(ZT) What Do You Want From US?

酷暑严寒

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What Do You Want From US?
A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
April 10, 2008
By a Silent, Silent Chinese.
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When we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
) I; I% ?8 n/ k: _When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.
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When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our markets.
9 N' [4 `  Y  d1 k7 Z& c2 r$ e2 tWhen we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.

; |) z& W4 h. x; ^/ O( L6 p9 d5 g0 z/ aWhen we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
  U% K  j& t6 {8 X9 Z. z6 ~; K. a+ jWhen we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”

9 m3 ?& D- [6 e! r0 c7 E! @So, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
& l. }- n1 N2 J5 d( t/ H, a- ~When we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.

* S2 i# x0 Z% ^( UWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
# ^& j8 W5 F" U/ v( w! VWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.

When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
- W7 l! g1 U! F5 R$ YWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.
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When we build our industries, you called us polluters.
; u3 G# n* r' P) bWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.

9 W% i( a2 u; A) o4 xWhen we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
: `, ^( O6 H' r7 X  e$ v8 JWhen you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.
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4 C( `0 S7 }: A+ pWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.

: S$ [+ n5 Z8 u$ d, i" X' j' IWhen we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
When we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.
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Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
# `; ~# V/ j5 k, c$ g7 o“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”
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3 X9 C7 T! b3 _! |* f" Q3 vWe don’t hate you either,
But do you understand us?

“Of course we do,” You said,
“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”
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What do you really want from us?
# p) I9 V' K* R/ k4 [+ i) \$ [: G5 eThink hard first, then answer…
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Because you only get so many chances,
' V  u4 |  t  f- y3 t* l* PEnough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.
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We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
( F" E# t, P! kThis big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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