Letters | In the US or Hong Kong, when politicians show support for violence it’s the law-abiding public that suffers

The September 11 attacks brought home to politicians and the American public at large the true horrors of terrorism. Similarly, we may see the political classes and mainstream media in the US becoming more circumspect in their support for the rioters of Hong Kong in light of the arson, vandalism and looting taking place in their own cities.

They will surely take a more jaundiced view of those protest-supporting Hong Kong politicians beating a path to their doors to pour out their perceived grievances.

Will these politicians in Hong Kong declare their support for the oppressed African-Americans and others protesting for what they see as a just cause? Or will they remain silent for fear of causing offence to their supporters in the US, thereby being viewed as hypocrites? They are on the horns of a dilemma.

B.J. Carroll, South Horizons

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