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Being an activist is not easy.
Being famous is part of my job.
We deserve to elect our own government.
We do not believe in authoritarian rule.
Hong Kongers deserve universal suffrage.
The fight for democracy is a long-term battle.
Being cut off from the outside world is scary.
China is dead set on making Hong Kong more like it.
We recognize Taiwan as the beacon of Asian democracy.
We want Hongkongers to decide the future of Hong Kong.
We are not seeking revolution. We just want democracy.
Carrie Lam is not the leader elected by people of Hong Kong.
I have experienced threats. Not just to me, but to my family.
Sometimes it feels as if I major in activism and minor in university.
I am a pro-democracy activist asking for free elections in Hong Kong.
Carrie Lam is a proxy leader.The final decision-maker is President Xi.
I'm convinced democracy will grow from the ground up, from the community.
Our bodies are held captive, but our pursuit of freedom cannot be contained.
I think even pro-China legislators would not believe I'm really a CIA agent.
Hong Kong people stand in the front line to confront authoritarian suppression.
My generation could be the first in Hong Kong to be worse off than our parents.
I do not lead the Hong Kong protests, because no one person leads the protests.
Will Beijing really send out the army to suppress our protests? Never say never.
I'm not a hero. The Hongkongers who confronted tear gas in the streets are the heroes.
If a mass movement turns into worshipping a particular person, that's a great problem.
I hope Hong Kong isn't just named Hong Kong but it can still be the Hong Kong we desire.
Hong Kong is the city with the highest degree of freedom of all the Chinese territories.
Beyond the barricades we long to see a Hong Kong free from tyranny and a puppet government.
The education system of Hong Kong has often been slammed for marginalising a lot of people.
Truth be told, relying on 'one country, two systems' to preserve our values is a lost cause.
Hong Kong's government needs to bear most of the responsibility for the Fishball Revolution.
There's no doubt that the Chinese government is waging a full-fledged crackdown on Demosisto.
I'm optimistic Hong Kong will achieve universal suffrage - no matter the attitude of Beijing.
We will continue civil disobedience to fight for democracy and for human rights in Hong Kong.
You don't need role models to be part of a social movement as long as you care about the issues.
Our city finds itself in an uncomfortable place: on the frontline between freedom and auto_cracy.
The anti-extradition movement is larger and much more organised than the Umbrella Movement in 2014.
I'm a Christian and my motivation for joining activism is that I think we should be salt and light.
Countries often prioritise economic interests over human rights - hence all the kowtowing to China.
In 2014, we were opposing President Xi Jinping. Five years later, we are opposing Emperor Xi Jinping.
Beijing's imperial reach extends far and wide, from Taiwan and Xinjiang to the South China Sea and beyond.
Many issues are closely related to politics and I think Hong Kongers should pay more attention to politics.
As the remaining voices for civil disobedience are suppressed, the political spectrum narrows even further.
Having grown up under Chinese rule, I don't have any memory of colonial Hong Kong or feel any attachment to it.
I hope to make clear that involvement in small scale community work can make a difference in our city's politics.
It may take a generation to achieve democracy. But our generation must accomplish this and not pass the buck to the next.
Self-determination means the political and economic status of Hong Kong should be freely determined by the Hong Kong people.
I'm not scared, because I know that I need to face the trial. What I mean is, I already expect I will need to pay the price.
What I hope is that politics shouldn't be dominated by the pro-Chinese elite; it should be related to everyone's daily life.
Hong Kong people may be ethnically Chinese, but lots of people do not consider ourselves, including me, as Chinese citizens.