the pavement, beat. Long Hair had photos of a human chain keeping a critical traffic line open in the area. We need the support of the rest of Hong Kong: dont upset the people now, dont ruffle their feathers. We turned back and looked at the civil disobedience camp out, its embers had cooled. We kept to our keep calm promise. The protest was, and still is peaceful. It was full of beauty, we had proved Hong Kong worthy of democracy. Yes, it had some very lofty ideals. But more importantly: it had hope. There had to be no attachment to the outcome. Its the action, not the fruit of the action, thats important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that therell be any fruit. But that doesnt mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. Mahatma Gandhi Keep the hope alive, Hong Kong. #occupycentral #oclp #hk #hongkong #democracy #universalsufferage #occupyadmiralty #umbrellarevolution #peace #protest #makeartnotwar #makelovenotwar
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 05:46:56 +0000
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