It's all in the name of 'democracy'.

We have been seeing massive protests in Hong Kong for many weeks now. The protests started in June against a law that would allow extradition of Hong Kong citizens to mainland China for trial, but protesters have increased their demands to five, including resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam, an independent investigation into police brutality and democracy. The Yellow Vests protests have been going on in France for over a year now. Recent protests have combined with climate protesters to create more problems for the police. In recent days violent protests have erupted in Chile, in Lebanon and in the Catalonia region of Spain. In Chile violence erupted when the government increased the price of tickets on the metro. The President Sebastien Pinera declared an Emergency under laws enacted during the dictatorship era, labeling the protesters as 'delinquents' and saying, "There will be no room for violence in a country with the rule of law at its core." "For many years there has been an abuse of power," said Daniela. Protests erupted in Lebanon against proposals to levy taxes on WhatsApp and other messaging services. "We are here to say to our leaders: 'Leave'," said Hanan Takkouche, "They came to fill their pockets. They're all crooks and thieves." Massive protests in Barcelona and the entire Catalan region in Spain after the Spanish Supreme Court passed draconian sentences on separatist leaders who had organised a referendum on independence of Catalonia from Spain in 2017. They were charged with sedition. Yet the then Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who unleashed extreme police violence on Spanish citizens to stop them voting has not been charged with anything. Voting to elect a bunch of crooks is democracy, but beating people up to prevent them for voting against the crooks is also democracy. Protests, even peaceful ones, are impossible in India because the police are ordered to shoot to kill. Politicians and civil servants who ordered the killing are never brought to justice. Today's leaders are 'high tech dakus' (bandits) said a retired real life bandit in Madhya Pradesh. "There is no justice for the peasant as the patwaris (government officials in charge of land records) and thana prabharis (heads of police stations) have too much power over them, The mandi adhyaksh (farmers markets' head) is always related to politicians and takes away farmers' incomes." Any criticism invites swift retaliation under laws against sedition, enacted by the British to subjugate and repress Indians. The 'Big Brother' Aadhaar Bill was sneaked through parliament as a Money Bill. Billions of dollars are to be spent on a facial recognition system, the only country other than China to do so. Politicians tell citizens to be peaceful. Through extreme violence, if necessary. In the name of 'democracy'.