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What Do You Want From US?: L# y P! e, U! c8 l) Y
A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
& k- R& p. i2 }7 tApril 10, 2008
7 U8 C P9 h5 A9 O7 ^By a Silent, Silent Chinese./ i8 ]" q, v$ V' P8 E5 T2 c* C
) x$ j& y. O I/ BWhen we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.* J- V9 ^( d5 w$ i! o
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.
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( N: }& }. l F) M% EWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets./ f" d9 V- f& m
When we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.
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When we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
# n2 V2 f% }' b, ]8 {When we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”0 d: b; h% Y K" t5 R" k
$ y1 j m& C1 i2 @ ^& }So, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
8 `7 g# [: D* t! J: O! gWhen we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.9 s; p9 v2 [- x
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When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
' U( W; ^* Z ^: RWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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3 R: E2 _# k+ O$ d; @When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.+ K* t5 Q1 B; P+ t
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.# _7 Z c j8 D; G1 {6 Q0 ]
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When we build our industries, you called us polluters.7 A6 x( E9 V) p' t/ Z! T8 w) e
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.4 O9 L0 \& Y' c' n- i
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When we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
4 T5 i* F0 p9 i ?; d: ]When you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.. n ]# D% v' u& \, r' Z
4 g7 K4 H' c/ u3 n+ H1 Z: ^ fWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.+ ~5 p) E8 `' V
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.% P5 ~- \& B2 g: H& w
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When we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.' V( i) T$ Q/ i8 e# X: {; L6 L
When we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.
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2 N6 Q, x' W, O h3 H, nWhy do you hate us so much? We asked.
; }) Z6 D9 F; f4 {“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”
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* ?1 H* S6 D4 I* Z* jWe don’t hate you either,
' Z$ P5 `! \0 \1 l4 S0 DBut do you understand us?
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“Of course we do,” You said,
8 W* ^+ Q( e% X c/ [3 | w; f% @“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”
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What do you really want from us?
& ^# p# R" J' y) cThink hard first, then answer…0 K) K) O3 U; q3 f
. _& s& x% G# nBecause you only get so many chances,
% |% x* P1 o! TEnough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.
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We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
6 B2 K, W, \) u0 \* B! N+ eThis big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us. |
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