Posted on 06/03/2006 11:38:00 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
If they never caught him, how do they know they rumor is false?
Because he turned up in Taiwan today.:)
Someday the Wang Welins of China will unite to crush the chi-coms who most assuradly deserve to be crushed.
During the heady days of the democracy movement I know I was excited for the Chineese people. Only to have aspirations crushed and killed.
The Chineese deserve better then the communists. Hopefully a new boxer rebellion will someday break out and give the commies their come upance.
Carolyn
Many of the others didn't make it out alive.
Don't start on it. There are literally hundreds of grisly photos showing bloody mangled, crushed bodies. Some turned into meat pies. I hate to imagine how the place smelled like let alone looked like.
Actually most people in the know never thought he was a college kid based on his appearance at the time. This was covered pretty well by the PBS Frontline on "Tank Man."
Quite a bit of mythology about what happened in those days....actually, not much of the massacre happened in Tienanmen Square, and most of the people killed were NOT college students - the students ended up surrendering.
The vast majority of the (probably in the thousands) killeds were by the Army trying to GET to Tienanmen Square - and most of the people killed were just average Joe Schmoe Middle-Age adults like Tank Man trying to block the Army from GETTING to Tienanmen Square and happened in the outer regions of the City.
It is true that there were a lot of average guys, working class, involved. Students got the highlight, but it was a popular revolt. If the next uprising breaks out, it would be far larger than TAM Uprising.
It's the type of event that our children need to see and hear about every day. We live in a very unique situation, we are part of the American Experiment. Strong as we are, were still a young nation. Our enemies are many both around the world and here at home. Modern examples, of such supreme sacrifice are rare.
I honestly, hope this man is alive and living well, he deserves it he's done more than his part.
BTTT!
But then, maybe I do understand.
The MSM is embarrassed by such courage and wishes to see the man punished.
Awesome. I was wondering about him just the other day.
We never know when events will converge and place us in a position to change the world. He has become an anonymous icon.
He wants to remind Chinese of what happened by stepping out into media coverage.
I have to laugh at the mediots who applaud courage at denouncing our way of life, but that one image there is a testimony to real courage: facing death but still standing there.
The PLA worry about it night and day. Keeps 'em up late. I love it. Schadenfreude.
Wouldn't take much more than a minor food riot in Beijing to prime the pump of democratic revolution.
Thanks much.
But he'd best leave Taiwan soonish. China's coming.
My oldest son was born on June 2, 1989. What a week. I don't think I will ever forget a minute of it.
I want that picture displayed prominently in the area of the State Department where those assigned to the "Asia desk" work.
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