(ZT) What Do You Want From US?

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, V; D/ ?1 a4 O1 HWhat Do You Want From US?
A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
April 10, 2008
8 E. q+ L- H. e. aBy a Silent, Silent Chinese.

When we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
9 ]# r' D" ]8 tWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.
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When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets.
% r' w! [: ]9 Y! EWhen 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”.
1 f  E& c" H+ M9 A& k) F2 u! U. ^* hWhen we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”
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So, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
7 F) l' z' x7 ]* c2 e  zWhen we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.
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3 _) e3 `" M" Y" r0 U- KWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
; g1 M+ T; a5 V& zWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
; G& b3 k/ r6 iWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.

) J7 B. M. B* d: r2 N, WWhen we build our industries, you called us polluters.
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.

When we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
8 ?5 `/ w! N* N8 ^9 H* I4 xWhen you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.
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When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.
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7 D$ j- }( J0 Q; K! Z. X0 j! E% GWhen we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
6 {0 N# Z! `+ |) `5 V) SWhen we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.
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Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
$ k7 u' x4 p8 W+ L4 H/ Q# z4 t“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”

We don’t hate you either,
But do you understand us?

  y# q6 \# ]& h4 j- s' c0 |1 `* g“Of course we do,” You said,
% T1 a* t% W/ ~6 @“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”

. D' f( [% |- |8 w7 K; nWhat do you really want from us?
" g3 t5 ^/ ?- c8 SThink hard first, then answer…

Because you only get so many chances,
Enough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.

% @+ v  B' X8 k& k8 \We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
2 P! h% g7 L0 r& v) u3 o& uThis big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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