Look familiar?

[GameWizard]

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.totalbf2.com/images.php?img=potd/tanks.jpg" target="_self"><img src="http://www.totalbf2.com/potd/tanks.jpg" border="0"></a></div>

[Soldja]

wow low quality :P

i dont get it...:confused:

[Seal]

Don't get it either...

2nd post! (just had to say it!)

[I-Kodiak-I]

no i doesnt look anything that i can remember:confused: , if someone knows can they please tell me,

[Seal]

Two tanks on a runaway, whats the fun in that?

[JAPIO]

Never had history you guys?

It's from that big student protest in China. And the images of a student trying to stop a tank were shown around the world.

[LLJK_CJ]

http://www.asianamericans.com/TiananmenSquareJune51989.jpg

Tianamen Square in 1989, democratic students staged a protest, the government broke it up with tanks and infantry... many students were killed and this picture remains one of the most enduring images of the event.

A single student holding up a column of tanks.

EDIT: Swapped pic for a smaller one.

[Seal]

Ah, now it makes sence! thanks both of ya

[Peter]

Never had history you guys?

It's from that big student protest in China. And the images of a student trying to stop a tank were shown around the world.


Dont worry, I got it.

[`danny]

I think it's pretty cool imo :)

[Dr.D]

God I love that picture

[imported_razor]

WOW i cant belive many of you guys dident get that...even thoe i read two books on the tanimun square. The video of that event is even more powerful then the picture, and later he was surly arrested and executed, for his crime agenst "the government"

[Dr.D]

WOW i cant belive many of you guys dident get that...even thoe i read two books on the tanimun square. The video of that event is even more powerful then the picture, and later he was surly arrested and executed, for his crime agenst "the government"


Phhht knowone knows what happened to him, although it is likely he was executed

[EliteDoughBoy]

That crazy what happen that day

[-TSF-Gen. Romano]

heheheh, nice pic

[imported_razor]

Phhht knowone knows what happened to him, although it is likely he was executed

ya i know but in the Tomclancy book "The Bear and The Dragon" that make a statement on the dude giveing there thought on what happened to him. Since that was Clancys view and he is a X-soldier im going witht that.

[imported_Homer99]

I rember when Peter did that in Family Guy good pic.

[EmuKing]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989

anyone here ever take a history class......

[RYM4N-LM-]

HOLY CRAP some of yall need to go back to school cuz my 5 year old bro. knows that pic and what happened. =d

[Seal]

We dont stude much history in my school...

[Umi.Ryuuzaki]

LOL...so familar...but so sad what happened back then.

[imported_razor]

lol, ya like first thing that came to my mind with that pic was the "event" nothing more. zi learned this event not in a history class but a english class.

[Jake]

They never taught that in my school.I learned it from t3h intranets a while back.

[imported_razor]

They never taught that in my school.I learned it from t3h intranets a while back.

Have you ever herd of CWP "Current World Problems" This class teaches you about todays issues and then another class teachers you about past world issues.

[HammerFall_DK]

SOLDJA - SEALINEAR - CAPT. APOLLO => => OMG you un-educated kids - waw ! Are you Americans by any chance ? LooooooL

[CommanderD]

Thats kind of bad seeing as many people died and that man was tourted to death for trying to stop the tanks.

Very bad idea for that picture.

[GeneralPatton]

Phhht knowone knows what happened to him, although it is likely he was executed

I thought the tank ran over him

[-(PK)-DarkIllusion]

yeah.. thats wut i tought too didn't they... i'm preety sure they did...

[Seal]

SOLDJA - SEALINEAR - CAPT. APOLLO => => OMG you un-educated kids - waw ! Are you Americans by any chance ? LooooooL

Nah, I'm a Swede all the way!
<-- Look at location

[ConscriptVirus]

thought it looked familiar

[DoubleVee]

not a very good idea for a picture of the day...

[Reymax74]

Thats kind of bad seeing as many people died and that man was tourted to death for trying to stop the tanks.

Very bad idea for that picture.

