Opinion | We must have hope for the sake of our next generation
After the oaths saga there’s risk of us swallowing the bait of disharmony, hook, line and sinker
Never have so few upset so many as the pixie pair from Youngspiration, advocating independence for the city. Since their ill-fated oath-taking in the Legislative Council last month, they have hit the headlines and achieved near celebrity status.
At their swearing-in, among other things, their choice of the six-letter word “Chee-na”, to mean Chinese and China, was unfortunate and angered many.
This C-word is ethnocentric and dredges up imagery of cruelty and carnage of the war years. Moreover, any attempt to degrade people by the use of pejorative racial slurs against them is just wrong,
This is not politics. This is common decency . . . Bad words, like bad breath, hang in the air like a thick fog, not easily dispelled.
From the turn of events, it is clear that there is every risk of us swallowing the bait of disharmony hook, line and sinker.
The question whether the pair should be given a second chance to swear their allegiance properly was asked. The administration obviously thought not and immediately put in a court bid to strip the two of their Legislative Council status.
