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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.  h' H4 c- ?3 W* |7 @" {0 _6 x4 C
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
2 B2 {3 g, ?' @: H7 kWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets." ~: f! C6 n9 M6 f, I( m
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
  A* g: |3 [/ i4 g0 zWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
5 L" C7 Y9 c# {When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
0 R8 V" k5 x% l- h7 gWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
+ b0 p' `1 P. nWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
9 J% t8 K0 @* OWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
( J% |& i  ~& i  M# ^  PWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights./ x7 l% f0 y; ~' c' {! C$ |: H
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.6 r, f5 u: C  r% N: ~# F
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.# {# T$ _! ^4 r. U' p* J* C
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
+ E' W! `8 [+ n: u: t" R0 Q) }When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
8 Y$ a0 i0 |% {When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
: I# |2 n7 [& f" L. m, |' D$ QWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
6 |4 C! }4 T5 WWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
( k% k3 A9 k2 OWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
: X2 I! L# C- m: Q% VWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
9 T/ B0 R9 C' V. \Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
& a) W5 @. x' F6 NWe don't hate you either.
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But, do you understand us?
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Of course we do, you said,) B9 \5 ~* R7 U9 \
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?. m, e  i4 q* _  _0 D
Think hard first, then answer... : m3 E, D5 k; s* G: b& o" U% ~
Because you only get so many chances.4 Y2 Y8 F8 t: N: ^9 V
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. 0 `# e1 x5 r7 c1 @- y& z
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.% P* v7 w/ g; \: G5 c/ i
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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