(ZT) What Do You Want From US?

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What Do You Want From US?
' e) E& n5 |, u# e4 M% l6 ]  _A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
( P$ L! V8 d# N1 R7 z. t* l: a6 ]+ N& YApril 10, 2008
% l# O* l, k; D! X/ |4 KBy a Silent, Silent Chinese.

When we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
8 ~* @- `. I- d# _; V: k6 I+ MWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.

3 f% m  p5 C* A) m6 d5 NWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets.
When we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.

/ |4 Z' e9 Q% a6 wWhen we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
! t5 e  p1 z1 G' y7 c5 q$ AWhen 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
4 O3 H* {) k7 |6 V1 pWhen we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.
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2 R8 p& t, W: K7 L5 _+ }" t4 iWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
; I6 i8 t' e0 ^5 o* \When we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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+ Y0 Y/ p* v' z' H5 i' _When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.
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When we build our industries, you called us polluters.
# M; ]- `' A' A1 L0 vWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
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( l- }! O9 R5 K% uWhen we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
When you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.
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' o* K1 s! N, {1 k& [: ^: v( ^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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When we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
When we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.

6 ]+ a/ z- L6 O( {Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”

1 y3 W6 P* g' sWe don’t hate you either,
! K8 @; K5 V" ]' c' g, `3 ]But do you understand us?
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2 w. U1 D' Y) f# S' J& L1 u0 l$ b“Of course we do,” You said,
“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”

0 @& p" [" \$ e+ o6 O4 n! FWhat do you really want from us?
+ E! y7 T3 x( |% ?0 ~Think hard first, then answer…

Because you only get so many chances,
1 |2 ?9 M5 `" K  z( J3 |0 FEnough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.
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We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
This big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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