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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Except in the US today the tank would've killed him

[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Would have killed him whether he complied or not

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

He's holding two packages that could contained IEDs! Run him over before he tries to blow us up!

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago

Except Ashley Babbitt, who is a hero for breaking into a secured area of the US Capitol during a riot and getting shot.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The Tianamen Square protest was for free speech, democracy, and to prevent China opening up to global capitalism... Which students and union leaders believed would lead to stark inequalities and wealth/class gaps.

Here's a photo of factory worker Unionist bikers on their way to the protest.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/nudvsy/a_gang_of_striking_factory_workers_on_their_way/

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Which students and union leaders believed would lead to stark inequalities and wealth/class gaps.

Which, to be fair, they were right about. They just underestimated the level of prosperity it would bring China overall

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which part of your comment is about this protester complying?

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Sounds like you want me to just comply with your parameters.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just trying to figure out why you decided moving the goal post was the right call instead of addressing the actual subject matter.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They didn't move the goal post. You used one event to compare another. It is perfectly legitimate therefore to talk about the original event. You may wish the most recent US event to be the topic of discussion, which is fine, but that doesn't mean it's illegitimate for the original Chinese event to also be discussed.

If you didn't want Tiannamen Square to be discussed you shouldn't have posted an image of Tiannamen Square.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

I'm fine with the topic of Tiannamen Square but that looked like a copypasta that didn't address the compliance topic. They had something they needed to say and dropped it in with no attempt actually tie it to this post instead of TS in general.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Complied….shot anyway