Here is an album of photos from the protest in 1989, along with explanations of the historical context:
Warning: blood, gore, visible injuries, death
The full video from the famous "Tank Man" photo
Submitted 6 months ago by bdonvr@thelemmy.club to videos@lemmy.world
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NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 6 months ago
newnton@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
The ending photos of the candlelight vigil in Hong Kong are chilling. Never forget that we failed to learn our lesson and allowed democracy to die there
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Holy shit!
KeefChief13@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Grisly images, had no idea it was that bad.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
Was anyone else told/under the assumption this guy got run over? Wild.
1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I remember the video from the next day and a lot of people were run over. All of the acts of that part of history get conflated in memory. That’s why it’s good to have video and good to have professional historians.
Desistance@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I always assumed that tank man got ran over since I’ve only seen images.
Objection@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
That’s a common tool of propaganda. If you lie outright, you can get caught, and the audience may not believe you in the first place. The real trick is to leave gaps for the audience to fill in with their imagination, and if you’re doing it skillfully, they’ll end up not only believing what you want them to, but also thinking it was their idea all along. I’ve even seen the video cut to show the tank moving in the man’s direction, and then cut away before it stops, creating the impression that the full video would show him getting run over and is not included because it would be too graphic - for example, 3:15 in this bizarre psyop recruitment ad.
newnton@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I mean they did run over dozens of people, just not that one. I don’t think anyone’s ever implied that he’s important because he’s a martyr, it’s the fact he believes in his cause strongly enough and he was brave enough to stare down inevitable death and force the other guy to blink.
The psyops propaganda you posted is definitely cringe af but it seems to clearly show the tank turning in the clip, calling it a clear example of trying to mislead people into thinking he was killed is a pretty big stretch imo
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
What a brave dude and a terrible thing. At least all 42 000 Chinese students were granted full asylum in a unilateral decision by our PM at the time.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
Would have preferred no music. I don’t need cues to tell me when I should feel suspense.
Brave dude. No one knows if he was apprehended except for the intelligence or military services in China.
AmidFuror@fedia.io 6 months ago
At least the CCP is open to criticism and debate about their actions back then.
If you go to Tiananmen today, you will see and hear a lot of discussion of this troubling time in China's recent history. Sure, sometimes the debate about one party authoritarian rule vs the colonial nature of Western-style democracy can get heated, but there are police around in clearly marked uniforms to make sure it doesn't get out of hand. Never again!
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 6 months ago
This, folks, is CCP propaganda.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
it’s obviously humor
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
At least the CCP is open to criticism and debate about their actions back then.
this is hilarious
AmidFuror@fedia.io 6 months ago
I thought the reference to clearly marked police was the icing on the cake, but people may not have read that far.
I don't think anyone who has been to Tiananmen Square can do anything but laugh at my comment.
Assman@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Check your carbon monoxide detector
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
At least the CCP is open to criticism and debate about their actions back then. If you go to Tiananmen today, you will see and hear a lot of discussion of this troubling time in China’s recent history.
Yes, the CCP welcomes discussion of Tiananmen Square. Look at all this lively debate going on in China.
ealoe@ani.social 6 months ago
So many people down voting you can’t spot the obvious sarcasm. Well done haha
magnetosphere@fedia.io 6 months ago
Such restraint. He could have annihilated that entire column of tanks with just one swing of his TREMENDOUS BALLS.
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Have u been banned from all .ml communities yet?
Objection@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
Why would I be banned for showing a video of a guy standing in front of some tanks, climbing on them, and going away unharmed?
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yeah before I saw the full video I just assumed they ran him the fuck over.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The cojones on this dude.
stepan@lemmy.cafe 6 months ago
It says Log in to watch :k
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
Interesting, maybe that’s a region thing I don’t get that.
Here it is on YouTube though
neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Just a reminder: yesterday (June 4 2024) marked the 35 year anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
Some relevant links: