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在 tolerate產品中有335篇Facebook貼文,粉絲數超過9,833的網紅A Happy Mum,也在其Facebook貼文中提到, 有女儿是幸福的。我有你们俩,双倍幸福。❤ Happy International Daughter's Day, my dears. I don't think I could have survived the past year if not for the two of you. I see...
同時也有22部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過2,210的網紅DJ Macky Suson,也在其Youtube影片中提到,This was the day 1 when I decided to never back down and document my mental health journey. I am already in Boracay Island and I thought it was going ...
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tolerate 在 Lifelong Animal Protection Instagram 的最佳貼文
2021-09-24 08:09:35
你是一個愛戶外活動,有耐心,有時間,愛狗狗的人類嗎? 若果你是的話就對了。 年輕,愛人 、愛狗、外向的小松鼠狗男生正在尋家。 我們希望幫他找到一個像他一樣,幾乎完美的家。 他現時在暫託家庭家中。 暫託家中有一隻大狗和中型狗,小rio 跟他們也相處得很好 鄰居的孩子都超愛rio. 他也喜歡跟住大家跑...
tolerate 在 FarhanaAbRahman Instagram 的精選貼文
2021-09-24 09:55:39
Are you strong enough, are you capable of being someone that’s going to be in my life? It’s actually an honour to be with me because I think I’m a gr...
tolerate 在 Ariel (Hai-chi) CHEN ??♀️ Instagram 的最佳貼文
2021-09-10 21:08:35
Fortunately for me, I know what I want, what I like, and what I won’t tolerate. #rebel #whatilike #whatiwanttodo #taiwan #taiatung #ocean #🌊 #海齊與海...
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tolerate 在 DJ Macky Suson Youtube 的精選貼文
2021-05-24 16:26:32This was the day 1 when I decided to never back down and document my mental health journey.
I am already in Boracay Island and I thought it was going to be easy, but because of "UFC GYM Singapore", "Thai Kum Foon of Kuok Singapore" and "Michael Lim of Orangetee & Tie", I am having so many of triggers and I felt like I was going to explode.
There are a lot of people like me who are triggered by some people. If we start documenting our journey and tell our story, not tolerate how people do their business, we will soon live a life full of justice and kindness. -
tolerate 在 umino ASMR Youtube 的最佳貼文
2020-08-10 21:01:17Hello, I am umino.Thank you for watching this video.This description uses Google Translate.
ハロハロ、我うみのなり~。動画を見てくれてすぐそこサンクス。
People who don't understand Japanese can't understand what I'm talking about in this video. So I will explain it in the summary column.
日本語が分からない人のために英語も載せておくよ。翻訳ミスは全てソフトのせいにするよ。
The material in this video, what a year and a half ago, was taken. Why do I leave it up to this point? I think the reason is because there was a subtle part to it. Maybe.
この動画の素材、なんと1年半前に撮ってました。何故ここまで放置しておくのか。その理由は微妙なパートがあったからだと思う。多分
I've put out a lot of subtle videos in the past, but the even more subtle ones are doomed to be forgotten in this way. I've been getting into a "proactive video posting mentality" lately, so I've been checking out some of the old material rather well.
今までもたくさんの微妙な動画を出してきたけど、その中でも更に微妙なものはこうやって忘れ去られる運命にある。最近は「積極的に動画を投稿するメンタル」になっているので、昔の素材も割と確認してる。
This video was made before I changed cameras, so the quality is poor. The background is also quite appropriate. There were about 50,000 subscribers even a year and a half ago, so maybe the background and the quality of the video have nothing to do with the growth in subscribers. I'd like to say that, but there are more contributors now than there were then, and if you don't have some sort of personality, it won't grow. I just happened to have good timing in posting. Yay.
