The twenty year anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre is TODAY.
I remember vividly watching the events unfold live on TV. Unfortunately, many young people in China don't know about what happened because their government has suppressed all information about the event.
I just learned that there is a Facebook fan page memorializing the massacre. It is a way of remembering the man who stood up to the government tanks. This image is apparently officially censored in China.
From the Facebook page:
For the students killed in Tiananmen Square 20 years ago. For the fearless heroes. For the triumph of humanity over oppression, tyranny, and death. Become a fan, share this page, suggest friends to join, let all the people know.
I ope everyone who reads this will join.
The creator of the page says:
My dear friends all across the world, 20 years ago, the Chinese government crushed a student demonstration with tanks and bullets. We the people have lived in fear ever since. Today, we will again walk through the same valley of the shadow of death, but fear no evil, for we are TOGETHER. Please suggest all your friends to join and help spread the truth. ONE MILLION STRONG FOR TANK MAN. LET MY PEOPLE KNOW!
It's a small gesture, but hopefully this page will help counter the Chinese state's suppression of information about the massacre. Hopefully, some people will get to see this, and links to other information about the events, that wouldn't get to see it otherwise.
At the very least, we can show solidarity with Chinese citizens who want to remember the event.
Ironically, I learned about this site from the Fox News website. Now, I'm far from a fan, and I went there to see how badly they were covering Obama's Cairo speech. But that's where I found information about the Chinese government's suppression of Twitter, Flickr and Hotmail because of the Tiananmen anniversary.
I also saw on the Fox News site (I still can't believe I'm saying this!) that "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Beijing to publish the names of those killed or missing in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown."
Wy aren't we talking about Clinton's important speech? She made a very strong statement and deserves our support.
Why haven't we seen more on DKos about the anniversary of this Tiananmen Square?
At the very least, let's all join the Facebook page as a way of remembering.