Liberals will kick and scream about the fascism of Tianamen without stopping to ask why the Tank Driver stopped and even tried to drive around Tank Man without success.
The idea that an American civilian could survive getting that close to a military vehicle - that this kind of protest wouldn’t be used to justify his murder - is utterly alien to the Western brain.
So much of this image is pregnant with what Americans understand a US police officer would do to an unarmed protester. You’ll never see pictures of what happened next, because it flies in the face of the narrative.
even tried to drive around Tank Man without success.
That didnt happen. Tank man climbed on top of the first tank and talked to the soldiers. Some people run up and talked to tank man. And then the protestors let the tanks go.
And tank man wasnt the only person blocking tanks that day. Its just a very poweful photograph so people make up stories.
EDIT: Also this was an incredibly brutal past in Chinas history. And its not like the Chineese government wasnt slaughtering hundreds of students and protesters at will. By some estimates more than 300 people were slaughtered right after this occured. Nobody knows what happened to Tank man or the soldiers in the first tank.
So maybe thats why liberals arent asking why in regards to these things. Becuse they didn’t happen.
But I dont disagree with your take otherwise. Though puzzled as to why you didnt fact check what happened before posting. Im sure you can see that masses of people twisting facts is how we got in this mess.
Where is Tank Man now? I bet he’s a celebrated civil rights icon who freely walks the streets, right? I did see some reporting suggesting he was executed by firing squad but that can’t be right.
I did see some reporting suggesting he was executed by firing squad but that can’t be right.
The unsourced anecdote as a rebuttal to the live video footage is textbook western discourse. Don’t believe your lying eyes. I know a guy who knows a guy who knows the Real Secret Truth.
While the stroad seem realistic, seeing a pedestrian carrying groceries doesn’t seem like americana iconography.
Liberals will kick and scream about the fascism of Tianamen without stopping to ask why the Tank Driver stopped and even tried to drive around Tank Man without success.
The idea that an American civilian could survive getting that close to a military vehicle - that this kind of protest wouldn’t be used to justify his murder - is utterly alien to the Western brain.
So much of this image is pregnant with what Americans understand a US police officer would do to an unarmed protester. You’ll never see pictures of what happened next, because it flies in the face of the narrative.
Look up the Bonus Army, one of many protests that were brutally stomped on by the US military and police.
That didnt happen. Tank man climbed on top of the first tank and talked to the soldiers. Some people run up and talked to tank man. And then the protestors let the tanks go.
And tank man wasnt the only person blocking tanks that day. Its just a very poweful photograph so people make up stories.
EDIT: Also this was an incredibly brutal past in Chinas history. And its not like the Chineese government wasnt slaughtering hundreds of students and protesters at will. By some estimates more than 300 people were slaughtered right after this occured. Nobody knows what happened to Tank man or the soldiers in the first tank.
So maybe thats why liberals arent asking why in regards to these things. Becuse they didn’t happen.
But I dont disagree with your take otherwise. Though puzzled as to why you didnt fact check what happened before posting. Im sure you can see that masses of people twisting facts is how we got in this mess.
Where is Tank Man now? I bet he’s a celebrated civil rights icon who freely walks the streets, right? I did see some reporting suggesting he was executed by firing squad but that can’t be right.
The unsourced anecdote as a rebuttal to the live video footage is textbook western discourse. Don’t believe your lying eyes. I know a guy who knows a guy who knows the Real Secret Truth.
Nobody knows his identity or whereabouts. Nobody knows what happened to the soldiers who stopped either.
And thats probably intentionally so, to avoid martyrdom if hes dead. Or to protect his life if he’s not.
And that in itself is a very powerful part of the story.
It says Times Square. Manhattan is one of the walkable places in the US where carrying groceries is actually something you can see.
Good point.