この動画はカメラを替える前のものなので画質が悪い。背景もかなり適当。今もまあ適当なんだけど。1年半前でも登録者は5万人くらいはいたので、背景やら動画画質等は登録者の伸びとは関係ないのかもしれない。そう言いたいところだけど、今は当時よりも投稿者の数が多いし、何かしら個性がないと伸びない。私は投稿したタイミングがたまたま良かった。いえーい。
If I were to start posting videos now, what would I do? For starters, I'd buy an ear microphone; in terms of ASMR-related stuff, I think specializing in something would be a stretch. But if you specialize in something, you're in trouble when you get stuck. That's what YouTube is all about.
今、動画投稿を始めるとしたら私は何をやるだろうか。とりあえず耳型マイクは買う。ASMR関連で言えば、何かに特化した方が伸びると思う。しかし、特化してしまうといざ行き詰まった時に困る。別のことをやろうとすると誰も見ないのである。YouTubeなんてそんなもんです。
It's a little different than what I was talking about earlier, but sometimes people have 1 million subscribers but 50,000 views or so.... It's sad to say that, maybe it's a fate, or maybe it's a collaboration that raised awareness, but no one watches the important videos. That's just boring.
さっきの話とは少し違うけど、登録者100万人なのに再生回数は5万回くらいの人もたまにいるよね…。何かの縁か、コラボで知名度は上がったものの肝心の動画は誰も見ないって悲しい。それってつまらないってことだし。YouTube恐ろしい。
I mean, if you're not interested in subscribing to a channel, the notifications just get in the way. How many channels do you guys subscribe to? And where are you watching the video from? Front page? It seems that the top page (Recommended to you) is more highly rated from YouTube's point of view. Maybe.
というか興味がないのにチャンネル登録しても、通知が邪魔なだけじゃないか。皆さんはどれくらいのチャンネルを登録してますか?そして、動画はどこから見てますか?トップページ?それとも登録チャンネル一覧?YouTube的にはトップページ(あなたへのおすすめ)から見られる方が評価が高いっぽい。多分。
The recommendations reminded me of this. What summer drinks do you recommend? (I would normally ask you to tell me what YouTubers you recommend here, but I won't because I can't be responsible if you name a YouTuber in the same genre.) My drink of choice is the Peach Tea Green Tea. Shut up about tea-tea, TWICE? I thought to myself. I thought about it for 10 seconds to see what I could find, and then TWICE came up. Thank you TWICE, even though I don't know any of their songs. I regretted a little bit that it could have been Tegoshi by Tei Tei. I'll never be able to translate this into English, you've got to be kidding me.
おすすめで思い出した。おすすめの夏ドリンクを教えてください。(本来ならここでおすすめのYouTuberを教えてもらう所なんだけど、同じジャンルのYouTuberの名前を出されても責任が取れないのでやめておく。) 私のおすすめドリンクはピーチティーグリーンティー。ティーティーうるせえよ、TWICEかよ。と思ったのは私です。何かないかと10秒考えた所、TWICEが出てきた。ありがとうTWICE。1つも曲を知らないけれど。ていていの手越でも良かったと少し後悔をした。これ絶対に英語に翻訳できないじゃねえか、ふざけんな。
Back to the peach tea green tea. There's a tendency to think of summer as being like barley tea, but tea is pretty good too. There's something refreshing about it. It's not as harsh as regular tea. I don't dislike rooibos tea, but it's a bit strong. However, there is a problem with this tea. I find that it produces an unusual amount of urine. I'm guessing that I'm pissing more than I'm drinking. The more you think about it, the more you get out of it.
ピーチティーグリーンティーの話に戻ります。夏といったら麦茶みたいな風潮あるけど、ティーもなかなかいい。何かスッキリしてていい。普通のティーよりもくどさがない感じだ。ルイボスティーも嫌いではないが、あれは少し癖が強い。しかし、このティー少し問題もある。小便が異常に出ることだ。飲んだ量より小便の方が多いのでは?と思う程、ジョボジョボ出る。
If you can tolerate the disadvantages, then by all means try the Peach Tea Green Tea. By the way, Itoen's was better than Muji.
