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Bilbo's Lesson: Beware The Nearby Dragon

 Another way to put it is 'Can we talk about the elephant in the room?'

Another way to put it is 'Can we talk about the elephant in the room?' For about 150 years the nearby Dragon was an Imperial Lion. During the Opium Wars Hong Kong became a British Colony. Time moves on and in a legal, political move that is far beyond my abilities to explain, the Lion is replaced by the Dragon. Lions and Dragons have many points in common. Not the least of is their belief that they get to make the rules that others must live by. Such a belief is in and of itself not harmful. Indeed, every country in the world that others recognize to be free live by that rule. Problems only arise when the people don't believe that the Lion or the Dragon have the right to make the rules. Back in 1989 a group of people who felt that their Dragon didn't have the right to make the rules gathered one night to express their beliefs. The Dragon may not have had the right to make the rules, but it certainly had the power. Many citizens died that night. I'm not sure why Lions and Dragons are such bad learners. But they most assuredly are. So, let me restate an obvious law of nature. When the ruling powers make laws that seriously offend the populace, eventually there will be Rebellion of one sort or another. My prayer, for all people in all places is that they find a way to live in peace and sustainable harmony and that their path to this way of life be one of harmony rather than violence. In particular I'm remembering the people of Hong Kong as I write this blog. Brian
Beware The Nearby Dragon

 For about 150 years the nearby Dragon was an Imperial Lion. During the Opium Wars Hong Kong became a British Colony. Time moves on and in a legal, political move that is far beyond my abilities to explain, the Lion is replaced by the Dragon.

Lions and Dragons have many points in common. Not the least of is their belief that they get to make the rules that others must live by.

Such a belief is in and of itself not harmful. Indeed, every country in the world that others recognize as free live by that rule. 

Problems only arise when the people don't believe that the Lion or the Dragon have the right to make the rules. 

Back in 1989 a group of people who felt that their Dragon didn't have the right to make the rules gathered one night to express their beliefs. The Dragon may not have had the right to make the rules, but it certainly had the power. Many citizens died that night.

I'm not sure why Lions and Dragons are such bad learners. But they most assuredly are. So, let me restate an obvious law of nature.

When the ruling powers make laws that seriously offend the populace, eventually there will be Rebellion of one sort or another. 

My prayer, for all people in all places is that they find a way to live in peace and sustainable harmony and that their path to this way of life be one of harmony rather than violence. In particular I'm remembering the people of Hong Kong as I write this blog. 

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　　香港警務處國家安全處今日 (五月二十八日) 於全港多區，包括大欖女懲教所採取執法行動，拘捕五名女子及一名男子（共六人），年齡介乎三十七歲至六十五歲，涉嫌違反《維護國家安全條例》下第24條 「煽動意圖的相關罪行」。

　　此外，警方根據法庭手令，搜查當中五名被捕人士的住所，檢取一批與案有關物品，包括涉嫌曾用作發布具煽動意圖訊息的電子通訊裝置。

　　警方調查顯示一名正在還押中的女子，透過另外五名被捕人，由二〇二四年四月份開始，以匿名方式在一社交平台專頁，利用某個將至的敏感日子，持續發布具煽動意圖的帖文，挑起市民對中央政府、特區政府及司法機構的憎恨，及意圖煽動網民在較後期間組織或參與非法活動。

　　這是警方根據《維護國家安全條例》採取的執法行動。煽動意圖的相關罪行屬嚴重罪行，最高可被判處監禁七年。意圖危害國家安全的分子亦不要妄想能在網上以匿名方式逃避警方的追查。至於市民大眾務必認清事實，不要被失實及歪曲的資訊蒙騙，更甚者被煽動參加非法甚至是危害國家安全的行為和活動。
　　
 
 
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2024年5月28日（星期二）
香港時間16時38分""

Brian

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