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A Poem - Published by the Washington Post

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发表于 2008-5-1 13:43 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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When we were the Sick Man of Asia, We were called The Yellow Peril.
" r  }. v, p* E6 i" ?3 d' f0 C: zWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
; I  J+ {6 q, q" ~. O) ^7 xWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.- x: S0 K- T4 T/ a
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
- e. \5 L; |+ G, P$ i) _. p. E- G1 }When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
. h! J% m+ K% q( h/ pWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!   q; j  e1 c" m( I( s9 \
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.9 c6 B% O5 y9 H2 L3 H
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. $ J" k2 s' G( ?- b6 G
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
. L8 q9 T0 K- U" n  {# ^6 u- BWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.  i* ?2 p( T; B+ W' e
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
) }# O4 B+ U, A- G) TWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.5 u' \6 [8 ~" ^5 L
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. / b2 {4 f" `* i% y; g. h: D* Y9 |
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.( D. K$ e, P8 ?0 w
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. & T7 l  F4 e* J& r. r0 b4 n4 F# i
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.* Q7 c: x1 N) I. y& \
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. # x, z0 x' Y: \7 [) }
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
5 B1 d8 O: E) l/ _, ~0 v$ ^When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
5 S  c/ x. v' K3 J* `Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. ( Y1 j' K7 P- A+ R5 A# U
We don't hate you either.
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; A, i2 S0 {4 x- e2 G( C# ?But, do you understand us? . J9 K7 g+ I( I0 G- s# U3 j
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Of course we do, you said,3 u& G5 o( Q5 s/ i3 w
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?
/ S3 }. p% M* g) u& T+ [* e/ W, _Think hard first, then answer...
7 Q# `5 @1 b4 ~' \! G0 H/ \; }% QBecause you only get so many chances.  K! `3 n& I3 d, p2 u
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
, X( z* X! d2 f5 _; B# ]7 jWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.3 Q6 {( w" k: f& [# A& b
This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.
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发表于 2008-5-1 21:20 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2008-5-2 07:10 | 显示全部楼层
好象在"时事政治"版有这poem的中文版?
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发表于 2008-5-9 18:59 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
Nicely said.
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