jaymesauce:thetalkingpoltergeist:yourackdisciprine:Tiananmen Square, 5th June 1989Footage of one of
jaymesauce:thetalkingpoltergeist:yourackdisciprine:Tiananmen Square, 5th June 1989Footage of one of the most iconic moments of the 20th Century, of a man, sometimes identified as Wang Weilinn, who stands in front of and halts a column of tanks the day after Chinese military forces had brutally suppressed protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Little is known about the man’s identity or his fate. The regime which these protests opposed remains in power, and discussion of the events is forbidden in China till this day.Today, in history.BE that one guy, that one person, stand up for what is right in the face of certain death. If everyone had such strength in conviction the world might not be the fucked up place that it is today. How would you make YOUR stand? -- source link