Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader asks residents to be like "sheep"

An article that caught my attention was titled Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader asks residents to be like "sheep". Among dictators, C.Y. Leung’s nickname is ‘wolf’.  An official statement was released today by Leung in which he stated, "In the coming year, I hope that all people in Hong Kong will take inspiration from the sheep's character and pull together in an accommodating manner to work for Hong Kong's future. “Sheep are widely seen to be mild and gentle animals living peacefully in groups.” Whether he was trying to sound nice or not by saying this statement I don’t think Hong Kongers were too happy with hearing a leader telling them to act like sheep. It is evident that Leung does not have respect for the people and “sheep” in order to move forward for the city’s future. Especially since his nickname is “wolf” its crazy to see him call the people sheep because we all know wolves eat sheep so its as if he’s letting the people know he will destroy them and they will need to act more gentle in order for him to rule them.Leung is not someone who the people want as a leader, just three months ago there was a massive protest that thousands of people staged to call for Leung’s resignation but it was unsuccessful. This movement is known as the “Umbrella Movement” in which demonstrators occupied major roads for over tow months and demanded genuine universal suffrage: the right to nominate and elect their next leader. It only makes sense for the people to have a voice and have the right to elect their leader rather than the leader being elected for them, which can obviously have consequences as we see with C.Y. Leung.