My TakeThe US pot calling the HK kettle black
- American politicians should realise they have zero to negative moral authority to tell other people how to run elections, governments and police, given the disgraceful state of their own governance
Oh dear, this is just too much, even by American standards.
“White House/Trump administration slams Hong Kong for election delay,” the international news headlines scream, all in some variations thereof.
It came at about the same time as US President Donald Trump himself threatened to postpone the 2020 presidential election, you know, the one for the most powerful office in the world, not just a mere city election somewhere in Asia.
The president has long predicted, as early as 2016, that this US election in November will be rigged, and has hinted he may not concede if he loses. Well, I don’t know if it will be rigged or fair. I am not American and it’s not my business.
I do know something about the politics of my own city. Just before you accuse me of “whataboutism” for the umpteenth time, I refer you to my previous column explaining why Hong Kong’s own election postponement is not only justified, but absolutely necessary.