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POPSTank Man: Genuine Courage v Juvenile Cowardice
(I am quite sure the NYPD did not kill any Occupiers in the process of their removal, but hyperbole drives emotions.) The Occupy poster's Tank Man reference is bleeding irony because, at Tiananmen, those courageous young people were protesting AGAINST the socialist state and in support of Liberty and free enterprise -- at great personal risk because the Red Chinese don't honor any Bill of Rights. Conversely, the Occupy protesters, like their Dear Leader, Obama, want to implement a socialist state and suppress Liberty and free enterprise. To that end, Tank Man "disappeared" minutes after his memorable confrontation, never to be seen again. A ranking Communist Party member reported, "We can't find him. We got his name from journalists. We have checked through computers but can't find him among the dead or among those in prison." He said that without so much as a smile and wink. As I contemplate the contrast between the Occupy movement poster and the authentic photograph ...