Tiananmen Square 1989 Massacre
Today is the 20th anniversary of man against the machine. Free human spirit instead of government control. Reason and peace rather than ignorance and violence. Unfortunately, all that remains of most of that revolutionary spirit is shrouded by government domination and the desire for more and more products for sale and consumption.
These days most Chinese students have never even heard of what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Do a search in Google at google.cn and you will find no results relating to the massacre – thanks Google for your censorship – money is more important than human rights and the truth for Google. One thing is certain, the government is doing an excellent job of covering up the events while rewriting history and most people are too captivated by bread and circuses.
The anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests says much about the current affairs of China, but one might also want to relect upon what it reveals regarding ones own government and the scarcity of the revolitionary spirit in our own people.
Political Peace Poster is available here.
I find Google despicable for caving in to the communist Chinese. It is also unfortunate that Obama did not speak of this significant event’s anniversary when addressing oppressive Islamic dictators.
However, the blame America tour continues and he is what he is. A snake oil selling politician ready to appease any audience he stands in front of if it benefits his agenda.
I personally think your poster should state “Stand Here For Freedom”. Those that sacrificed themselves in Tiananmen Square wanted to be free. Freedom is more important than peace and is worth fighting or standing up for. War is a necessary reality that is encoded within nature and the universe. It just is.
“I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees”
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It’s also interesting that Hillary Clinton came out with a strong statement addressing Tiananmen Square and Obama did not.
There are several theories as to why she made such a statement and Peter Koelliker elaborates on them in the comment section of a John Batchelor post highlighting Obama’s speech in Cairo:
“Who Distracts Arabs?” http://johnbatchelorshow.com/jb/2009/06/who-distracts-arabs/index.php#comment-3788
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I agree, Stand Here for Freedom would have worked well as the poster text. Your statements open a larger philosophical discussion upon the value and importance of peace and freedom. Both words have lost most of their impact due to their excessive use, nonetheless freedom and peace go together as peace can be described as freedom from war and violence.
Peace is not submission, but rather the result of resistance to war. I would rather live with my head up than die with it cast down.
Thanks for your comments Matt – Different viewpoints are great! I appreciate you taking your time to post your thoughts. Nice art of the Ryman by the way…
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Check out AAAC’s online art exhibition, a tribute to the Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary at http://www.artspiral.org/past_exhibitions/june4/june4.php. Thanks.
Thanks for the link Adliana – interesting Tiananmen art. This quote on your page puts it best, “Tiananmen Square, however, must not be forgotten. At the very least, as a few of the art works claim, forgetting must be resisted.”