デメリットを許容できるのであればぜひピーチティーグリーンティーを飲んでみてくださいな。ちなみに無印より伊藤園の方が美味しかったよ。
Good night.
おやすみの。
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tolerate 在 MiniMoochi Youtube 的最讚貼文
2020-05-03 19:00:14How would Kaya, my dog react to me dying? I faked my death in front of my puppy husky to see how she reacts! And gosh her reaction sure broke my heart! Have you seen a dog crying? SHE CRIED and my heart BROKE.
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tolerate 在 A Happy Mum Facebook 的最佳解答
有女儿是幸福的。我有你们俩,双倍幸福。❤ Happy International Daughter's Day, my dears.
I don't think I could have survived the past year if not for the two of you. I see how you have matured and grown as big sisters, how you try your best to teach and tolerate your younger brother, how you dote on the baby to the moon and back, how you enjoy being little Mamas and helping to change diapers, bathe, carry and calm him when he cries, how you try your best to cope with HBL, homework and revision independently, how you care for each other and like to share girly secrets, and last but not least, how you love me and Papa too.
Growing up, I thought having two kids would be ideal but that notion changed along the way. A big part of it was because seeing the two of you grow up into who you are made me feel like it would be wonderful to have a bigger family. Indeed, both of you have welcomed your siblings with open arms and are the best daughters and best sisters I could dream of, and I am so thankful that we are where we are today.
No doubt we will still have a great deal of challenges to tackle as you two become tweens and teens in a year or two, yet somehow, I know one way or another, we are gonna be all right. No, in fact, we are gonna be more than all right. We will weather every storm hand in hand and through it all, you two will be my BFFs and hopefully, I can be someone whom you are willing to share all your ups and downs, joy and woe with too.
Thank you for making me believe that I can be a good mum and for motivating me to be even better every day. I love you, my girls. ❤
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tolerate 在 Hapa Eikaiwa Facebook 的最讚貼文
☆ネイティブの生の会話からリアルな英語を学ぶ☆
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1) All-time(史上最高の)
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all-timeは「史上最高の」や「今までで一番の」を意味し、「今まで一番好きな〜」はall-time favorite ____と表現します。「今までで一番好きなアニメ」はall-time favorite anime、「今までで一番好きな映画」はall-time favorite movieと言います。
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What is your all-time favorite movie?
(今までで一番好きな映画は何ですか?)
It’s hard to pick my all-time favorite song. But if I had to pick one, it would be a song from the 90s.
(今までで一番好きな歌を選ぶのは難しいな。でも、一つだけ選ぶとしたら、90年代の曲だな。)
She set an all-time record at the Olympics this year.
(彼女は今年のオリンピックで歴代最高記録を更新しました。)
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2) Old-school(昔ながらの〜)
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old schoolは昔ながらのファッションや音楽、または古風な考え方や手段などを表す口語的なフレーズです。old fashionedと意味は似ていますが、old schoolは昔ながらの価値観が保たれていて魅力的であるといった具合に、状況によってはポジティブな意味合いも含まれます。例えば、昔ながらの懐かしの音楽をold school jamsと言います。
<例文>
Is this “First Love” by Utada Hikaru? What an old-school jam. I love this song.
(この曲って宇多田ヒカルの「First Love」?すごく懐かしい。この曲大好きなんだ。)
I’m old-school. I prefer a paperback rather than an e-book.
(私は古いタイプの人間で、電子書籍よりも紙の本が好きです。)
Is that a Sony Walkman? That is old-school!
(それってもしかしてソニーウォークマン?古いね!)
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3) Not only(〜だけでなく)
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not onlyは「〜だけでなく」を意味し、日常会話では一般的にnot only A, but also Bの形式で使われます。例えば、「彼は英語だけでなく、中国語も喋れます」は「Not only can he speak English, but also Chinese.」という具合に表現します。ちなみに、not onlyの位置を変えて「He can not only speak English but also Chinese.」と表現することもできます。
<例文>
Not only is it great quality, but it’s also cheap.
