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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.! c5 f  [0 `5 Q, r
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
4 H3 l: @) |* w; eWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.& C6 w% y; r! I0 F; z
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. 8 F, d& H+ e( X8 h- l5 H5 T
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.9 N8 U6 |; B% u! l
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
! }4 o% t$ R& n; o2 F/ \+ `. IWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.& ~5 G8 z3 W+ q  z  K+ Z/ p# c- m
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
- w! ?% r& N! ^6 P3 t8 O3 k7 GWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.' w% J9 D( F4 R: E
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
0 u  V3 n+ \+ A, G, L6 Q# rWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.5 ], p- W. A5 f; S
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
- R8 x# \& }1 ~+ n( S6 dWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. # f; T5 a7 ^$ U: _  g- G
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
/ W, Y, K3 w  F7 _1 b+ z6 oWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. % u9 S& T& x! B) q  e5 P
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
3 e4 }! D2 j5 J/ ^9 R1 c+ |4 QWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
* h6 r) s' c8 P. EWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech., r, F7 n: W) `( a) }' ^
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. ) U0 s1 v7 b! w( K; }( k7 t3 v
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. 7 T) f' W& G  k' Q
We don't hate you either. ) h" r& R# p! i5 t) a" S8 }8 V

- B: `' X& Q* t+ z; _7 uBut, do you understand us?
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Of course we do, you said,
" D' z6 G( r, {( [0 J" o, M9 L! PWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's 4 T+ Y5 g7 K1 [6 E& j
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What do you really want from us?% Y. J+ T5 f; s- T
Think hard first, then answer... , i1 }% h! p/ d
Because you only get so many chances.
; h/ \0 @7 f) }# r. W4 jEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
( L( }% J% @& K2 W- iWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.' u; r4 `$ \% |
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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