De revolucions i paraigües

"I assure you, the police have enough manpower to deal with every single incident."

"In current-day China, competitive elections with 'one man, one vote' would be sure to quickly lead to a state of turmoil, chaos, even civil war."

De debò que l'únic que els poden oferir és la por? I per cert, atenció al concepte "ordre social": casualment posat en risc pels manifestants. Els governants es posen nerviosos quan les decisions polítiques es plantegen des de baix. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html?_r=0

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29437851

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/30/-sp-hong-kong-umbrella-revolution-pro-democracy-protests