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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.3 F7 L  A* i) _9 E* c* }
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
: z4 l: c, ]6 WWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.2 G1 o; |# a+ p8 Q" N7 H" H
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
7 b- r; R1 E) X% @6 b4 B5 PWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
7 L. ]3 t$ M" _; o5 j1 a6 [  Z0 a( I8 K% pWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
! n8 C- T1 S* g! tWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.: d! v2 I; [  Q8 p% y
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. # D2 x1 A. z4 ~5 R0 X
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
2 T7 Q* ^( _5 B3 f; n; ^: A  i( NWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.6 E* {* X1 e4 {9 K$ ~0 Y8 E
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.5 ]* @+ g: }9 |# P  ?( i
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
+ T6 ]! u; I: _" p& R) h+ ]When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. , g( _9 J6 U& V' z6 d- W
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
& v' |( A" u0 {When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
7 Y* [5 S6 O# v9 g8 a  nWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
/ S& I6 x. M8 w6 bWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. : x7 ?: x% A5 {+ t
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.9 S$ b. m. A, m: p3 x% k
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. " Y8 g$ |( U" b6 {; b% o
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
, b5 j6 ~& Z/ BWe don't hate you either.
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2 T3 e4 j3 n$ v. T! l$ C$ j6 M4 XBut, do you understand us?
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0 M+ m& A# d- n! ZOf course we do, you said," h6 y. ^1 X' b  M- o# F; m! R2 x- [
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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" t% A9 k0 v$ d& \  wWhat do you really want from us?+ s: R- {" w; ~
Think hard first, then answer... / ~5 `# C3 m* s! \: L
Because you only get so many chances.
( `1 |# u; m! u3 Z* h. SEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. 0 m' U0 D2 v& F1 T* C
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
. X: Q2 j* L! U" K6 E* J% l* YThis 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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