(ZT) What Do You Want From US?

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$ b" J2 v  s- ^5 Z" a$ _A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
April 10, 2008
By a Silent, Silent Chinese.
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" i$ p3 S! Z) bWhen we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.

. q' A3 h3 {: u& \When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets.
" Y9 L( D& a5 l4 p' Z, rWhen we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.
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When we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
8 X1 u, Y1 S; |When we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”
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" S$ [% r3 p; s3 c+ l! f. kSo, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
6 H5 ^) g! L! }- _4 Q; L* D2 HWhen we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.

When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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7 v, m: Q, M! y- }/ SWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
. R- F3 |; C  l1 ?$ j0 z* wWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.
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9 |6 V/ B2 q6 z$ g/ b) u2 t3 h! t& ?When we build our industries, you called us polluters.
; i/ n& W" \+ e& B; a$ F. v. kWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
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; M" w# _2 `4 N% o) o1 H. V: \When we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
; F' e; A9 T" [) t% A4 I/ k) yWhen you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.
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  a/ C5 M3 D! {. Q  t; hWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
- a5 E5 n1 f- H: F$ \% pWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.

5 U- c* j% G) z/ D6 N; W% b6 xWhen we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
2 A' _+ S6 B9 X4 W4 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.
“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”
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We don’t hate you either,
But do you understand us?

3 a1 \; I' L7 |; \, u“Of course we do,” You said,
“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”
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What do you really want from us?
Think hard first, then answer…

Because you only get so many chances,
Enough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.
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1 ^3 o$ F" P/ x& ~  kWe want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
This big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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