Nothing sad about it, more of a tribute to a historical event that we should all remember. I'm not trying to get into a political debate, but I remember those students were actively quoting the words of Thomas Jefferson, a good reminder that we should never take our freedom of speech and democracy for granted. That one man defiantly standing in front of tanks speaks a thousand words.

EXCELLENT PICTURE OF THE DAY, as wells as a good history lesson for everyone else.

[Battlefield Nuke]

Two thumbs up for that pic.

[CommanderD]

Nothing sad about it, more of a tribute to a historical event that we should all remember. I'm not trying to get into a political debate, but I remember those students were actively quoting the words of Thomas Jefferson, a good reminder that we should never take our freedom of speech and democracy for granted. That one man defiantly standing in front of tanks speaks a thousand words.

EXCELLENT PICTURE OF THE DAY, as wells as a good history lesson for everyone else.


So if we made one with two planes going into a tower in an American city with fire and people jumping off would that be a good history lesson?

[dragon159753]

interesting.........don't like it cuz its a bad memory to bring up

[Slapidus]

lol i cant believe some people didnt get that its all in the history book in middle school and high school,but some of us cant remember stuff from back then i know i cant remember half the stuff i learned in HS :laugh:

[Soldja]

big student protest in China.
didnt look like a big protest when he is by himself, poor guy :P i wouldve backed him up :cool:

[[LG]Cataclysm]

WOW i cant belive many of you guys dident get that...even thoe i read two books on the tanimun square. The video of that event is even more powerful then the picture, and later he was surly arrested and executed, for his crime agenst "the government"
A Chinese man wrote a book saying he is hiding somewhere, but is alive and well. Tianemen Square is a great example of how a man with a desire for freedom can overcome a tyranical state. Even if it means living in mountains for the rest of his lifew after.


So if we made one with two planes going into a tower in an American city with fire and people jumping off would that be a good history lesson?
Ya, but maybe in a few years when people start forgetting. When someone says "9/11 what?" Then we can. I don't see what you're trying to get at here.

[Soldja]

SOLDJA - SEALINEAR - CAPT. APOLLO => => OMG you un-educated kids - waw ! Are you Americans by any chance ? LooooooL

sorry but i am British no i didnt hear about that
that incident happend when i was 1 year old !! the only thing in history i was taught about was Nazi's, Nazi's and Hitler.
so our school was kind of based on one subject were as other schools in the country do other sections some might do about "martin luther king" etc...

[DrunkenPirate]

Looks like history is no longer a part of the national curriculum in schools now...

[sturmvogel]

Christ, you kiddies need to go back to school. BTW, awesome pic.

[CoronelBurton]

Pretty funny/nice picture, just goes to prove Chinas Crazy-assness >.>

[lAFo0l]

Does anyone have a link to a video of this ?

[UnrealAlex]

Looks like history is no longer a part of the national curriculum in schools now...
Honestly, So many people havent seen that picture?? jeez.
Its famous....


I imediatly recognized it and chuckled a bit.

[DrunkenPirate]

Does anyone have a link to a video of this ?
Here you go.

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/tiananmen/

Look at the "A Look Back section" and click on the link that says "Full StoryVIDEO: Tank defiance '89"
It's small with quiet sound but it shows the events of this image.

The news events of this are burned into my head.

[lAFo0l]

Here you go.

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/tiananmen/

Look at the "A Look Back section" and click on the link that says "Full StoryVIDEO: Tank defiance '89"
It's small with quiet sound but it shows the events of this image.

The news events of this are burned into my head.

Thanks for the video pirate, but that guys crazy i would never do something like that I was expecting that tank to run him over

[DeathGiver]

http://www.asianamericans.com/TiananmenSquareJune51989.jpg

Tianamen Square in 1989, democratic students staged a protest, the government broke it up with tanks and infantry... many students were killed and this picture remains one of the most enduring images of the event.

A single student holding up a column of tanks.

EDIT: Swapped pic for a smaller one.

I was only 12 when i saw that on TV.

[Scorpion_SS]

I think so, Sounds like alot of the people that didnt know that picture fell asleep during school or they were in diapers,lol

[Karl]

LOL, i love that POTD, good job guys.....Stay in school, dont do drugs and dont drink too much....and listen in history

[ICPO]

I'm only a sophmore and even I knew what the picture was, and were not even past world religions. Nice pic by the way.

