(ZT) What Do You Want From US?

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0 R6 }; W2 I% T6 CWhat Do You Want From US?
A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
+ V5 J( P6 B3 w  e  {# _April 10, 2008
( Q# I1 Z$ s1 ]* UBy a Silent, Silent Chinese.
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When we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.
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6 {6 n3 T7 h, y* J" S# \5 HWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets.
When we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.
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When we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
2 K% W- X0 t- uWhen we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”
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So, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
When we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.
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When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.

When we build our industries, you called us polluters.
; X* P/ F8 n4 A& m% {When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.

. Y4 S" Z6 v, ~1 U! C; gWhen we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
1 r+ D7 O. k: \8 C5 D' Z/ ]2 FWhen you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.

) m3 C) A* j0 Z4 m9 RWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
  Z' Q+ M7 N% a! cWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.
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* n; G( E4 q7 m! ~' OWhen we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
4 I2 @  P8 q  B& G+ @+ [4 L# Q5 ^2 C2 `When we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.

Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
1 l$ O3 L( T. F1 f“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”
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$ p9 R  t! J6 y# C3 FWe don’t hate you either,
* I/ `7 l8 A8 t, W3 u5 J# {But do you understand us?
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“Of course we do,” You said,
“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”
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What do you really want from us?
  q& L! y5 q$ aThink hard first, then answer…

Because you only get so many chances,
Enough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.
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" {! C% j. t2 B; Q$ nWe want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
. f9 f$ c- D8 O+ o0 EThis big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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