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All-In [25008]
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The most powerful protester of all time
Sep 22, 2016, 2:44 PM
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Re: The most powerful protester of all time
Sep 22, 2016, 2:47 PM
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“The Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak.”
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whats sad about tank man is just that
Sep 22, 2016, 2:48 PM
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The 1989 Tienanmen Square protest was a very powerful movement that swept up many youth in Beijing but the government crushed it without mercy and nothing like it has happened since in China
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They aren't even allowed to teach...
Sep 22, 2016, 3:07 PM
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...in Chinese schools that it happened. The government forces the stance that it never happened.
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It's almost like big government is a dangerous thing***
Sep 22, 2016, 3:08 PM
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Yep.
Sep 22, 2016, 3:20 PM
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Big, authoritarian government with too much firepower and little respect for its citizens.
Can't happen here, right?
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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I know right, people are so crazy. Bunch of conspiracy
Sep 22, 2016, 3:29 PM
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theorists. Like there'd ever be tanks in the streets of our fine country.
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Don't you see?
Sep 22, 2016, 3:38 PM
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It's a Peacemaker. It says it right on the side. It's a vessel of peace!
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Re: Don't you see?
Sep 23, 2016, 9:57 AM
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yeah I watched a video a while back
Sep 22, 2016, 4:37 PM
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and they showed Chinese students who were studying abroad in America the Tank Man photo and they had no idea what it was. They were really confused because a couple of them recognized the street and tanks. They made the conclusion that it was artwork of some kind
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He lived, but the government...
Sep 22, 2016, 3:07 PM
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Slaughtered hundreds if not thousands of their citizens during that protest.
I'm wondering if some folks aren't wanting the same thing to happen here.
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nobody is sure if he lived or not
Sep 22, 2016, 3:21 PM
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he could have been executed. A Chinese official said several years later "Do not think he was killed" but that's hardly convincing.
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I thought someone had interviewed him...
Sep 22, 2016, 3:28 PM
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A few years ago but I guess I was mistaken.
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Cool picture, but he accomplished nothing
Sep 22, 2016, 3:26 PM
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One thing that the BLM folks seem to understand, for better or for worse, is that being civil and reformist will never get you as much attention as being violently disruptive and radical. That might just be because there aren't that many people who want to commit much to their cause.
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True. Iconic, but...
Sep 22, 2016, 3:29 PM
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The Chinese government won. They slaughtered the protesters and wiped the incident from their history.
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People love the symbolism of protest
Sep 22, 2016, 3:39 PM
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Although the situations aren't comparable at all, it's why social media users are so proud of themselves for sharing viral crap about whatever they think the latest micro-injustice is, and why protesters often seem more interested in theatrical displays than in truly understanding and addressing the problems they face. But protest, but itself, doesn't accomplish anything. It's like the charities that are all about "awareness." It's just marketing if there isn't any political action.
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A really annoying one...
Sep 22, 2016, 4:54 PM
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Woman was in no danger at all, including from the issue she was protesting. Also... she's kinda hot.
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that picture gained worldwide fame and brought attention
Sep 22, 2016, 3:32 PM
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to the Chinese revolution. If the Chinese protesters had been disruptive it may have prompted an even more harsh reply from the Chinese government. The lack of effectiveness is in relation to what the protesters in China were dealing with more than the style of protest.
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A more harsh reply?
Sep 22, 2016, 3:37 PM
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Other than getting mowed down by assault rifles?
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Re: The most powerful protester of all time
Sep 22, 2016, 6:40 PM
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That was extraordinarily courageous. The still don't know who he was, but clearly one of the most powerful protests in modern history.
Taking bags of groceries to a tank fight....now that's courage.
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