Thursday, June 4, 2009

Underground II

I'm probably breaking some rule now by posting a second time in one day, but I realized after my previous post that this is the 20th anniversary of Tienanmen Square. Amazing how things have changed in two decades, and how an underground movement has surfaced so massively. Thousands of people came out for a vigil, and the pictures are outstanding for a country that still puts down any movement it considers dangerous:


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Posted by Patricia

2 comments:

  1. UnknownThursday, 04 June, 2009

    man, Patricia!
    you hit the nail on the head with this one!
    yeah -- look at ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE
    and the contrast with the power of the one brave man. That image of the man in front of the tank is so beautiful to me, (even as a socialist) because it stands as proof of the power of the individual. No one can say that change isn't in their hands.
    I like that you blogged about this!
    (I was excited so I typed fast -- no spell-check)
    -Richard

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  2. PatriciaFriday, 05 June, 2009

    I'm glad you liked it. Thanks. I saw the pictures on the web and was floored.

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