20 Years Ago Today. A Lone Man Stood Tall Against Oppression

[twyacht]

Tiananmen Square, China. A people's yearning to not be oppressed, were shot, and slaughtered by the Chinese military.

One man stood his ground and was willing to give his life, in front of the entire world, for his cause, and a column of tanks.



IMHO, there is something to be learned, 20 years later, as the USA is becoming more "oppressed". Could you do the same as this skinny Chinese man?

Would you if pushed far enough?

Sometimes being a dissident, isn't a bad thing.

[tombogan03884]

Despite what hollywood blowhards and academic socialites would have you believe, TRUE dissidence is not "Chic", or "Cool". It's lonely, scary, and often fatal. But a man who will not take a stand for his principles either has no principles or he is not a man.

[runstowin]

Despite what hollywood blowhards and academic socialites would have you believe, TRUE dissidence is not "Chic", or "Cool". It's lonely, scary, and often fatal. But a man who will not take a stand for his principles either has no principles or he is not a man.

Well said Tom.