Look familiar?

[DoubleVee]

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not a very good idea for a picture of the day...

[Reymax74]

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Thats kind of bad seeing as many people died and that man was tourted to death for trying to stop the tanks.

Very bad idea for that picture.

Nothing sad about it, more of a tribute to a historical event that we should all remember. I'm not trying to get into a political debate, but I remember those students were actively quoting the words of Thomas Jefferson, a good reminder that we should never take our freedom of speech and democracy for granted. That one man defiantly standing in front of tanks speaks a thousand words.

EXCELLENT PICTURE OF THE DAY, as wells as a good history lesson for everyone else.

[Battlefield Nuke]

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Two thumbs up for that pic.

[CommanderD]

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Nothing sad about it, more of a tribute to a historical event that we should all remember. I'm not trying to get into a political debate, but I remember those students were actively quoting the words of Thomas Jefferson, a good reminder that we should never take our freedom of speech and democracy for granted. That one man defiantly standing in front of tanks speaks a thousand words.

EXCELLENT PICTURE OF THE DAY, as wells as a good history lesson for everyone else.

So if we made one with two planes going into a tower in an American city with fire and people jumping off would that be a good history lesson?

[dragon159753]

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interesting.........don't like it cuz its a bad memory to bring up

[Slapidus]

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lol i cant believe some people didnt get that its all in the history book in middle school and high school,but some of us cant remember stuff from back then i know i cant remember half the stuff i learned in HS :laugh:

[Soldja]

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big student protest in China.

didnt look like a big protest when he is by himself, poor guy :P i wouldve backed him up

[[LG]Cataclysm]

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WOW i cant belive many of you guys dident get that...even thoe i read two books on the tanimun square. The video of that event is even more powerful then the picture, and later he was surly arrested and executed, for his crime agenst "the government"

A Chinese man wrote a book saying he is hiding somewhere, but is alive and well. Tianemen Square is a great example of how a man with a desire for freedom can overcome a tyranical state. Even if it means living in mountains for the rest of his lifew after.

So if we made one with two planes going into a tower in an American city with fire and people jumping off would that be a good history lesson?

Ya, but maybe in a few years when people start forgetting. When someone says "9/11 what?" Then we can. I don't see what you're trying to get at here.

[Soldja]

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SOLDJA - SEALINEAR - CAPT. APOLLO => => OMG you un-educated kids - waw ! Are you Americans by any chance ? LooooooL

sorry but i am British no i didnt hear about that
that incident happend when i was 1 year old !! the only thing in history i was taught about was Nazi's, Nazi's and Hitler.
so our school was kind of based on one subject were as other schools in the country do other sections some might do about "martin luther king" etc...

[DrunkenPirate]

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Looks like history is no longer a part of the national curriculum in schools now...

[sturmvogel]

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Christ, you kiddies need to go back to school. BTW, awesome pic.

[CoronelBurton]

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Pretty funny/nice picture, just goes to prove Chinas Crazy-assness >.>

[lAFo0l]

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Does anyone have a link to a video of this ?

[UnrealAlex]

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Looks like history is no longer a part of the national curriculum in schools now...

Honestly, So many people havent seen that picture?? jeez.
Its famous....


I imediatly recognized it and chuckled a bit.

[DrunkenPirate]

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Does anyone have a link to a video of this ?

Here you go.

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/tiananmen/

Look at the "A Look Back section" and click on the link that says "Full StoryVIDEO: Tank defiance '89"
It's small with quiet sound but it shows the events of this image.

The news events of this are burned into my head.