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this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2025
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Another ironic example of Westerners not understanding what tank man was actually doing: stopping the tanks from leaving Tianmanmen Square. He was doing the opposite of an act of defiance against government involvement; he wanted them to be involved. Also, he left the scene unscathed when other civilians came and scurried him away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8zFLIftGk
Maybe Western media always show us a cropped version of the tank man photo, with Tianmanmen Square removed, because it doesn’t fit in with their narrative.
[Edit to replace deleted YouTube video.]
I will bet anything you never saw images of the 'peaceful protesters' burning busses with people in them, lynching cops, etc... And tanks have no home, they are clearly leaving the square tho. Get over it.