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This is a poem that will be read and remembered by many. The author is a professor emeritus of physics at New York State University
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A Poem
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6 x9 E8 B$ c* ?$ j7 f4 s7 t9 v When we were the Sick Man of Asia, We were called The Yellow Peril.
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1 J$ }; S( p J When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
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4 ~; u! G, c1 x' V/ p% s) T3 j3 A When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to open markets.
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) S8 C! P2 I8 R" Z3 I) m$ j When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.5 q; C' h$ w' x. T0 i: ?4 g
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When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and wanted your
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When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you
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: [% C3 c2 g k# | When tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.; R9 e- H8 k! \8 X6 b
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When we embrace Capitalism, you hate us for being Capitalist.
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When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
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+ V7 }- _1 v1 i8 G3 p When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
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When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
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( Q# {5 S$ K0 j$ z( v When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debts.
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& M- @7 J5 g% w' U m( Z2 W When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.4 X+ H8 `/ ]5 ]0 I4 u" Q
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When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.( z* K I' n, e. \/ S1 k
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When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.- R5 k1 T) n) m9 B x) Y
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When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.3 L& W$ D) V; ?: }
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& U- o. L8 k) q, X When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
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When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
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Why do you hate us so much, we asked.8 h6 r: f6 I% h+ P6 Y) {
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No, you answered, we don't hate you.
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# L0 d: r9 \2 {0 L9 Y, f But, do you understand us?+ Y% X$ c. r. g/ I+ s# j
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Of course we do, you said,
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What do you really want from us?
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Think hard first, then answer...
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, R1 I5 R& h0 l; Q Because you only get so many chances.
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Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.9 u1 I; D! @5 @ _3 i3 |% {
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This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.( m1 y) N# C8 M4 u0 C# |4 T# C, J1 S
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/ S9 E+ _& Z. O! l/ |4 i" W4 K Duo-Liang Lin, Ph. D.
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University at Buffalo
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State University of New York
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