[Gunslinger145]

Nice one, i remember it... My world hist class was my fav last year

Book- Forgotten City (very good)

[ABD_Bangbus]

http://www.asianamericans.com/TiananmenSquareJune51989.jpg

Tianamen Square in 1989, democratic students staged a protest, the government broke it up with tanks and infantry... many students were killed and this picture remains one of the most enduring images of the event.

A single student holding up a column of tanks.

EDIT: Swapped pic for a smaller one.


Majority of the people on this forum are too young to remember what happened in 1989. That guy standing in front of those tanks has been burned into my memory and I aint ever gonna forget that day.

[ABD_Bangbus]

So if we made one with two planes going into a tower in an American city with fire and people jumping off would that be a good history lesson?


If it meant that people wouldnt forget what happened on 9/11/01 then YES it would.

[Marksmen]

Thats a good one i like it. :D

[=CC=Serpentor]

Great!! Brought back memories. My favorite POTD so far.

[imported_bosx2]

lol. the first 4 replies are retarded.. such rednecks...

[DrunkenPirate]

LOL, now now.. :)

[KBH33]

Wow looks exactly like it but low quali

[Comrade Nu]

Great POTD

I hate the little national ****ing match **** some of you guys start up though.

[TITAN126]

Anyone know what happened to that guy? We never made it up to the 1900s in my history class...

[Dr-X]

I'm only 20 and I recoginised that shot straight away. I guess that's because I give a crap about what happens outside of my backyard, obviously unlike a lot of readers here.

WOW i cant belive many of you guys dident get that...even thoe i read two books on the tanimun square. The video of that event is even more powerful then the picture, and later he was surly arrested and executed, for his crime agenst "the government"
Considering your spelling and grammar, I dont think you have the right to be condescending.

[N2K]

i knew it was familiar but didnt remember from what, nice parking though

[Luis_Wu]

Thats kind of bad seeing as many people died and that man was tourted to death for trying to stop the tanks.

Very bad idea for that picture.
I can't believe the number of clueless and outright ignorant post about the Tiananmen Square massacre. It's true that many unarmed peaceful people were gunned down or crushed by vehicles. Thousand of people died prostesting the corruption and malfesence of government officials out of control but that guy who risked his life and limb to stop the column of tanks is most likely alive and living somewhere in China.:mad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_man

It took me ten minutes of searching to find this article that mentions the name of the student who stopped those tanks. His name is Wang Weilin. He did a very brave thing, standing at the head of that tank column.

Not only do you guys need to get a grip on history but you also need to get a better perspective on politics and governments in general. All that torture stuff for political protest is strictly Hollywood.

[Jackass]

Nah, I'm a Swede all the way!
<-- Look at location

Maybe he was not refering to you? Do'h it's bloody amazing. At the fist place I thought it was Americans again. Because they don't even know if Denmark is the capital of Copenhagen or it's the other way around. :rolleyes:

[sirIFK]

wow. you guys are smart. haha. you never saw the guy revolting in beijing? the random white suited guy standing infront of tanks cause they were gonna kill the college people for hating the government. (i think that was the reason)

[Robocline]

I know you aren't going to tell me that the chinese didn't torture and kill people who opposed their government. BS sounds like you're the one who needs to get a grip on reality everyone is trying to talk constantly about all the horrible things the US does and then flat out deny that other countries governments have done far worse

I remember watching that live when i was a kid i was about 12 at the time and I was up late watching all this going on it was really amazing to watch those people were extremely brave thats why it made such big news because of the consequences of their protests. The reason they didn't shoot him or run him over was because they knew the news cameras were filming all of it and China tries really hard show the world something other than what they really are

I'm not racist nor do i hate chinese people i just hate communists and the chinese government and i can guarantee you if the cameras hadn't been filming he would have been killed in an instant

[silentbob]

Really, 1989 wasn't THAT long ago WAS it? I don't want to be so old at 31.

[EmuKing]

i bet half the ppl here that are saying "omg that event was soooo" and "i knew it right away that "event" was teh suxors" (etc) have no clue what happend..... before, during, or after.....

