(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.
4 ^  Y: e* Q  w% A9 XApril 10, 2008
) t6 l# P8 O+ B3 N; }! b. bBy a Silent, Silent Chinese.
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& V( p# K0 [2 }* }When we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
/ b, q! s0 ~. y% Q! V  kWhen 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.
' X+ D" I! [$ I, @When we embraced Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.
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) o# o- D* _# SWhen we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
& K& X% S8 K- x8 |6 C; u: r1 tWhen we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”
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So, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
  x% h; w$ U/ w5 Q8 r: tWhen we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.

When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
5 A! R) L" p" Q0 B! \; H% Q0 _7 ?When we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.
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3 ]. C2 @6 r2 l2 dWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
- [, U" q3 h" F7 UWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.
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, _! s2 P6 M4 ~- KWhen we build our industries, you called us polluters.
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
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' R6 h" `1 j9 c& Y# OWhen we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
, e! c7 `) w+ U. Z3 N0 rWhen you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.

When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
5 ~5 ], L6 p  OWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.
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1 ~! D) B' ~5 d, k( n/ xWhen we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
, p! s9 }( w- U& v; MWhen we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.
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Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
$ W5 L- \5 Z, H  z5 ?“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”

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

“Of course we do,” You said,
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What do you really want from us?
Think hard first, then answer…
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Because you only get so many chances,
* u) A& G- c5 ]+ |Enough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.
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We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
# A: w3 D. d+ DThis big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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