(ZT) What Do You Want From US?

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A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet.
April 10, 2008
By a Silent, Silent Chinese.

When we were called the Sick Man of Asia, we were the Yellow Peril.
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are a threat.

When 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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When we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
+ Q: F7 s. K! |! aWhen we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you scream, “it was an invasion!”
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' |6 f+ c% }4 r  R9 vSo, we tried communism, you hated us for being communists
) x8 ^) f! S9 @" nWhen we embraced capitalism, you hate us for being capitalists.

When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
5 g" m3 _) B& ~. SWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse.

8 G( n' @* G1 C2 i$ tWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
  W0 C# ~0 C$ a9 u( v; I  @: FWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.

When we build our industries, you called us polluters.
5 a3 r( O  @2 ^, R0 q8 t! ^When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.

5 m6 S1 O* o2 b; S; lWhen we buy oil, you call that exploitation and genocide.
When you fight for oil, you call that liberation and democracy.
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# c8 h) B) F- D- ?5 a# vWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted rule of law for us.
6 _6 }4 M3 \: ]! \  s2 {When we uphold law and order against violence, you call that violating human rights.

7 @  f+ c1 ], S: Y- }When we were silent, you said you want us to have free speech.
5 T1 A! H* E# F- V5 fWhen we were silent no more, you say we are brainwashed racists.
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; x$ y9 X1 k0 F. R' M; X4 @Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
# f2 D! _  L* s& F' D) ?$ [/ o“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate You.”

We don’t hate you either,
But do you understand us?
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“Of course we do,” You said,
“We have NBC, CNN and BBCs…”

( y( }; V3 |' V& @* }: mWhat do you really want from us?
Think hard first, then answer…

+ p# X" N) J$ z# gBecause you only get so many chances,
2 H0 z7 {6 w. p% LEnough is enough, enough Hypocrisy for this one world.

We want one world, one dream, and peace on Earth.
: n  E0 p3 B1 Z: X/ [+ A, SThis big blue Earth is big enough for all of Us.

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