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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.
0 _- O) W- v/ zWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.   O2 w1 |' d9 Z5 X- |1 f0 D6 j6 x  p
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.# @6 ]) d8 C  I4 h
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
  d) ^5 \" g$ E# L( Q# PWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.6 n5 D7 ]: D/ Q6 y& X- i
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! 2 U  f" X9 H5 R
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
; q1 C! ~5 e4 b! |: J4 [4 nWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. # D! l' s! U1 \. S* j7 V5 B
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.: c* o& f& g4 z  @) K( E: F* @, c9 b
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
+ i; a3 K. B3 K. W0 H0 Q% y# g% UWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
5 k* B* k$ `+ EWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.* ^' J) f5 B( q  u0 C3 t
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. 9 f# M. H8 ^# r6 a5 t
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
/ k, W* {. {1 U5 eWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
) j" O0 W9 y# o" E5 ]6 s, ?% `6 ~When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
0 x* z* Q+ e, ]! M- A. oWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. + C5 K/ x3 k) p- T& X( v. c8 [
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
8 v( U: I% u0 W& r  zWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. ; I7 ?0 a5 s, V3 N
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
( X4 S# ?6 U* O! w, cWe don't hate you either. & N1 y$ i' z7 J, s' c9 s& n" |
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But, do you understand us? 4 b: h, @5 l1 \$ i
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Of course we do, you said,
+ ?, Z, h% }- c  w2 p" g/ xWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's 2 W; y9 m) _% X& w7 o" f
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What do you really want from us?
  W' Q) r7 P3 ?/ \; jThink hard first, then answer...
5 P5 l" \, H+ ]: T! wBecause you only get so many chances.
* {  Q* E7 W% _, g6 rEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. 3 G. I0 p8 ]( I. l; v0 J& ^
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
7 Q5 l) f& X( c9 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
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Nicely said.
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