(ZT) What Do You Want From US?

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3 n1 W  \* u# g( d  ~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.
  \/ X: Z3 g; F3 q* FWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.

5 o* B0 h" q2 V, z. vWhen 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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0 ?5 x4 F) W/ b+ p8 |* |; `7 \When we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
0 g' T% Z2 _) i# C7 Y4 eWhen we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”

- K6 e! Z# N/ u; B- M1 gSo, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
When we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.

% b; ]% b5 }; T8 VWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
- ]: x) o" @; m3 }5 u. wWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.

; y. y3 y2 ]- }9 I% |6 H/ xWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
* X8 ~+ h$ _! R' kWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.
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When we build our industries, you called us polluters.
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.

, u. e' S8 T5 t  u- |$ y8 UWhen we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
. _1 _) B5 R' CWhen you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.
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; H' ?+ U! v0 q- p- Q; MWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
" b. \$ d* f+ s$ H0 t% O6 ], p3 BWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.

+ t4 d- U1 u- g# S1 m7 y7 LWhen we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
When we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.

5 F6 s# U/ T  c1 Z: BWhy do you hate us so much? We asked.
“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”

We don’t hate you either,
But do you understand us?

, t1 l; F! @0 L/ I7 [" r“Of course we do,” You said,
“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”

$ J8 O- g2 u" {8 F+ G- Y8 T/ _What do you really want from us?
7 p3 D* Y2 j# a$ a9 W, e% u+ i; JThink hard first, then answer…

Because you only get so many chances,
, \) q: x& ^, OEnough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.
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We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
This big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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