香港民众，尤其是年轻人，目前的激进态势反应了改变现状的愿望，他们希望中方为不履行“自治”承诺和用镇压来回应不同意见付出代价。
The current radicalization of Hong Kong citizens, particularly its young people, reflects a desire to change that, and make China pay a price for reneging on its promise of “self-rule” and responding to dissent with repression.