(品質が良いだけでなく、価格も安いです。)
She’s not only beautiful, but also intelligent.
(彼女は美しいだけでなく、知的でもあります。)
Not only is it a waste of money, but it’s also a waste of time.
(お金だけではなく時間の無駄でもあります。)
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4) Have a finger on the pulse of(〜の実情を正確に把握している)
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直訳で「脈に指を置いている」となるこの表現は、ある状況を正確に把握していることを表す表現です。今のトレンドや動向に詳しかったり、会社の内情をしっかり把握しているような状況で使われます。haveの代わりにkeepが使われることもあります。また、この表現では必ず単数形のa fingerになるので覚えておきましょう。
<例文>
She has her finger on the pulse of the IT industry.
(彼女はIT業界の動向を正確に把握しています。)
I try to keep my finger on the pulse of the stock market.
(私は株式市場の動向を正確に把握するように努めています。)
I don’t have my finger on the pulse of this situation.
(私はこの状況においては現状を正確に把握していません。)
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5) In any way shape or form(どんな形でも)
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直訳で「どんな形でも」となるこの表現は、一般的にnot in any way shape or formのように否定形で使われ、「決して〜でない」や「いかなる形でも〜ない」といった意味になります。何かを否定することを強調するときに使われる表現で、wayを省いてin any shape or formと表現することもあります。
<例文>
We do not tolerate racism in any way shape or form
(いかなる形であれ、私たちは人種差別を許しません。)
I don’t condone domestic violence in any shape or form.
(私はどんな形であれ、DVを見逃すわけにはいきません。)
He’s a hardcore vegetarian and he does not eat meat in any way shape or form.
(彼は本格的なベジタリアンで、決してお肉を食べません。)
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本日ご紹介したフレーズは、iTunes Japanの「ベストポッドキャスト」に2017から4年連続選出されたHapa英会話の人気コンテンツPodcast第351回「一番好きなアニメ」の内容の一部です。Podcastの全内容をご覧になりたい方は、Hapa英会話のブログをチェック!会話の全文、会話の要約、ピックアップしたフレーズ、ポッドキャストでは説明できなかった表現や言い回しが掲載されています。
https://hapaeikaiwa.com/podcast351
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tolerate 在 黃浩銘 Raphael Wong Facebook 的精選貼文
毋忘五大訴求 公民抗命有理
—10‧20九龍遊行陳情書
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胡法官雅文閣下:
2012年,我第一次站在法庭上承認違反「公安惡法」,述說對普選的盼望,批評公安惡法不義,並因公民抗命的緣故,甘心樂意接受刑罰。當年我說,如果小圈子選舉沒有被廢除,惡法沒有消失,我依然會一如故我,公民抗命,並且我相信將會有更多學生和市民加入這個行列。想不到時至今日,普選仍然遙遙無期,我亦再次被帶到法庭接受審判,但只是短短7年,已經有數十萬計的群眾公民抗命,反對暴政。今日,我承認違反「未經批准的政府」所訂立「未經批准的惡法」之下的「未經批准集結」罪,我不打算尋求法庭的憐憫,但請容許我佔用法庭些微時間陳情,讓法庭在判刑前有全面考慮。
暴力之濫觴
在整個反修例運動如火如荼之際,我正承擔另一宗公民抗命案件的刑責。雖然身在獄中,但仍然心繫手足。我在獄中電視機前見證6月9日、6月16日及8月18日三次百萬港人大遊行,幾多熱愛和平的港人冒天雨冒彈雨走上街頭,抗議不義惡法,今日關於10月20日的案件,亦是如此。可能有人會問,政府已在6月暫緩修例,更在9月正式撤回修例,我等仍然繼續示威,豈非無理取鬧?我相信法官閣下肯定聽過「遲來的正義並非正義」(Justice delayed is justice denied)這句格言。當過百萬群眾走上街頭,和平表達不滿的時候,林鄭政府沒有理睬,反而獨行獨斷,粗暴踐踏港人的意願,結果製造出後來連綿不絕的爭拗,甚至你死我活的對抗。經歷眾多衝突痛苦之後,所謂暫緩撤回,已經微不足道,我們只是更加清楚:沒有民主,就連基本人權都不會擁有!
