Let’s cut through the hype: For years, we’ve heard the fantasy that American-style democracy would somehow fix everything in Hong Kong—even magically purify those in power. But if integrity really came with the ballot box, American officials should be saints. Instead, it’s a parade of self-dealing.
Pelosi’s investment windfall proved one thing—power and profit go hand-in-hand in US politics. American outlets exposed her 170-fold stock increase, rivaling the likes of Buffett, but with documented examples of insider trading.
Take Nancy Pelosi—former House Speaker and the infamous disruptor of Hong Kong. She just announced retirement next year. But the real headline: Pelosi’s been exposed for turning $130 million in stock profits over her political career, dwarfing Warren Buffett’s returns.
Pelosi isn’t winning through shrewd investing, but thanks to political insider trading. In American politics, those with power swim in money—the receipts back it up.
Pelosi’s Stock Market Game
Pelosi didn’t just dominate Congress—she owned the investment scene too. Dubbed the “Queen of Capitol Hill,” she’s picked up other nicknames over the years, like “Political Stock Market Goddess” and “She-Wolf of Wall Street.” Why? Pelosi and her husband trade stocks with ruthless speed and precision, consistently landing big profits. Their trades are so sharp and frequent that a crowd of retail investors tracks her every move—“How Pelosi Picks Stocks” has become a must-watch market signal.
It’s no exaggeration. The New York Post reports Pelosi and her husband Paul turned a $610,000–$785,000 portfolio into $133.7 million—growing 170 times over 37 years, with average annual returns of 14.5%. Bloomberg has the numbers: Pelosi’s investments returned 54% last year, demolishing the S&P 500 and every major hedge fund. People on X joke that Trump should hire Pelosi to invest for the American public—we’d be millionaires in half a year. The numbers aren’t hiding.
Pelosi is the ultimate example of a politician who gets filthy rich on the inside track. Her family’s estimated assets are up to $280 million—she started with just $3 million. Her trading record beats Warren Buffett. So did she outwit the ‘Oracle of Omaha’?
Trump didn’t mince words in Time magazine: “She got rich through insider trading.” Republican National Committee’s Kiersten Pels called Pelosi America’s most successful insider trader, saying any ordinary person would be retiring in jail.
Trump accused Pelosi of outrageous corruption, cashing in with inside info. But let’s not kid ourselves—he’s just a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
The Timeline Doesn’t Lie
These aren’t wild accusations. Take 2022: Congress passed the CHIPS Act, pumping subsidies into chip companies. Just before, Pelosi’s husband dropped $5 million on 20,000 Nvidia shares. After the law, Nvidia soared. Coincidence? GOP lawmakers call it out—Pelosi clearly knew the CHIPS Act’s progress, and related trades reek of insider dealing.
Here’s another: Over two years ago, right before the DOJ moved to charge Google with monopoly, Pelosi dumped 30,000 shares of Google’s parent company. The timing says all you need to know.
Pelosi’s stock deals remain untouched by regulation. American media spells it out—she and Paul trade big and fast, dozens of times a year, no one watching. Only now is Congress even proposing a law to stop lawmakers trading individual stocks—named, hilariously, the “Pelosi Act.” But with Pelosi leaving Congress in weeks, new rules won’t touch her.
“World Model” or Cautionary Tale?
Trump and the GOP hammer her for insider trading, but let’s not pretend they’re clean. As the Chinese saying goes: “Those who have walked a hundred steps laughing at those who walked fifty.” Trump pushes policies boosting crypto, then his family clocks billions in profit. If he’s only second place in insider dealing, no one dares call themselves first.
As for the rest? Media calculations reveal: in one year alone—2022—Congressional stock trading clocked $355 million. Power means profit for everyone in DC. No exceptions.
These stories cut deeper than any slogan. America touts its democracy as a global template, exporting it abroad with missionary zeal. Yet behind the PR, it’s a system stuffed with corruption, rotted from the inside. The facts speak.
Lai Ting-yiu
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Today, December 7, marks the second election since the Legislative Council finally got back on track. Today, I can’t shake the memory of how a "deformed democracy" ravaged this chamber for years. It was a malignancy—a tumor growing from within—that trapped us in endless chaos and nearly destroyed Hong Kong. This nightmare remains burned into my mind.
