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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.
2 \- ~- w  V' m) b& EWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
1 _' `8 b9 [7 Q% `0 W4 \When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.( f$ S' u3 J6 S" J. G
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
  A- `5 Y4 h; z- r3 T* F" _" S5 FWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.* p) L4 h% C( j- S! m
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
1 W2 u4 y( ]9 VWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
/ O) F+ W) w% ?" RWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. , }+ c# O; d- _; f; ?  ^7 ^
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
9 M+ ^" t4 Q3 c1 z! U) g+ f: bWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.9 q% ~0 @+ M) O* a7 s3 K0 \
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.  d, R8 B. \! s7 o
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.- {5 ~% F8 X$ l% n2 ^% R
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
( _7 U. u, u4 W# ~When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.' _8 e2 _2 v, o& r9 h% B
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. ! h) h; J3 C. f: D% O+ i0 g/ e
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
% A( _3 w% {8 S8 e) ?When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
: C* l/ q: g" g, v' w4 WWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
7 ^+ T$ W4 S( k5 l3 G; nWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
/ v2 a4 U% N$ G; O7 j" @Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
& O0 m/ b# r: l$ @; L1 F0 {We don't hate you either. , S" @0 g' X. p- z* c% i; W
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But, do you understand us? 2 B# `, Y6 {, }& @) p. z
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Of course we do, you said,
3 x0 ^" _9 O4 U# i. S! ^We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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7 w  v! n. Z/ o$ B( O7 {7 i4 _What do you really want from us?% D$ e" N, Y5 N3 M# X5 M# z
Think hard first, then answer...
. _# Z3 ^0 P9 r+ S- l: Q$ D# U2 }Because you only get so many chances.8 o/ w: L2 w* N* U# n; m0 F  V
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
* g. ?: I% ]2 W, {! {6 [: \4 U+ ^We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
; u% J8 r, `$ U% Z2 d4 q5 HThis 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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