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  • algy
    Gold Gabber
    • Jun 2004
    • 504
    #1

    Tank Man

    Any one watch this last night? Forgot to Tivo

    The Tank Man | FRONTLINE | PBS
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/
    On June 5, 1989, one day after Chinese troops expelled thousands of demonstrators from Tiananmen Square in Beijing, a solitary, unarmed protester stood his ground before a column of tanks advancing down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Captured by Western photographers watching nearby, this extraordinary confrontation became an icon of the fight for freedom around the world. On April 11, veteran filmmaker Antony Thomas investigates the mystery of the tank man -- his identity, his fate, and his significance for the Chinese leadership. The search for the tank man reveals China's startling social compact -- its embrace of capitalism while dissent is squashed -- designed to stifle the nationwide unrest of 1989. This policy has allowed educated elites and entrepreneurs to profit handsomely, while the majority of Chinese still face brutal working conditions and low wages, and all Chinese must endure strict political and social controls. Some of these controls regulate speech on the Internet -- and have generated criticism over the involvement of major U.S. corporations such as Yahoo!, Cisco, Microsoft, and Google.


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    • threehills
      I heart Lollergirl
      • Jun 2005
      • 3641
      #2
      Re: Tank Man

      You can watch in on the web starting Friday night at 5pm.

      hard to believe it was 17 years ago.
      It's never too late to become the person you always thought you would be.

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        • speciale
          Are you Kidding me??
          • Dec 2005
          • 3728
          #3
          Re: Tank Man

          it was that long ago, wow time flies
          Originally posted by Miroslav
          It's not like he grabbed his balls and sucked his dick. It's not like he gave the Saudis the original copy of the Constitution to use as toilet paper. It's not like he gave away the secret recipe to the Colonel's chicken. .
          No Soup for You

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            • hulkhuss
              Are you Kidding me??
              • Jun 2004
              • 3699
              #4
              Re: Tank Man

              did he run the tank over?
              http://www.mixcloud.com/RMasie/

              http://soundcloud.com/r-masie

              https://www.facebook.com/R-Masie-117851198318029/

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                • thesightless
                  Someone will marry me. Hell Yeah!
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 13567
                  #5
                  Re: Tank Man

                  ummm no.

                  story is after they took back the square, this guy stood in front of the tanks out of principle. the tank operators did exactly what i would have done. when he grabbed onto the 50 MM cannon(the big one) he made the mistake of letting his belly be over the hole...... well they fired and he was essentially in about 100 peices. sick. but he deserved it.

                  ""that is a tank, it will kill you, i suggest you move""
                  your life is an occasion, rise to it.

                  Join My Chant. new mix. april 09. dirty fuck house.
                  download that. deep shit listed there

                  my dick is its own superhero.

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                    • hulkhuss
                      Are you Kidding me??
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 3699
                      #6
                      Re: Tank Man

                      y i like the burn you self alive protest better
                      like on rage's first album cover
                      http://www.mixcloud.com/RMasie/

                      http://soundcloud.com/r-masie

                      https://www.facebook.com/R-Masie-117851198318029/

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                        • thesightless
                          Someone will marry me. Hell Yeah!
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 13567
                          #7
                          Re: Tank Man

                          dont mention rage. bunch of whinos.

                          example

                          ""cry cry cry
                          wah wah wah
                          we hate capitalism
                          cry cry cry
                          wah wah wah
                          give ur money to ppl who cant earn it themselves
                          cry cry cry
                          wahwahwah""- insert cool tom morello solo
                          your life is an occasion, rise to it.

                          Join My Chant. new mix. april 09. dirty fuck house.
                          download that. deep shit listed there

                          my dick is its own superhero.

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                            • hulkhuss
                              Are you Kidding me??
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 3699
                              #8
                              Re: Tank Man

                              yeah they rock!!!!!!!!!!!
                              http://www.mixcloud.com/RMasie/

                              http://soundcloud.com/r-masie

                              https://www.facebook.com/R-Masie-117851198318029/

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                                • picklemonkey
                                  Double hoodie beer monster
                                  • Jun 2004
                                  • 15373
                                  #9
                                  Re: Tank Man

                                  I thought this was going to be about a Mega Man 29 boss


                                  I'd like to see this... if anyone finds a download for it let me know

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