8964. never forget. it was the day the communist regime of china attacked unarmed students and civilians in their non-violent protests against the government's corruption and lack of democracy. the estimated death toll was in the thousands with many more injured. today, twenty years later, several of students leaders during the protest are still under house arrest. many of the leaders fled the country and could never return. family members of the murdered students are still forbidden to discuss with the media. school textbooks still make no reference to the massacre.
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i was five years old and i witnessed the massacre on the news. i remember my mother was crying and praying for the safety of the students. my mom held me tightly and told me to never forget this day. she told me to make sure my own children never forget this day. the students were so young and so hopeful. they never wanted to revolt against the government itself. all they ever wanted was to have some say, to have some liberty, to end corruption in the governemnt. their requests could've been ignored. there was absolutely no need to use any violence on unarmed civilians.
it was this incident that prompted my parents to send me to america for a better education.
150,000 strong in hong kong gathering for a candle vigil in victoria park in hong kong. being the only place in china where there is still any freedom to protest and freedom of speech, we're the only ones left who can make a statement without fearing for our lives; so we will:
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our demands for the communist government are simple and realistic. to release the imprisoned student leaders, to form an independent commission to investigate the incident, to create some progress towards democracy and to admit fault where appropriate.
the more you try to shut us up, the more you try to deny the truth, the louder we speak with our actions.
the more you try to shut us up, the more you try to deny the truth, the louder we speak with our actions.
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Hey, I remember that day too. USA didn't get too much news about what happening. But I was able to access the internet and read ever min. on what happening over at China. At that time, internet was not like now, ppl was write on newsgroups.
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peace be with them.
Sad day indeed. Great day to remember always. Let peace reign.