Twenty-five years ago, the Communist Party leadership of China violently suppressed student demonstrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, killing countless peaceful protesters. The demonstrations began in April as spontaneous rallies commemorating the life of Hu Yaobang, a politician whom students regarded as open-minded and pro-reform. But soon, the protests had become a nationwide call for increased democratic rights, government transparency and freedom of the press. The movement threatened the top leadership to its core, and during the night of June 3 and the morning of June 4, 1989, troops cleared the square. These photos trace the short arc of the demonstrations and their devastating aftermath.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Its' human nature NOT to change.....ecology was a buzzword back in the 70's,there were SOME
who were calling for a cleaner,more thoughtful way of living on this orb and they raised concerns
about the direction our world was heading....40 or 50 years LATER, it appears we have tipped the
scale and it is about to topple over.....YET, there are those who say it's a sham and slam the
science....we LEARN thru experience (hard experiences)...JMO
