Twenty years ago this week the Tiananmen Square Massacre unfolded in Beijing, China. Perhaps the most memorable image of that week was the man in the white shirt who stopped a line of tanks heading to the square. He didn't stop the eventual massacre, but he did take a stand, and he helped focus the attention of the world on what was happening.
Our plight in America is not comparable, but sometimes I imagine free-market, limited government types being men (and women) in white shirts. The tanks represent our current political establishment.
In the last year a lot has "changed." In response, more "white shirts" seem to be taking stands, namely at tea parties.
Watch the video and remember that those who forget history may be doomed to repeat it.
Friday, June 05, 2009
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