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Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

Guess which one?

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Guess which one?

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Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago
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    22 hours ago

    What happened to the tank guy in Tiananmen square?

    • ClathrateG [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      Here’s what i post whenever it comes up, its an honestly an impressive feat of western propaganda that so many have seen that single frame but not the whole video:

      Full tankman video where the tankers go to lengths to avoid harming him, he’s able to climb on the tank and then walk away with no repercussions:

      https://youtu.be/FaojdRThXbY

      Just a few examples(out of many) of US state forces running over protestors in the last couple of years:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiKv85jUUaQ

      https://youtu.be/Td4EIRhmKyM

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdfGHKe5eY4

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        Kent State actually was what they pretend Tiananmen Square was, but most USians are not ready for that conversation.

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      After climbing on the tank a few times, and talking with the tank commander, he was eventually lead away by some other onlookers completely unharmed.

      US cops have killed ~600 people so far this year.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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        Also, if I recall correctly, the incident occurred when the tanks were leaving and he was actually upset about the riots.

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          Yes.

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      Climbed up the tank. Said hi to the tank operator. Climbed down. Got escorted out by student protesters.

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      kinda goofy tbh

      Standoff, lil’ dance, mans climbs on the tank then gets off. The tankers open some hatches and there’s some sort of conversation, then some people from the (presumed, offscreen) crowd run in and move him away.

      Pretty obvious that the civilians are surprisingly unafraid of the war machines and the soldiers, and conversely the soldiers aren’t acting afraid of the crowd

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