PATRIOTISM

A quick read of Hemlock leads me to this story in the Standard. It seems that the mianland view is that anyone who does not slavishly support everything that our masters in Beijing foist on us cannot be considered a patriot and so should have no place in the discussions re Hong Kong's political future.

One the mainland team who drafted the Basic Law, Hong Kongs mini constitution, said ``Former Chinese leader [Deng Xiaoping] had mentioned it very clearly. We need to respect and love our race, love our own country, and love Hong Kong. These were his basic conditions,''.

This is the same Deng Xiaoping who, as a member of the ruling politburo, loved his race and country so much that he devoted most of his life to keeping his people poor, uninformed, backward and down-trodden. Deng was essentially an evil bastard (even if he did lighten up a bit towards the end), and his views on absolutely anything and everything should be consigned to the rubbish heap.