Wrong use of term "rebel"
I'm not sure why 'rebel' implies they will lose. They are rebelling against the status quo of the last ~40 years. That makes them rebels.
It just sounds that way. People who lose are called 'rebels', while those who win are called 'revolutionaries'. You can't call Washington a rebel.
Why not? He was, after all.
Ah, but that's kind of my point. We aren't 'them'.
But since it's the way it is, rebels are associated with losers. HK sources mainly use 'opposition' instead of 'rebels'.
"I'm not sure why 'rebel' implies they will lose. They are rebelling against the status quo of the last ~40 years. That makes them rebels."