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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.
: C6 h7 a" B+ o* [When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. , o4 `. ]+ a3 Y' [, E2 k
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.* L  p2 m, x) a; m: W7 P
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
: y  w+ g4 z' {& _When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
. @4 t5 O( ~: l% c7 AWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
2 p1 c) `* I) F3 Q+ S3 q/ lWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
/ u3 t9 S8 m/ G; V9 T( J* VWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
2 M: p  }2 q) `, G9 Z& @When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
, [. y* z6 {4 u$ A4 eWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.2 K% T$ `5 g) T6 F: ~1 \) o3 W
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
3 E( t* b; c1 e6 ^0 N; rWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
9 c- R5 c, @. u$ |When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. , {# I3 G2 D% d2 @- `. ~
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.$ b/ _5 n% l. n5 s# w1 G9 G1 U
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. : c0 r: d- t' U, F
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.+ [% d. Y/ s* f3 f8 W2 L, ?
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
7 r& L  o1 z6 O" L. S9 `6 v- ]) zWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
3 J; ?. f# W! J* g/ n+ j" KWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. : O2 m' u7 F. q8 @
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. . O: ^) w( B, `4 d: }: f
We don't hate you either.
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$ O) O0 S  F% A2 z8 O  A/ f& FBut, do you understand us?
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Of course we do, you said,
2 ~  u1 n0 Y5 d- k. ]We have AFP, CNN and BBC's , t) a1 k! D7 n8 Q+ X( l
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What do you really want from us?
* V# ?1 I4 N" c% o" e( m  _0 M* D6 KThink hard first, then answer... , T; P: K* b- l% O4 |. O1 H) t
Because you only get so many chances.
/ Z, F7 p' r! p( B  [Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
( N! s/ @! @* i: wWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.9 p  j4 w0 e( _6 Y: ]2 O( 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
老杨团队 追求完美
Nicely said.
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