Tiananmen Square Documentary

[GingeRRRBeef]

http://www.stage6.com/user/alex857/video/1452500/Tiananmen-Square-documentary

[pome902]

What is this ?

[kevie88]

You've never heard of Tiananmen Square? This was HUGE news back in 89..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989

[kevie88]

A very iconic image. Incredible courage...


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Tianasquare.jpg

[Xtrema]

The interesting thing is, 20 yrs later, most people don't care. And students now care more about gold farming with MMOs.

[pome902]

Originally posted by kevie88
You've never heard of Tiananmen Square? This was HUGE news back in 89..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989


Oh okay sorry ive herd about this, im
only 17 never even herd much about it in school.

[suen_boi]

Originally posted by pome902

Oh okay sorry ive herd about this, im
only 17 never even herd much about it in school.

You don't mean to imply that we're all old.
You mean to imply that you're uneducated.

[Big Dangerous]

Originally posted by kevie88
A very iconic image. Incredible courage...


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Tianasquare.jpg I agree, I watched this last night when it was posted. I have a whole new respect for the Chinese CITIZENS. If you watch the whole video, they were battling the army pretty hard.. completely unarmed!.

[97'Scort]

Originally posted by pome902
Oh okay sorry ive herd about this, im
only 17 never even herd much about it in school.

Take a history class? We dedicated a whole freaking semester in high school history to China over the last century. At the very least, you'd hear about it in your Cold War stuff.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Big Dangerous
I agree, I watched this last night when it was posted. I have a whole new respect for the Chinese CITIZENS. If you watch the whole video, they were battling the army pretty hard.. completely unarmed!.

Yes. But the students are pawns in a political power struggle in the name of democracy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Ziyang

If they succeeded, China would plunge into dark times much like the Yeltsin years in Russia. With uncontrollable inflation and people asking for communism again.

I think China is on the right course. Let's get capitalism running first. Once all citizens are feed and more educated, then try some democracy.

[962 kid]

Originally posted by pome902



Oh okay sorry ive herd about this, im
only 17 never even herd much about it in school.

17? Maybe I missed something, but have the age restrictions changed? Last I checked beyond was 18+ only.

[boredengineer]

Originally posted by Xtrema
Once all citizens are feed and more educated, then try some democracy.

I don't think they are going to try some democracy... China is an Authoritarian state. You don't exactly have free speech or the option to even mount an opposition to the current goverment. Lastly rampant corruption and the power held by the leaders makes me seriously doubt that they will ever feel the need to have elections.

[01RedDX]

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[Big Dangerous]

Originally posted by Xtrema


Yes. But the students are pawns in a political power struggle in the name of democracy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Ziyang

If they succeeded, China would plunge into dark times much like the Yeltsin years in Russia. With uncontrollable inflation and people asking for communism again.

I think China is on the right course. Let's get capitalism running first. Once all citizens are feed and more educated, then try some democracy. Hmm, never looked at it that way. I guess having a full bore capitalist program over there wouldn't work.. Too many people needing/wanting too much?

Either way in the name of freedom, a lot of people faced death. Any time a government uses blatant force like that on their people, I get a little irritated.

It was a scary night for the people.

[pome902]

Originally posted by 97'Scort


Take a history class? We dedicated a whole freaking semester in high school history to China over the last century. At the very least, you'd hear about it in your Cold War stuff.


We dont have a history class, basically just social 30 but its more japan based than anything.

[pome902]

Originally posted by suen_boi


You don't mean to imply that we're all old.
You mean to imply that you're uneducated.

Sorry still in the midst of being educated.

Autobody apprentice and
later thinking about a bachelor in a social science.

[boredengineer]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
^ Somehow I doubt that our style of democracy would work in a country of 1,300,000,000.

:nut: And why would it not? It seems to work alright in India...

[pome902]

Originally posted by boredengineer


:nut: And why would it not? It seems to work alright in India...


Even though most of the population is under poverty?

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by boredengineer


I don't think they are going to try some democracy... China is an Authoritarian state. You don't exactly have free speech or the option to even mount an opposition to the current goverment. Lastly rampant corruption and the power held by the leaders makes me seriously doubt that they will ever feel the need to have elections.

They will in a limited and small doses and in time.

Democracy doesn't get rid of corruption, it's actually more corrupted by inviting other influent participants (lobbyists) in the process.

Authoritarian may actually can deal with corruption better. As long as you have the right people on top.

[01RedDX]

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