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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.- H0 @: Q2 M. O& t
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. ( B- _0 a4 G, q) O6 E- M0 s" U. Q
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.( A6 U% F+ S$ i3 v4 y
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. 2 U% c6 ~; q# j  w: U3 T
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
/ Z! t" P3 c/ k1 AWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! ( H" ^* J; n7 F2 ^: Q
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
6 o6 c+ t5 I$ a5 j" ?When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
$ V+ _( F9 r) cWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.- z9 S3 A+ t& b& w
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
- l) G& \5 n7 I% B8 TWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
3 t& D7 K8 ]  @; X6 m+ n# B8 EWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
4 S2 K0 c! T/ J: c, U& Z: dWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
2 y( |9 ~# a! M. @/ u& LWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.8 R2 M/ h* Q! G. {9 n6 t2 R3 t
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. % s+ N5 a  K8 x$ V. d
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
! t* h3 ?1 x  ^( cWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. , }; U9 N; A# _+ Q# L
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech./ `) i/ U3 s% y# r0 I0 w6 J
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
% E! m8 p8 ?5 p+ {3 k4 OWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. 9 W' p, t- R' o3 x
We don't hate you either. " g- ^% z& t8 v: D: y# V

% |( l0 ~' P8 Z: L7 {But, do you understand us? 8 |+ J3 B0 q$ e  N" N! x/ y' T( j1 m
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Of course we do, you said,, |# Y' B2 ^* t* P  v
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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+ }% R6 A1 w4 @! A1 j) KWhat do you really want from us?
( P* k/ @: E2 _) d9 f8 I+ YThink hard first, then answer...
6 b, m# f5 P9 p2 m9 g' m( ~Because you only get so many chances.' b* M/ d. i; X) X( X. {4 x
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
: J: O' }, X* k7 V& iWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.% o7 a0 f6 f4 a, p( @0 j
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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