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Old 05-31-2019, 10:26 AM
 
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june 4 will be the 30 year anniversary of tiananmen square protests. Chinese govt. still in a state of denial.


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The massacre of unarmed citizens by soldiers in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, should not be referred to as "suppression," a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman told reporters Thursday.

At his monthly briefing, spokesman Wu Qian was asked by journalists if the People's Liberation Army had any comment on the suppression of students 30 years ago.

"I don't agree with the word 'suppression' in your question," he said
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this despite the fact that-

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It has been estimated that as many as 10,000 people were arrested during and after the protests. Several dozen people have been executed for their parts in the demonstrations.
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Old 05-31-2019, 11:25 AM
 
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Massacre would be a better word.
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Old 05-31-2019, 11:31 AM
 
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Instead of focusing on what happened 30 years ago which makes us feel good, but which we can do nothing about, why not do something right now, like stop bombing in Yemen and arming the barbaric islamist regime in Saudi Arabia?
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Old 05-31-2019, 12:04 PM
 
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mentioning is not focusing. ever heard of multi-tasking?

there are other threads on yemen or saudi arabia you can try. this one is about china.
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Old 05-31-2019, 12:51 PM
 
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mentioning is not focusing. ever heard of multi-tasking?

there are other threads on yemen or saudi arabia you can try. this one is about china.
The people who focus on this type of stuff that happened 30 years ago are usually big supporters of Trump, who have vowed to continue the bombing and massive arms and financial support for the islamist dictatorship Saudi Arabia. It says alot about how shallow the human rights concerns really is.
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Old 05-31-2019, 01:06 PM
 
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The people who focus on this type of stuff that happened 30 years ago are usually big supporters of Trump, who have vowed to continue the bombing and massive arms and financial support for the islamist dictatorship Saudi Arabia. It says alot about how shallow the human rights concerns really is.
Why do we focus so much on slavery? It was 150 years ago.
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Old 05-31-2019, 01:11 PM
 
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Why do we focus so much on slavery? It was 150 years ago.
Ask yourself this question: What can you do specifically to change any of this stuff from 30 years ago in China? What can you do to change US policy on Yemen and Saudi Arabia right now and Trump's refusal to listen to Congress? If you really care about human rights, the priority would be very simple.
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Old 05-31-2019, 01:12 PM
 
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I don't care what they did to their own people 30 years ago. The Chinese only care about what others did to them 1000, 100, years ago. Never forget. lol
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Old 05-31-2019, 03:16 PM
 
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So I guess the party line should be people were “ gently reminded “ to leave the scene. History erased.
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Old 05-31-2019, 04:38 PM
 
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It should be mentioned that some solders died too. Some were burnt alive. Yes, burned alive by protesters.

Both the government and the protesters were a little crazy.
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