在本案之中,雖然我們都沒有鼓動或作出暴力行為,但根據早前8‧18及10‧1兩宗案件,相信在控方及法庭眼中,案發當日的暴力事件仍然可以算在我們頭上,如此,我有必要問:如果香港有一個公平正義的普及選舉,人民可以在立法會直接否決他們不認可的法律,試問2019年的暴力衝突可以從何而來呢?如果我們眼見的暴力是如此十惡不赦,那麼我們又如何看待百萬人遊行後仍然堅持推行惡法的制度暴力呢?如果我們不能接受人民暴力反抗,那麼我們是否更加不能對更巨大更壓逼的制度暴力沈默不言?真正且經常發生的暴力,是漠視人民訴求的暴力,是踐踏人民意見的暴力,是剝奪人民表達權利的暴力。真正憎恨暴力,痛恨暴力的人,不可能一方面指摘暴力反抗,又容忍制度暴力。如果我需要承擔和平遊行引發出來的暴力事件的刑責,那麼誰應該承擔施政失敗所引發出來的社會騷亂的罪責呢?
社會之病根
對於法庭而言,可能2019年所發生的事情只是一場社會騷亂,務必追究違法者個人責任。然而,治亂治其本源,醫病醫其病根,我雖然公民抗命,刻意違法,控方把我帶上法庭,但我卻不應被理解為一個「犯罪個體」。2019年所發生的事情,並不是我一個人或我們這幾位被告可以促成,社會問題的癥結不是「犯罪份子」本身,而是「犯罪原因」。我明白「治亂世用重典」的道理,但如果「殺雞儆猴」是解決方法,就不會在2016年發生旺角騷亂及2017年上訴庭對示威者施以重刑後,2019年仍然會爆發出更大規模的暴力反抗。
如果不希望社會動亂,就必須正本清源,逐步落實「五大訴求」,從根本上改革,挽回民心。2019年反修例運動,其實只是2014年雨傘運動的延續而已,縱使法庭可能認為兩個運動皆是「一股歪風」所引起,但我必須澄清,兩個運動的核心就是追求民主普選,人民當家作主。在2019年11月24日區議會選舉這個最類近全民普選的選舉中,接近300萬人投票,民主派大勝,奪得17個區議會主導權,這就是整個反修例運動的民意,民意就是反對政府決策,反對制度暴力,反對推行惡法,不容爭辯,不辯自明。我們作為礦場裡的金絲雀,多次提醒政府撤回修法,並從根本上改革制度,而在10月20日的九龍遊行當然是反映民意的平台契機。如今,法庭對我們施加重刑,其實只不過是懲罰民意,將金絲雀困在鳥籠之內,甚至扼殺於鼓掌之中,窒礙表達自由。
堅持之重要
大運動過後的大鎮壓,使我們失去《蘋果日報》,失去教協,失去民陣,不少民主派領袖以及曾為運動付出的手足戰友都囚於獄中,不少曾經熱情投入運動的朋友亦因《國安法》的威脅轉為低調,新聞自由示威自由日漸萎縮,公民社會受到沈重打擊,我亦失去不少摯友,有感傷孤獨的時候,但我仍然相信,2019年香港人的信念,以及所展現人類的光輝持久未變。我不會忘記百萬人民冒雨捱熱抗拒暴政,抵制惡法,展現我們眾志成城;我不會忘記人潮紅海,讓道救護車,展現我們文明精神;我不會忘記年青志士直接行動反對苛政,捨身成仁,展現我們膽色勇氣;我不會忘記銀髮一族走上街頭保護年青人,展現我們彼此關懷;我不會忘記「五大訴求」,不會忘記2019年區議會選舉,展現我們有理有節。
法官閣下,我對於當日的所作所為,不感羞恥,毫無悔意。我能夠在出獄後與群眾同行一路,與戰友同繫一獄,實是莫大榮幸。若法治失去民主基石,將使法庭無奈地接受專制政權所訂立解釋的法律限制,隨時變成政治工具掃除異見,因此爭取民主普選,建設真正法治,追求公平正義,仍然是我的理想。在這條路上,如有必要,我仍然會公民抗命,正如終審法院海外非常任法官賀輔明(Lord Hoffmann)所言,發自良知的公民抗命有悠久及光榮的傳統,歷史將證明我們是正確的。我期望,曾與我一起遊行抗命的手足戰友要堅持信念,在艱難歲月裡毋忘初衷,活在愛和真實之中。
最後,如9年前一樣,我想借用美國民權領袖馬丁路德金牧師的一番話對我們的反對者說:「我們將以自己忍受苦難的能力,來較量你們製造苦難的能力。我們將用我們靈魂的力量,來抵禦你們物質的暴力。對我們做你們想做的事吧,我們仍然愛你們。我們不能憑良心服從你們不公正的法律,因為拒惡與為善一樣是道德責任。將我們送入監獄吧,我們仍然愛你們。」(We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you. We cannot in all good conscience obey your unjust laws because noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. Throw us in jail and we shall still love you.)
願慈愛的主耶穌賜我們平安,與我和我一家同在,與法官閣下同在,與香港人同在。沒有暴徒,只有暴政;五大訴求,缺一不可!願榮耀歸上帝,榮光歸人民!
第五被告
黃浩銘
二零二一年八月十九日
Lest we forget the five demands: civil disobedience is morally justified
- Statement on 10‧20 Kowloon Rally
(Case No.: DCCC 535/2020)
Your Honour Judge Woodcock
