Riot or demonstration?

[123everton]

Riots in Tibet and Xinjiang were reported as demonstrations, their righteous anger boiling over.
Riots in Englandare viewed as hooligan fringes, what's the difference?
Why is it a student smashes something in London, he's an idiot, whereas if someone attacks a Chinese police man, it's a blow for freedom.
Chicago and San Francisco are similar, any foreign riot in a country deemed unfriendly is reported favourably, is this fair?
Is this accurate?

[Count-A-Strong]

I don't think you can compare the two situations. One is demonstrating about the change to a system which could affect their standards of living. The other is trying to acheive the western model of freedom and not what the Chinese state authorities would have us believe.

[Answerprancer]

There is a BIG difference between students being done out of funding and chucking a few chairs around and an entire nation speaking out against an oppressive MASS MURDERING dictatorial government.

[123everton]

Tibet and Xinjiang were race riots, nothing else.
As was San Francisco, after the beating of Rodney King.

[jake-the-peg]

Well that rather depend on how you portray it doesn't it.

Are students fighting to protect their standards of living or protesting about politicians who were elected under false pretences and are acting outside of their legal mandate?

Rather depends on your point of view doesn't it?

[jomifl]

The current government may have been elected 'under false pretences, but the one they replaced stayed in power under false pretences ie being a pacifist, financially prudent, socialist, democratic political party.