Former Australian PM John Howard said “he was ‘inspired’ by the size of protests in Hong Kong and predicted the unrest might spread to mainland China.” https://t.co/rElMJWt27N?amp=1
“I hold a rather old-fashioned view, but I think it is a valid view, that if somebody is born into poverty and transitions to comfort in their lifetime they might put up with being told how to live their lives because they are grateful at no longer being poor.
“But if you are born into relative affluence and comfort you take that for granted and resent being told how to run your life.”