Memorials for the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests
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I remember the young man facing down the tank which attempted to go around him.
I saw the aftermath which consisted of individuals who were smeared upon the pavement by the weight of tracked vehicles ordered to run them down.
I remember the martyrs of democracy in China and how it made absolutely no difference.
This is the same type situation the democratic party would force upon The Republic were we to permit it.
So on this day when we take pause to remember the recurring atrocities of the Chinese government in power we should always remember that ruthlessness with which they treat their own people and surely we will never be treated better in our interactions.
This is why there is theft of intellectual property. This is why there is hacking and the pilfering of whatever may be there. Only now are we realizing that the bulk of our internet infrastructure is produced by the Chinese.
How stupid can we be in the long run?
I'm neither organizing nor participating in any memorial projects regarding the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests which ultimately led to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
However, I still remember.