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Protesters use candles to form the words "We are Born to be Free" in Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 2019. Chow Tsz-Lok, the Hong Kong university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters, died Friday in a rare fatality in five months of unrest, fueling more outrage against authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Protesters use candles to form the words "We are Born to be Free" in Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 2019. Chow Tsz-Lok, the Hong Kong university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters, died Friday in a rare fatality in five months of unrest, fueling more outrage against authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.(Vincent Yu)

By Ted Cruz

2:00 AM on Nov 10, 2019

Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s collapse. Its ruin would pave the way for the end of the Cold War and mark the abject failure of communism.

Throughout history, people of every color and creed have sought to flee the reach of communism. Tyrants know this, which is why the Berlin Wall was built — not to keep people out, but rather to keep people in.

Throughout the Berlin Wall’s existence, the Soviet Union’s communist regime in East Germany imprisoned and killed thousands of people yearning for freedom.

America did not bomb the Berlin Wall to the ground, or send in tanks to demolish it....

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comme...the-new-berlin/

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I hope you're wrong @truth_seeker, but you may well be right.

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Because, as Reagan demonstrated, truth is powerful and can transform the world.

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Rather than start a new thread, I'm just going to add to this one.

Masked men attack Hong Kong newspaper facility, set fire to printing presses, papers

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The paper has, at times, been critical of Chinese authorities

Image source: Epoch Times video screenshot
Aaron Colen


Masked intruders entered a printing facility for the Epoch Times in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning and set fire to newspapers and printing equipment, the outlet reported.

The Epoch Times is a multilanguage newspaper that is distributed in countries all over the world and has been published in Chinese since 2000. The organization has been reporting on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which has included coverage that could be viewed as critical of police as they cracked down on demonstrators.

At about 3:40 a.m. local time shortly after employees opened the facility and were preparing to send out the day's print edition, four men entered. They were dressed in black, wearing masks, and carrying retractable batons like those a police officer would carry.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

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To the people of Iran peacefully protesting: America stands with you against the oppressive regime. We will hold accountable those behind the violent crackdowns. #IranProtests -->
Iran's 'largest internet shutdown ever' is happening now. Here's what you need to know
Iran has shut down most of its internet in an apparent attempt to stem the spread of nationwide protests. Here's what you need to know.
cnn.com

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