There was a Frontline ep a few years back on the Tank Man, and basically it boiled down to no one knows for sure who he was or what happened to him. There were rumors that he was later arrested, and other people were positive he got off scot free.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Jun 04, 2009 11:35:52 am PDT #22816 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Liese S. - Jun 04, 2009 11:37:07 am PDT #22817 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, the decision was made so much earlier than I realized, with the tanks farther away in the picture. And he just said, no, I'm going to stop them.
How can I be more like that?
Sheryl - Jun 04, 2009 12:08:30 pm PDT #22818 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Dana!
Happy Birthday Ellie!
Connie Neil - Jun 04, 2009 12:14:20 pm PDT #22819 of 30000
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I wonder if Tank Man was just in a Zen place, where the decision had been made and fate was just waiting on events.
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2009 12:44:07 pm PDT #22820 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister has me doing research for her on effective interventions for minority or Caribbean men who have sex with men. Men who have sex with men is abbreviated MSM throughout the literature, and my brain keeps unpacking it to Men Sexing Men. Unlikely etymology.
She has me *way* in over my head, since I think I'm casting too wide a net. So much looks useful, though.
Burrell - Jun 04, 2009 1:04:05 pm PDT #22821 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Peace to SuziQ and family, and a peaceful household to msbelle as well.
And happy birthday to Dana and Ellie!
And ita, glad to hear that the stressy interview went better than you thought. I have fingers crossed that it all works out.
I stayed home today and planned on writing, only DH stayed home as well and borrowed my computer all day so he could work at home. I feel churlish for being annoyed, esp since he really was working and he really isn't feeling well. But still? How glad am I to have my computer back?
On the upside, baked a cake this afternoon, which I wouldn't have done if I was on the computer.
Burrell - Jun 04, 2009 1:10:21 pm PDT #22822 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Another thought:
That Tank Man photo is impressive. It does make you realize how deliberate his actions were.
I was surprised to learn that the incident happened not as the tanks were coming into Beijing, but as they were leaving. So it's not a desperate bid to stop them. It's a confrontation condemning them for what they did.
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2009 1:19:44 pm PDT #22823 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Punctuation question: When you're putting multiple paragraphs in quotation marks, you re-open the marks at the start of every paragraph, right, and only close them at the end of the entire quote?
brenda m - Jun 04, 2009 1:21:39 pm PDT #22824 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yup.
Cass - Jun 04, 2009 1:39:47 pm PDT #22825 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Punctuation question: When you're putting multiple paragraphs in quotation marks, you re-open the marks at the start of every paragraph, right, and only close them at the end of the entire quote?
Yup.
And then flinch. Because it Seems Wrong.