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On the 29th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, protesters are reenacting the historic face-off between a lone man and a Chinese tank. [...] Better known as “Tank Man”, he is one of the most enduring images of China’s violent military crackdown on democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, known in China as liusi, or June 4th.
On the 29th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, protesters are reenacting the face-off under hashtags including #Tankman2018, #Tankmen2018, a campaign started by Chinese artist and cartoonist, Badiucao. According to Badiucao, Tank Man represents “something lost in China’s young generation now — the idealism, passion, sense of responsibility, and confidence that an individual can make a change”, he said. “Tank Man is very relevant today and people should see it. Society has not changed much since the massacre for the oppression has never stopped”.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 05 2018, @02:48AM
Not all changes are immediate, I would argue that Tankman made a massive impact as an individual. Trying to bury it so much only belies their desperation and fear, along with their true attitude of obedience at any cost. It will hurt that government in the long run.
Speaking of, the US still hasn't recovered from the Kennedy assassination and all the other covered up bullshit that's been done. It has taken US citizens a lot longer to realize just who they've let run the show, and we're only now at the beginning of the grand disillusionment. Roughly quoting, "it is a very bad sign when the people no longer trust in their government."