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What Do You Want From US?
9 J l5 D" j; A+ a) ?- m( C( @A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.4 Y0 p2 ], C Y4 [1 G
April 10, 2008 & K/ ~- T( L9 j7 I
By a Silent, Silent Chinese.
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' W0 U4 y8 o4 F) y Q" pWhen we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.! o4 T5 W; D* t* y1 e4 l* \
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat. T5 e5 r0 @9 `0 r7 l( r! U
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When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets.
( I: r8 }# ?' GWhen we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.' f+ ~* d) @6 X( j. S8 s, R
- `* i& m6 m1 J5 l+ ?% BWhen we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
# U* ~% m$ T$ x$ zWhen we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”
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5 W/ S. L* C l' B& w; \% uSo, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists0 w% V& [2 M5 l: n. }2 R$ E6 A
When we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.6 c" v M4 X+ {9 \
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When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
1 a" U V, y( c0 L w5 S% q- aWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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( }4 v @, V& i. k# p4 kWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
3 l: `* K& X& O* }' U4 ZWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.0 o: M* I L, g. x5 V/ n0 e! X
* s' y# C0 l5 E5 H" ?$ L5 E k' a6 WWhen we build our industries, you called us polluters.) g$ C4 p% ~2 B5 V& |
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming." j2 W. a: r3 ?9 I8 _; m7 q1 A
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When we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide., C0 G u7 x& D4 H7 o$ R5 {
When you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.2 [, e, g+ z& W- H+ c4 {
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When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.. u8 M @$ a+ C0 N
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.0 i8 J7 B6 z( u3 ~$ B' R) h
! p+ p0 \- n. J: \When we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
; X0 u3 k c* vWhen we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.
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Why do you hate us so much? We asked.2 s! X5 l Z( h+ c
“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”( H2 n# A5 n5 @! J% ]3 f9 U3 g6 m& K
, ?& z8 k$ r J& @We don’t hate you either,, @3 m# U+ l6 d8 D+ k: z' ^% {
But do you understand us?/ \! x! Q- j# f* ^) Y
/ e9 {9 z$ X- |5 M2 Z% _' C“Of course we do,” You said,
5 [' b# z& s k( I9 h# ?; p# Y, C/ |“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”
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What do you really want from us?& V1 ? E& T7 l
Think hard first, then answer…, ]7 Q* D8 d8 c$ o8 N4 n
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Because you only get so many chances,+ r% \" Z" M1 _" K5 K
Enough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world./ b" b: Q# K% g- d
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We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
$ B, \% c6 D7 R) O$ OThis big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us. |
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