the best thing about destruction is the room it makes for new growth!
the best thing about destruction is the room it makes for new growth!
Cancer always comes back.
What about the cat?
Proud to be the Unofficial Secret Illegal Enforcer of Eyes on Final Fantasy!
When I grow up, I want to go toBovineTrump University! - Ralph Wiggum
Not if you make him into a tennis racket first.
Still got it.
Proud to be the Unofficial Secret Illegal Enforcer of Eyes on Final Fantasy!
When I grow up, I want to go toBovineTrump University! - Ralph Wiggum
Meh.
Every chance I get.
Though I and all of you are very lucky in our circumstances. For when we do stand up there is little chance that our protests will be met with violence...
I think it would be much harder to stand up for my beliefs if there was a 99% chance I'd be kissed by a bullet from an Automatic.
This topic makes me think of the image of a student from the infamous Tiananmen Square. Very inspiring and moving.
The man stood unwavering and alone in the middle of the road as the tanks approached him. He appeared to be holding two bags of some sort, one in each hand. As the tanks came to a stop, he appeared to be trying to wave them away. In response, the front tank attempted to drive around the man, but the man repeatedly stepped into the path of the tank. After about half an hour of blocking the tanks, the man climbed up onto the top of the lead tank and had a conversation with the driver. Reports of what were said to the driver vary, including "Why are you here? My city is in chaos because of you"; "Go back, turn around, and stop killing my people"; "Go away". Finally, anxious onlookers pulled the man down and absorbed him into the crowd and the tanks continued on their way
I really appreciate my democratic freedoms... I hope in time that men like this will too.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the events in Tiananmen square. -> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989"> Check This Out </a>
Last edited by Chemical; 04-01-2005 at 08:01 PM.
Boldly go.
Did the guy actually get run over? My mum says he didn't.
No, he didn't. I edited the above post to include more detail on the actual incident.
Still, it's such a powerful image of the human ability to be fearless in the face of such ghastly injustice.
Boldly go.
I thought he was run over.
I'm glad he wasn't squished. You're right about the power of it though. I feel all tingly inside...*Ponders*
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