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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 X7 }/ o! ]. p. b! SWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. , c1 t2 N" S# u6 {
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.  I, V/ A1 e8 j" f7 ^7 m
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
& |: S/ {0 B- nWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
9 Q  i7 R. w4 Q$ }0 Y+ J$ ]- UWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
9 q2 _: w, O9 W* w$ O! n% iWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
' G+ o. u# @! h5 o! w: @7 |, W$ X; uWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
7 M# z9 \! @1 B- yWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.+ z' L8 L4 ]: S3 g
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
5 `( u0 {( d5 o9 w" E' WWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.* M8 _/ r3 Z0 |4 m6 I1 S" h
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.( n! X1 m1 G# b7 V% x& E. _. Z" k
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
6 k% Z* ^/ I; Y7 i9 Q# E4 R3 _When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.2 F; U8 Z: B* v+ e+ a: ~
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
" `* Y0 Y$ e& I# X. wWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
+ a1 S6 \$ p/ {- fWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. " c# D* T. j& J
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech., {# C  m2 p% B9 \% u
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
) t$ [7 D( ~. N3 fWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
. ~3 o! h% [0 @' T% ~% RWe don't hate you either. ; U) k5 c% e8 M8 F
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But, do you understand us?
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Of course we do, you said,% ?! O# ]* E) o
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?
. d0 S0 q! r* w& S5 SThink hard first, then answer...
6 `2 p! {$ F& w  LBecause you only get so many chances.
# C% H  [% c: f! b( _Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. $ c' w+ D6 x2 @0 ], [. V
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
! M3 P* j1 @+ q0 lThis 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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