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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) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday June 05 2018, @02:25PM (2 children)
I don't think the other readers understand your post. The people of China are more conformist than any American, and more than most Europeans. In China, it has never benefited anyone to stand out as an individual. China's culture is very different from ours. The rugged individualists may have been tolerated on rare occassions, but they have certainly never been encouraged.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday June 05 2018, @10:11PM (1 child)
That was exactly the point I was trying to make. (Poorly as it turns out).
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday June 05 2018, @10:22PM
Not-so-poorly, I would say. The problem is, it's extremely difficult to describe color to a blind man. It's pretty difficult to describe some colors to a sighted person, who happens to be color impaired. In this case, it's difficult to explain to the reading audience that Chinese psychology is very different from our own.