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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.+ ^7 y$ d) H! J# N
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. # @0 t" P) C8 X8 k8 p' q! ?0 [
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.# O* x9 u# N0 r7 R' u, w" N
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
+ d5 G3 |3 w$ W* p! S" ]When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.5 P/ n( F8 r  e6 r: r3 S
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
/ M7 s- Y1 s6 V6 DWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.+ r5 r8 K" I% h  ]6 n
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. 5 _1 }5 V' A, E( v0 o; ?, Z' C$ _
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.5 m" X: c* [" ?9 L# V& O4 Q
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
: P9 X1 C  n* {' b7 q# i. g- NWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.9 T* y% U1 Y: {( r( }6 z( n
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.) \2 ?6 c. @! J
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
2 Y  N, c8 E7 P+ e2 GWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.; B. L: T+ L0 P: W
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. 7 }- f" ~$ I7 h5 `% d6 l$ l
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
) B  z6 _' O* K5 t5 p7 HWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. 3 v8 ?# g. r* R: H$ D' n4 |+ B1 d
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
( D7 l" q2 J+ U) [2 U; MWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
# q. c4 L# l& p: |2 `  a6 dWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
; a) H4 x0 M5 l/ u# R  BWe don't hate you either.
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But, do you understand us?
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Of course we do, you said,0 _& U0 X  G7 Q' u; R! O
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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; O5 [/ M+ c0 _8 LWhat do you really want from us?
5 c0 s7 ]- [/ a1 F7 W9 x& sThink hard first, then answer... " L+ ~1 Q. M+ _9 Y+ u+ t
Because you only get so many chances.; T2 x: ?& X- d  {4 S+ q) e( |
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
0 w% V! `) a) v/ d0 R8 l  AWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.; V0 G: }- a) o$ i( |7 P- v
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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