Comment on Happy anniversary of the day absolutely nothing happened at nowhere square!

• umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  attempted color revolution

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• Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Its not serious. I’m just poking fun at the tankies who would defend the event by claiming it didnt happen then say but if it did happen america was behind it.

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  • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    So you’re just strawmanning

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    • Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No just a joke. I’m not making an argument so strawmaning doesnt apply.

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      • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        No they didn’t. So still strawmanning

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• NosferatuZodd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  probably referring to this I didn’t check the sources myself but this does feel very convincing especially with the longer tank man video which doesn’t fit the narrative I always hear for the picture

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  • Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That video is the exact person I was mocking. Its pure historical revision from a blantant propagandist. No one claims the tank ran anyone over, thats a strawman from people like the man in your video. The tank man is a powerful picture because its a man standing up to the army just after they slaughtered 1000s of uni students. If you felt convinced by that you should look into the history of what happened its a short read.

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    • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No one claims the tank ran anyone over, thats a strawman from people like the man in your video.

      People claim this all the time…

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      • Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        The claim people actually talk about is a tank ran over students the day before.

        Then tankies(you) strawman that claim to be about the tank man photo so they can setup themselves up to debunk it by showing the video. Then they can say “see guys the tank didnt run him over and actually they were pretty nice to him and everything else youve heard is not true dont research it just take my word for it”

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      • nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        People also claim the earth is flat. Your point?

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    • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Last time I checked it wasn’t 1k+ and numbers were criticized but yea

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      • Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Yeah there is no evidence to suggest what the numbers were the local gov said it was 300 dead so we know its at least that but others who were there estimated up to several thousand. Most estimates are 500-1500 range it seems with thousands wounded.

        It was a big protest and China tanks needed to be sent in so I think 1000 is reasonable.

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    • Eddy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Wasn’t this from before the massacre?

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      • Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Nah. The guy blocks the tanks as they’re leaving the square. The days before were filled with the army firing live rounds into crowds of protestors and a tank running people over and soldiers being swarmed and beaten to death. Crazy shit.

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