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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.
  {. \& e4 K, J- S, t5 VWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
, Y0 |- Z! `% Z8 F. X: F, ^2 g  gWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
" M5 p2 n% y* a4 D2 F1 x/ EWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
  Y3 A0 I3 X+ r0 jWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
) w" @# a) }6 B/ Z( D" E6 j: FWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! % [; A" Z* I' a& T3 R) ?( \
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
& u) L& d! f) Q6 W- W9 P( D$ }) oWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. ; T1 D* R5 d3 o% @9 D* h
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
! _4 R3 w3 b' i8 vWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights., }! j+ Q0 g1 P; S% n' a5 A
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.3 S  S1 _4 [9 p, Q1 H& _
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.2 Y8 q. o, e; {# U% }- j
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. 7 J3 W; O) F) N6 q7 f# ?& b
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.5 m5 ~- @* X5 U) r5 ]
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. . W! N  c8 x7 t, I2 B
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
# G7 [* _) Z4 c, e. x6 L3 pWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. # L* \$ @& G4 j$ K5 X* u/ v9 ?
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.  `& a! x- @  l' ~/ j3 }: P; z
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
$ N# [9 H  U9 ?# o) rWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
, }3 f" z& w, x6 WWe don't hate you either.
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) |6 O5 ?4 g$ J4 m. lBut, do you understand us? 0 p+ C* S8 J/ O- j( @* t

! \1 q8 Y8 X# r, C' g4 n7 A; |Of course we do, you said,
( }+ o/ a, T. Y5 J% g: W* VWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's : {; L$ V- i$ ^" ]( o. r& ^

% n$ ]/ B- g; x& {+ l. P5 H/ ?& ~What do you really want from us?7 P1 Q' \3 d: Q
Think hard first, then answer...
4 Y- _/ T+ e$ z9 _5 g7 N; aBecause you only get so many chances.; d, d6 x1 N3 `( M
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. . ~1 Q, P: I, a5 z
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth., M2 a; ~+ b& D* K" e4 \
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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