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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.4 g& m" J6 b8 }2 m' S4 m  c' w0 B
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
, O" ~$ H8 F& E+ C( h5 l1 uWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.5 e' w' X/ S; f$ q4 V
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. 8 C" G: P2 l! f  B* `6 s
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.7 G( i' L" R5 C4 X+ F
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
% L4 E. K6 o3 I$ K- YWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.5 Q) Q1 c0 w0 Y
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. 6 H8 J$ B* f" \; Q
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
( _, K# b" v/ G  @1 J! T1 xWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
! S" P3 p. R( v1 K: RWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.- A+ M9 z1 Z- v. W2 W. }
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
& S: J3 R. k! w% F! }When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
3 C2 F- [7 d( l9 ]- }4 AWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.3 L/ R2 z8 q6 i1 J( h) P/ K
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. + I3 j7 V1 _: S6 I  z) L& F. `
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
( ]5 ?( H0 H, o8 K3 V5 `) v2 kWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
  V+ E3 u- e. L5 h* h& e6 NWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.8 l9 v! @& M4 o4 y; g3 e4 U
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
8 E! n/ K8 ~7 tWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.   F* L) N9 v" k$ V( E
We don't hate you either.
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* \, I8 k* U2 m! r* fBut, do you understand us?
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Of course we do, you said,
# p% P$ P0 a1 J; z# vWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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. [  ?& {! H0 u0 mWhat do you really want from us?
9 I. V& m/ v8 G6 f! [8 o0 LThink hard first, then answer...
4 r; D/ _0 p' OBecause you only get so many chances.! u) Q  S( J# v
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
* J/ Z2 A/ x# i- H  N" Q  sWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
8 M( Y  G" ^# b" s/ l3 F8 K9 ]& ]; u1 LThis 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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