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A Poem - Published by the Washington Post

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发表于 2008-5-1 13:43 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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When we were the Sick Man of Asia, We were called The Yellow Peril.& L4 w& J$ a' S8 ?' s% D
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. % R! Z, |: f3 B0 t$ y6 l8 u; ~$ A
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.% |7 s' L! `/ L2 {2 \) ]# S" O
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
* N" M# C; ~6 pWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.& ?# P% d; R3 e
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! 7 D. U- s( I! U
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
- |$ L* V& L7 N. ]' m; U5 H* {When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
7 ^! G+ U% X- s# M( f# \When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
: |# e) E$ v2 R$ }When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.! S' Q# r* C- E7 L* j6 ]: Z/ A
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
3 t0 F9 f$ U& ~' Q3 x( S% y8 BWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.* z' ]$ u$ v4 D- V/ [1 h& H* U
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
( c, ~6 G  Q/ _- Y$ X' C. HWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.& |/ n$ h( a+ c3 X; b9 q) l$ D
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. 1 k& @5 u/ x6 B+ e% ]) L
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.+ e/ u4 H% G& \5 |; Q
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
5 k* v; o3 p) ~3 a1 q* EWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
- A$ r9 s6 R% t4 F0 YWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
" M# ]& a" a9 Z, K' c" AWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. - u$ V* g3 X3 o( m$ V& C3 G( p
We don't hate you either. 6 w4 H- K5 |, N

+ p" c2 ~+ R: l0 }- ^1 eBut, do you understand us? % ~' ~# M4 g" N! h
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Of course we do, you said,5 l) b2 s  o+ Y" f( v
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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+ ^+ H6 i( s( z6 l9 m. Y5 JWhat do you really want from us?
9 n9 p# q+ t) A5 t2 N  y; l7 x, {0 kThink hard first, then answer... - V: Z! I' ]! u& k, C
Because you only get so many chances.
5 |& L, B3 I$ ^) V& _" [/ V9 `Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. 2 R; I& i2 p  A5 p& _) A3 ^
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.0 [- }/ A1 X/ f2 r1 @6 n
This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.
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发表于 2008-5-1 21:20 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2008-5-2 07:10 | 显示全部楼层
好象在"时事政治"版有这poem的中文版?
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发表于 2008-5-9 18:59 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
Nicely said.
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