Thanks for the video link. That has some stuff I want to look more into. For me a “massacre” is less about numbers and more about how it was carried out. This video doesn’t actually show any massacre taking place, but I recognize that could be due to wanting to keep it TV friendly. Though showing that footage would greatly strengthen their case. One article I found very informative is https://archive.ph/24zzF which does contain some info/context that isn’t included in the video you shared.
That page is bogus, it says no fighting or people shot at tianemen square, while I just sent you a video showing fighting, shots fired, a soldier saying others were firing, and a guy saying he saw 100s of dead bodies. The government having the bodies sent for funerals.
And, my coworker was there as a student. They said it was friendly at first with students feeding bored soldiers, until the orders came to shut it down at no costs. Then it turned ugly.
No one is saying death didn’t happen that night. What is being denied is a massacre in the square. I have yet to see footage of tanks running people over at all or any military violence in the square. That page is comprehensive and cites its sources. Please understand the full counter argument before attempting to rebut.
Dude, I just linked you a BBC article saying no death happened in the square. This thread started because I was questioning the actions of the CPC. I’m not attempting to push Chinese propaganda, I’m just not blindly accepting Western propaganda. I think my view aligns with most (if not all) of the official record that I’ve seen, which includes footage. While the Western depiction of events seems to rely more on hearsay and anecdotes.
Thanks for the video link. That has some stuff I want to look more into. For me a “massacre” is less about numbers and more about how it was carried out. This video doesn’t actually show any massacre taking place, but I recognize that could be due to wanting to keep it TV friendly. Though showing that footage would greatly strengthen their case. One article I found very informative is https://archive.ph/24zzF which does contain some info/context that isn’t included in the video you shared.
That page is bogus, it says no fighting or people shot at tianemen square, while I just sent you a video showing fighting, shots fired, a soldier saying others were firing, and a guy saying he saw 100s of dead bodies. The government having the bodies sent for funerals.
And, my coworker was there as a student. They said it was friendly at first with students feeding bored soldiers, until the orders came to shut it down at no costs. Then it turned ugly.
That page is correct in saying that there wasn’t shooting in the square.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8057762.stm
No one is saying death didn’t happen that night. What is being denied is a massacre in the square. I have yet to see footage of tanks running people over at all or any military violence in the square. That page is comprehensive and cites its sources. Please understand the full counter argument before attempting to rebut.
You are starting to sound like a propaganda bot for the Chinese government.
Dude, I just linked you a BBC article saying no death happened in the square. This thread started because I was questioning the actions of the CPC. I’m not attempting to push Chinese propaganda, I’m just not blindly accepting Western propaganda. I think my view aligns with most (if not all) of the official record that I’ve seen, which includes footage. While the Western depiction of events seems to rely more on hearsay and anecdotes.