Tiananmen Square 1989 death toll was at least 10,000 according to UK documents

Re:Tiananmen Square 1989 death toll was at least 10,000 acco... by glenstein on Saturday December 23, 2017 @11:58AM (#15994982)

When some effort is made to stop erasing history and start learning lessons from it, we can talk about forgiveness.

Until then "forgiveness" is an aloof and silly gesture that serves only to whitewash history and trivialize the concept of forgiveness.

Edit (since I can't reply any further): @Fricken: you're right. I feel perfectly comfortable making "overtures" that we not whitewash the massacre of 10,000 civilians. If that's to be redeemed it's going to take a lot more than vague exhortations about how the world is complicated.

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Re:Tiananmen Square 1989 death toll was at least 10,000 acco... by Fricken on Saturday December 23, 2017 @12:41PM (#15995226)

History is broad and complex and multifaceted. People who dedicate their lives to the study of history still feel like they don't have a clear picture. Yet here you are, acting like your shit don't drink, examining history through a tiny little pinhole, while making overtures about how it's wrong to whitewash it.

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Re:Tiananmen Square 1989 death toll was at least 10,000 acco... by cgmg on Saturday December 23, 2017 @04:50PM (#15996446)

Nothing glenstein said was incorrect. Why are you reacting in such a hostile manner? You seem to have an axe to grind.

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