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.

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[–] 58 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Post about China.

4 comments about China.

6 comments about the US.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    TIN SOLDIERS AND NIXON’S COMING

    WE’RE FINALLY ON OUR OWN

    THIS SUMMER I HEAR THE DRUMMING

    FOUR DEAD IN OHIO 🎵

    …I wonder if there’s a Chinese equivalent of CSNY who wrote a song about Tiananmen Square..?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Never paid much mind to the second line, seeing it in writing is somehow so much more chilling.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    Gotta get down to it, soldiers are cutting us down

    Shoulda been done long ago

    The sense of resignation, the combination of slaughter and starting a long-overdue chore.

    What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground?

    How can you run when you know?

    How indeed? Beyond chilling.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I mean, given the climate, feels a little prophetic about where the US is heading.

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