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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.
( e2 M6 Z4 _2 |- A, t! Z( ?When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
% q* r  b! Y* i* yWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
$ u5 n: D; v' K, RWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. 2 g$ X/ W) ]" c6 [8 L( |
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.: u$ {5 @7 l1 V# p- d3 U
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! 0 [6 G6 B) H7 o5 y
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
0 q7 i% b" l4 Q" _! y' L$ }0 F. S* eWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
8 }! Z, J  D2 T7 I7 ]4 XWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
/ D/ X! I5 C% ?4 FWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.. i6 B; x8 D/ M( W! o6 ?
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.4 \, i2 \9 z& q' ^  u) ~, J8 f
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.2 w4 K+ W' V0 t. V! S
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. ' N; ~5 @9 U8 m' ?+ e$ [" O: ~  E
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
( \! |0 u6 ?# Y: ~8 ?When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. : Q& z1 a. n$ Z; t: U1 K
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law./ ]% Q& v0 M: Z3 `7 L, W
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. : R9 {, b% J* I* v) A6 L. m4 |8 @
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
! `. X; G' k% E6 jWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. 6 u: z: @; W3 s. }7 W2 H" T
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
( o) t) K, o: |/ J/ z& a3 lWe don't hate you either.
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5 T# n( p; t" g: P/ v0 {0 v, ABut, do you understand us? # c0 [" W+ k4 c7 E5 ^+ P

/ u* O, t* ?' M: b  N( hOf course we do, you said,0 O* J: H/ u, O* c
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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! w- w2 f( w+ H, x5 ?What do you really want from us?  H8 D( p+ t% H* |$ W
Think hard first, then answer...
5 K/ \) D5 x* |. o' }8 @4 OBecause you only get so many chances.1 h+ B) C  ~* a- x/ V" I) \
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. - O+ K5 }8 x9 P' |& }/ b4 G
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
- Z8 B' ]1 l9 wThis 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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