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The full video from the famous "Tank Man" photo (vimeo.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by bdonvr@thelemmy.club to c/videos@lemmy.world
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Edit: YouTube link if Vimeo gives you issues

https://youtu.be/qq8zFLIftGk

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[–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I don't have a link right now. I literally remember seeing it on the television on the nightly news in the United States.

[–] Baroness_Buttslut@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

I would like to see the video is you provide a link, later.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That is definitely not true! The killing that did happen was in the streets surrounding Tiananmen Square. This is now the official USA position, and recently declassified diplomatic cables confirm that the initial reports were incorrect.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How does that change things, exactly?

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Only that while an atrocity clearly occurred, you're one of many with false memories about the event. It's a clear example of the propagation of a false narrative and it's okay to acknowledge that. People are literally swearing they saw footage which doesn't exist, and their response is "so what it I'm completely wrong, China is still bad". At the very least, that's interesting.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What false narrative?? I've never heard anyone claim that all the violence and killing happened only directly on the square, what a bizarre counter claim that changes nothing lol

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Really, I hear that all the time! Along with the guy in front of the tanks being run down, human paste down the drains, 10,000 deaths, etc. It's disingenuous of you to act otherwise, this and other threads on the subject are full of people under this impression. The truth is bad enough!

[–] ___@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Don’t discount the 30 millions lives lost that day.