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Why Couldn’t Gaza Be Another Hong Kong?

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Posted By: RockyTCB, 10/18/2023 6:37:20 AM

Hong Kong, not long ago a fishing village, a “barren island” with no natural resources, became an economic powerhouse with one of the world’s highest standards of living. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip has been described as a hellhole. There’s a reason the two are so different: The former chose to pursue prosperity while peacefully coexisting for a half century next to a territory-acquisitive communist regime, the latter chose to consume itself with hatred toward its neighbor. Modern Hong Kong began to take shape in the 1950s. It now has one of the highest concentrations of wealth in the world. But it wasn’t always a paradise teeming with human capital.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Lazyman 10/18/2023 7:06:11 AM (No. 1580027)
I don't see much difference between Gaza and uncivil American cities.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Bur Oak 10/18/2023 7:35:02 AM (No. 1580040)
The answer to the headline question is, Islam.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: slipstik 10/18/2023 7:43:00 AM (No. 1580048)
Why couldn't Gaza be a really big parking lot?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Newtsche 10/18/2023 7:47:41 AM (No. 1580053)
Inbreeding
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Reply 5 - Posted by: bpl40 10/18/2023 7:51:01 AM (No. 1580057)
When Israel left Gaza, they left behind fully functional Green Houses. Which were ploughed down by the Palestinians (whoever they are). They didn’t know how to use them.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: msjena 10/18/2023 7:56:54 AM (No. 1580060)
A better comparison is between Gaza and the rest of Israel. Third world vs first world, side by side.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: jdano 10/18/2023 9:10:34 AM (No. 1580117)
Savage Muslims.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Strike3 10/18/2023 9:10:43 AM (No. 1580118)
Because Asians are smart and productive while Palestinians are muslim savages.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: felixcat 10/18/2023 9:16:32 AM (No. 1580121)
Elections have consequences and when you wallow in victimhood, well, you wallow.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: JimBob 10/18/2023 10:47:17 AM (No. 1580216)
Culture Counts. #9's comment is the 'why' of #1's statement..... and I agree 110% with both of them.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: DVC 10/18/2023 10:47:46 AM (No. 1580218)
Because Gaza is populated by murderous lunatics devoured by hate.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Hazymac 10/18/2023 10:50:39 AM (No. 1580219)
Islamists
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Birddog 10/18/2023 11:43:49 AM (No. 1580262)
In 2011 Israel proposed a man made island off gaza city, with a major seaport , both commercial ships and cruise ships, an oil terminal, an international airport, tourist facilities, and a desalination plant for freshwater, to allow Gaza to be fully self sufficient...the island facilities to be under international/UN control so that no weapons imports or military use could be made of it. Enabling Israel to stop all Blockade actions. They pledged $10Billion to the plan. The Palestinians(and environmental groups) shot the concept down...and instead insisted that Israel immediately tear down the fences and allow all Palestinians out, give full rights to all in the Gaza and the west bank, give them Full State status, pay massive amounts of reparations, disarm their military and police, "Then we can talk about a seaport"
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Reply 14 - Posted by: smokincol 10/18/2023 1:02:29 PM (No. 1580322)
"Why Couldn’t Gaza Be Another Hong Kong?" - first, because the individual Chinese is intelligent, family oriented and hard working, to name only a couple of characteristics whereas, second, the individual Gazan has the standard of living of a mole and would rather blow things up than work for a living, any people who intentionally enslave their women are far from being described as "civilized" which is exactly how the muslim people treat their women and only use them as child producers
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Reply 15 - Posted by: danu 10/18/2023 2:50:06 PM (No. 1580415)
why can't hong kong be hong kong? i must hold them in my heart.
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