In 2012, I stood before the court and admitted to violating the "Public Security Evil Law". I expressed my hope for universal suffrage, criticized the evil law as unjust, and willingly accepted the penalty for civil disobedience. Back then, I said that if the small-circle election had not been abolished and the draconian law had not disappeared, I would still be as determined as I was, and I believe that more students and citizens would join this movement. Today, universal suffrage is still a long way off, and I have been brought before the court again for trial. But in just seven years, hundreds of thousands of people have already risen up in civil disobedience against tyranny. Today, I plead guilty to "unauthorised assembly" under an unapproved evil law enacted by an unauthorised government. I do not intend to seek the court's mercy, but please allow me to take up a little time in court to present my case so that the court can consider all aspects before sentencing me.
The roots of violence
At the time when the whole anti-extradition law movement was in full-swing, I was taking responsibility for another civil disobedience case. Although I was in prison, my heart was still with the people. I witnessed the three million-person rallies on 9 June, 16 June and 18 August on television in prison, when many peace-loving people took to the streets despite the rain and bullets, to protest against unjust laws. Some people may ask, "The Government has already suspended the legislative amendments in June and formally withdrew the bill in September, but we are still demonstrating, are we not being unreasonable?" I am sure your Honour has heard of the adage "Justice delayed is justice denied". When more than a million people took to the streets to express their discontent peacefully, the Lam administration ignored them and instead acted arbitrarily, brutally trampling on the wishes of the people of Hong Kong, resulting in endless arguments and even confrontations. After so many conflicts and painful experiences, the so-called moratorium is no longer meaningful. We only know better: without democracy, we cannot even have basic human rights!
