“You made me do it”

“It’s you who taught me peaceful protest is useless”

More and more we see the "you-made-me-do-it" argument (Lawrence Lok, Owen Chau).  It's deployed to excuse the violence on our streets: "it's you who taught me peaceful protest is useless". 

It's also the rationale of terrorists around the world.
This is a dangerous trend. Taken to extreme it means that any time any group, fighting for any cause can resort to violence if they don't get 100% of what they demand "and not one percent less". 

Many causes around the world have been successfully prosecuted by peaceful protest, eschewing violence. Let us please go down that peaceful path. 

Our violence was enabled by a New York Times article of 30 June which went viral in our local social media. It promoted a Marxist theory — provoking the police to hit you will gain international sympathy and coverage. How successful it's been!

All sides are being manipulated into a spiral of violence.  It must stop. 

Enough of "you made me do it" argument. 

Pf etc…

As published, 29 October