I wasn't going to reply until I get home, but this is too much. Soli, shame on you for trying to tarnish the June 4 students image and justify the sins that the Chinese Liberation Army has committed.
The World saw the lights turning off in Tiananmen, and heard guns firing afterward. You and I may not have seen it ourselves, but countless number of people most certainly did. What happened at Tienanmen was obvious -- the army open fired on the students.
Besides, does it really matter whether the army started killing people (students, peasants, and protesters alike) in Tiananmen or outside? The same batch of students died as a result of their peaceful protests. Many more outside Tiananmen have also died as a result of the army opening fire on them or otherwise beating them to death. Central Government declared the students peaceful protests and demonstrations as treasonous long before any troops mobilized to Beijing. The blood stains and sins on the Central Government's hands can never be washed clean, especially when they continue to deny of the massacre's existence.
And when you look at what is happening now in Sichuan, and compare to what happened in Tianenman, isn't the government doing exactly the same thing? Silence the press. Threaten the victims. Lie about the truth. The Central Government is doing exactly the same thing it has done 20 years ago when sins are committed by party officials.
Last but not least, don't try to divert the attention away from the completely unacceptable words from this 9up Bowtie. His unacceptable and completely irresponsible words are only trying to justify the unforgivable. And to hear him say that it is ok to sacrifice human lives in the name of economic gains is disgusting and despicable.
-Lik |