Oh how I envy you. They say the place is soaked in history
OP have you ever been to Kent State? Or Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia? I hear they're lovely destinations.
Well that's kind of a weird quirk to have.
Ya. I learned about those in public school.
No but I've visited Dachau. I think that's enough for mass event locations for me
Dachau was preserved as a memorial. Tiananmen Square is just that - a city square in Beijing that hundreds of thousands of people cross every day without batting an eye. Many not even aware of the historical significance.
Dachau was memorialized after the reign was toppled. Maybe the same needs to happen in Tiananmen as well first.
I went there in 2009. I was too young to appreciate the culture. Locals were busy selling tourists goods and I wasn’t even sure what to soak in at the square.
Troll post.
The morality of US actions can be debated about but 1k plus people died on 9/11 in a terrorist which obviously led to tensions running high. On the other hand, the Chinese government saw a peaceful protest and immediately mobilized its army on its own people.
They weren't radical communist protestors. They were students demanding more democracy and transparency from the government.
also typical lemmy.ml behaviour
thanks for using Leebra!
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I assume you are trolling, but I have indeed been to Tiananmen square, and will go to Xinjiang in October. My wife is Chinese, and her cousin works there.
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