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一篇不错的东东, 和大家分享。; N: }2 y/ [+ v, a0 }% }
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What Do You Want From US?
! I: Q' \5 S3 q4 Z( a. ~) Q) ~A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet. @8 W* C/ t! I, C( b2 P( b
April 10, 2008 8 s* X# \0 h( y2 w9 D4 Y' B
By a Silent, Silent Chinese.& a) U6 I8 D$ w: ^! d& Z
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When we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
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When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets.: \' z6 J: z5 E& o6 }4 d
When we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.1 q7 ~" c; X# B. e- ^
! X0 d) ?0 s9 y% Q' |6 R# O! T- uWhen we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.; c% K8 D; E6 h& C* A
When we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”
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% w# s, C; j# h h6 iSo, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
: F& W, V- C8 g. eWhen we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.
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5 I! q; U' n1 V& H: W/ f, WWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
, p& |+ b, }' [+ I5 NWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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7 l5 Y5 `$ S0 M) \" v3 H* \When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.: d# Q6 l! m/ o0 {7 b6 [! ], e
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.
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When we build our industries, you called us polluters.
) r! B' |* T+ |6 o& h: n! N6 W( MWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.- A. p6 h' I' t# m- y- l7 V* Y6 M9 J4 c
4 `4 S: n7 j5 f* L5 RWhen we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.! L7 r% J2 {5 }
When you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.
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& S5 |$ n" L& G5 n; gWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
: g' }0 N+ x' s! ?( kWhen 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.
5 E4 o. V$ @: U/ }# QWhen we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.# @# b2 N3 }, h" {; O
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Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
: ]8 P; e5 L" a" {6 z7 w- c“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”- m. |0 y5 P" a5 t; J6 N0 ` P) S5 d
( ?4 x/ `' N5 p# B( k2 g0 gWe don’t hate you either,1 j: V* }3 e2 ]1 w
But do you understand us?/ l' K: J- Z9 K$ E% H7 A" G
$ I! I( ~7 I) B2 l1 K. o8 O3 F“Of course we do,” You said,2 r$ L+ O4 e: b' L
“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”
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What do you really want from us?7 _# R8 A; F5 V% t4 M
Think hard first, then answer…5 L; \/ v# ~. B+ {, F0 R+ _* O2 J" K
5 r8 [( X" V; `2 V4 m1 `6 S8 P0 _Because you only get so many chances,
9 @8 F) O# J' e8 h5 o8 QEnough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.7 l7 l; A1 E* ^2 b! w
0 e( p; e- K! Y+ h9 d: gWe want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.; \2 }6 s* ~6 t0 m! n' W- k
This big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us. |
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