In this case, although we did not instigate or commit acts of violence, I believe that in the eyes of the prosecution and the court, the violence on the day of the incident can still be counted against us, based on the August 18 and October 1 case. And now I must ask - If Hong Kong had a fair and just universal election, and the public could directly veto laws they did not approve of at the Legislative Council, then how could the violent clashes of 2019 have come about? If the violence we see is so heinous, how do we feel about the institutional violence that insists on the imposition of draconian laws even after millions of people have taken to the streets? If we cannot accept violent rebellion, how can we remain silent in the face of even greater and more oppressive institutional violence? The true and frequent violence is the kind of violence that ignores people's demands, that tramples on their opinions, that deprives them of their right to express themselves. People who truly hate violence and abhor it cannot accuse violent resistance on the one hand and tolerate institutional violence on the other. If I have to bear the criminal responsibility for the violence caused by the peaceful demonstration, then who should bear the criminal responsibility for the social unrest caused by failed administration?
The roots of society's problems
From a court's point of view, it may be that what happened in 2019 was just a series of social unrest, and that those who broke the law must be held personally accountable. What happened in 2019 was not something that I alone or the defendants could have made possible, and the crux of the social problem was not the 'criminals' but the 'causes of crime'. I understand the concept of " applying severe punishment to a troubled world", but if "decimation" was really the solution, there would not have been more violent rebellions in 2019 after the Mongkok "riot" in 2016 and the heavy sentences handed down to protesters by the Court of Appeal in 2017.
If we do not want social unrest, we must get to the root of the problem and implement the "five demands" step by step, so as to achieve fundamental reforms and win back the hearts of the people. 2019's anti-revision movement is indeed a continuation of 2014's Umbrella Movement, and even though the court may think that both movements are caused by a "perverse wind", I must clarify that the core of both movements is the pursuit of democracy and universal suffrage, and the people being the masters of their own house. In the District Council election on 24 November 2019, which is the closest thing to universal suffrage, nearly 3 million people voted, and the democratic camp won a huge victory, winning majority in 17 District Councils. As canaries in the monetary coal mine, we have repeatedly reminded the government to withdraw the extradition bill and fundamentally reform the system, and the march in Kowloon on 20 October was certainly an opportunity to reflect public opinion. Now, by imposing heavy penalties on us, the court is only punishing public opinion, trapping the canaries in a birdcage, or even stifling them in the palm of their hands, suffocating the freedom of expression.
The importance of persistence
As a result of the crackdown after the mass movement, we lost Apple Daily, the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, and the Civil Human Rights Front. Many of our democratic leaders and comrades who had contributed to the movement were imprisoned, and many of our friends who had been passionately involved in the movement had been forced to lay low under the threat of the National Security Law. I still believe that the faith of Hong Kong people and the glory of humanity seen in 2019 will remain unchanged. I will never forget the millions of people who braved the rain and the heat to resist tyranny and evil laws, demonstrating our unity of purpose; I will never forget the crowds of people who gave way to ambulances, demonstrating our civility; I will never forget the young people who sacrificed their lives, demonstrating our courage and bravery; I will never forget the silver-haired who took to the streets to protect the youth, demonstrating our care for each other; I will never forget the "five demands" and the 2019 District Council election, demonstrating our rationality and decency.
Your Honour, I have nothing to be ashamed of and no remorse for what I did on that day. It is my great honour to be in prison with my comrades and to be able to walk with the public after my release. If the rule of law were to lose its democratic foundation, the courts would have no choice but to accept the legal restrictions set by the autocratic regime and become a political tool to eliminate dissent at any time. As Lord Hoffmann, a non-permanent overseas judge of the Court of Final Appeal, said, civil disobedience from the conscience has a long and honourable tradition, and history will prove us right. I hope that my comrades in arms who walked with me in protests will keep their faith and live in love and truth in the midst of this difficult time.
Finally, as I did nine years ago, I would like to say something to those who oppose us, borrowing the words of American civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King: "We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you. We cannot in all good conscience obey your unjust laws because noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. Throw us in jail and we shall still love you."
Peace be with me and my family, with Your Honour, and with the people of Hong Kong. There are no thugs, only tyranny; five demands, not one less! To god be the glory and to people be the glory!
The Fifth Defendant
Wong Ho Ming
19 August 2021