https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
The protests lasted over a month; the massacre ended them in a flood of state-sponsored murder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
The protests lasted over a month; the massacre ended them in a flood of state-sponsored murder.
Post about China.
4 comments about China.
6 comments about the US.
…I wonder if there’s a Chinese equivalent of CSNY who wrote a song about Tiananmen Square…?
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Never paid much mind to the second line, seeing it in writing is somehow so much more chilling.
The sense of resignation, the combination of slaughter and starting a long-overdue chore.
How indeed? Beyond chilling.
I mean, given the climate, feels a little prophetic about where the US is heading.
There’s still a difference between “heading” and “already there”. Not as much of one as I’d like, but still.
Just make a new post then. It wasn’t even an equivalent comparison. They could have used an image of the Bonus Army or an artist’s impression of the Whiskey Rebellion.
I’m not justifying it, just explaining a possible reason. I don’t really care either way