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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.% F( T8 d+ N( {: Z5 K  Z' r+ H
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. , h. B6 c6 R( i) D
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.6 ]$ V- G& l0 ?+ L* _/ T9 b
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. 6 M+ a! a  ]# |( j0 v! s
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.+ v% o9 m$ q0 @* @" b/ V" b
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
4 F7 o# H3 K5 }" g2 B2 P5 U' qWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
6 F5 ?4 h6 [) lWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. , A, l' k: ^/ A
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
+ J: b  w9 O$ ]) A( n9 \8 zWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
" C" D% S+ ?6 _2 s4 A' p" S0 v0 ZWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.1 F6 P  I+ v# h; p: x) a5 n7 L3 h
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.- S4 k& z$ c1 w- [9 f1 z: ~
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
% d2 E: K/ }8 uWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
% k, [! j3 F0 WWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
) G2 k: p$ b6 J& Z! YWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.0 h; a! u# Y) }; _7 I; n
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. 4 q& L/ q. V& i. f) u. b; U! W% _. U% q
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.# ~. o. e0 e. e
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
5 G" `7 b6 d, _% @9 N0 Y! ~Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. 6 u  P: |) V2 O7 C
We don't hate you either. ; {3 b0 ~9 h. F  ]4 V. O! j

0 ?, e- R$ U5 H2 ^- uBut, do you understand us? 1 U; M* P4 Y8 g
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Of course we do, you said,( c( P" \" F$ L6 `+ Z
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's " r( a- V- Q' I& e3 c+ q$ n

0 u5 a; Y- s7 s, m! z1 CWhat do you really want from us?
1 P4 r* a4 ^4 q! {6 C" H) }Think hard first, then answer... $ P  ?# D) q3 d( ~0 z4 l; G# W
Because you only get so many chances.
7 L7 U( Z. o3 M# ?. HEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. 1 P/ ^. n! P6 ]5 ^4 l
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
0 T) Z" o5 _, {4 d3 o  x. yThis 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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