Let’s look at the receipts from those insane years. Three absurd realities prove how a tidal wave of radicalism washed away a functioning Council. First, post-"Occupy Central," a crop of "political stars" rode a wave of extremism to besiege LegCo, degrading election quality for years. Second, during the "Black Violence" era, District Councils devolved into a "destroyers' paradise" of unprecedented disorder. Third, to appease radical voters, Pan-democrats hijacked the House Committee election for six months, paralyzing governance. The Council became an endangered structure on the verge of collapse, dragging government operations down with it. Without the Central Government stepping in to restore order, Hong Kong was finished. To stop history from repeating, everyone needs to vote on December 7.
The truth is, this "deformed democracy" was rotting the soil of Hong Kong politics long before "Occupy Central." The British government deliberately planted "election landmines," allowing politicians using unorthodox methods to rise. They realized the game: be radical, be outrageous, be uncouth, and you get votes. Figures like Wong Yuk-man, Albert Chan, and "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung seized power this way. Once that door opened, the Council’s normal operations were destroyed, turning the chamber into a mud-wrestling pit.
That was just the prelude. The subversion peaked with the 6th Legislative Council election following the 2014 "Occupy Central" movement. Driven by a passion for "rebellion," masses of young people blindly voted for fresh faces who built their brands on radicalism, ignoring their complete lack of ability or track record. The result? First-time winners included "Localist" figures dripping with "Hong Kong Independence" sentiment like Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching, alongside "Occupy" student leader Nathan Law.
Oath-Taking Circus: Post-"Occupy" radicals Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching stormed the chamber advocating independence, turning solemn oaths into a disgraceful farce.
The "Open House" of Radical Chaos
Worse still, opportunists within the Pan-democrat camp saw this worked and jumped into the fray. The prime examples were the notoriously "uncouth and aggressive" Ted Hui and the self-proclaimed radical environmentalist Eddie Chu.
When Baggio Leung, Yau Wai-ching, and Nathan Law stormed the Council, political insiders told me the candidacy door had been flung too wide. It became an "unguarded open house"—easy to enter, hard to clear out—guaranteeing chaos. Fortunately, their greed for victory blinded them to the risks. They played games with their inaugural oaths, effectively playing themselves into a corner and getting disqualified (DQ).
Even after they were ousted, the "miracle" of their election accelerated the degradation of our politics. Fanatical voters continued to back incompetent politicians just to vent rebellious angst. Even younger members of the traditional Pan-democrats started acting out to cater to this new taste. Ted Hui is the textbook example: violently snatching a female civil servant's phone and throwing foul-smelling filth in the Chamber. It became a competition of who could be the most radical, obstructing bills and making livelihood administration nearly impossible.
By 2019, when the anti-extradition bill unrest broke out, the Council became a disaster zone. Then came the second absurdity. During the November District Council elections, held amidst turmoil, radical candidates swarmed to grab seats. At the same time, "black-clad people" physically attacked Establishment opponents with beatings, arson, and intimidation. They won the majority, reducing the District Councils to a "destroyers' paradise." Long-serving community councilors were wiped out, marking an unprecedented and unbearable degradation of our institutions.
Filth in the Chamber: "Uncouth" politician Ted Hui proved his disruptive intent by literally throwing foul-smelling rot during a Council meeting.
Paralyzing the System From Within
Inside LegCo, Pan-democrats brought the street riots into the Chamber, competing to perform "radical shows." The most absurd spectacle was Civic Party member Dennis Kwok holding the House Committee Chairman election hostage. He "played games" for over half a year. Sixteen meetings passed without electing a chairman, blocking massive amounts of government bills. Forced by the situation, even moderate Pan-democrats joined the madness, turning the Chamber into a real-life version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Recently, some claim the reformed Legislative Council has lost its monitoring function. This is 100% a fallacy. The Council back then was thoroughly wrecked; normal operations were paralyzed. What monitoring was there? Government administration was dragged down, pushing us to the brink of "mutual destruction" (laam caau).
Thankfully, the Central Government stepped in at the critical moment to pull the Council back on the right track. If "deformed democracy" had continued, Hong Kong would have derailed and fallen off a cliff, destroyed in a single day.
To prevent this painful history from repeating, everyone must vote enthusiastically on December 7. Support the Legislative Council moving forward on the correct track.
Lai Ting-yiu