[LT_Bootymac]

Nicely done, but I'm worried at how many people didn't recognize the significance of the picture...

[Redh3lix]

Nope, he wasn't executed most definitely. I remember reading about that event recently. Everyone wanted to know (including the worlds media) his name etc. I can't remember his name from the interview, although I doubt I could spell it anyway.

Anyway, it is an astounding image tbh. If you look closely enough, you might just make out the brown stains on his trousers. I'd certainly have some stains :eek:

[2(x)ist]

sad know one knows there history....

[Sir. Slug]

Great pic dude...
It does look pretty much like the real thing...

but now I might aS well Say this while Im here ...why do they keep POTD's for so long? I mean it's a Pic of the DAY...not the bloody month...

*DD*Slug :D

[Jackass]

Great pic dude...
It does look pretty much like the real thing...

but now I might aS well Say this while Im here ...why do they keep POTD's for so long? I mean it's a Pic of the DAY...not the bloody month...

*DD*Slug :D

I agree with you Slug, but they still have their life, than serving us 24/7. :P

It's soo incredible that about 5 people in this thread doesn't even know of the event.

Embarrasing. If that was me I would go dig a hole and hide.

[Ion]

Never had history you guys?

It's from that big student protest in China. And the images of a student trying to stop a tank were shown around the world.

Thank you - I was wondering how many young responses would be posted before someone started ppl down the right track.

[Donkey]

We dont stude much history in my school...

That really is sad....by the looks of it you dont have spelling bees anymore either...hehehe :D


It's soo incredible that about 5 people in this thread doesn't even know of the event.

Embarrasing. If that was me I would go dig a hole and hide.

Right, and just think those people where doing what you can legally do in the USA or any other democracy based government...hold a protest....but since that’s China and well, they are communist...the people got slaughtered for it....I cant believe people don’t know about this....I guess that’s why many things will always be the way they are....

[ROCKETt]

good god people. the first replies were not from american students.

:rolleyes:

it just shows how many people are prejudiced is in this forum. :mad:

[CommanderD]

I can't believe the number of clueless and outright ignorant post about the Tiananmen Square massacre. It's true that many unarmed peaceful people were gunned down or crushed by vehicles. Thousand of people died prostesting the corruption and malfesence of government officials out of control but that guy who risked his life and limb to stop the column of tanks is most likely alive and living somewhere in China.:mad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_man

It took me ten minutes of searching to find this article that mentions the name of the student who stopped those tanks. His name is Wang Weilin. He did a very brave thing, standing at the head of that tank column.

Not only do you guys need to get a grip on history but you also need to get a better perspective on politics and governments in general. All that torture stuff for political protest is strictly Hollywood.


ok lets put it in a simple way for you to understand.

He was executed!

[Donkey]

I can't believe the number of clueless and outright ignorant post about the Tiananmen Square massacre. It's true that many unarmed peaceful people were gunned down or crushed by vehicles. Thousand of people died prostesting the corruption and malfesence of government officials out of control but that guy who risked his life and limb to stop the column of tanks is most likely alive and living somewhere in China.:mad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_man

It took me ten minutes of searching to find this article that mentions the name of the student who stopped those tanks. His name is Wang Weilin. He did a very brave thing, standing at the head of that tank column.

Not only do you guys need to get a grip on history but you also need to get a better perspective on politics and governments in general. All that torture stuff for political protest is strictly Hollywood.

Did you even bother to read what you spent 10 minutes researching....its obvious you didnt...since then you would not have repeated a name a Tabloid used and you would have read that he was EXECUTED....however they were not sure how that was done....some say firing squad.....I dont think you understand communism if you think that man was just let to go free....

[VegaBoner]

good pic

[EvilPredat0r]

Great screenshot!
I have seen it several times
What happened to the soldier after this? Was he also executed?

[Comrade Nu]

Maybe he was not refering to you? Do'h it's bloody amazing. At the fist place I thought it was Americans again. Because they don't even know if Denmark is the capital of Copenhagen or it's the other way around. :rolleyes:

You need to shut up and stop being a pretentious little prick. Just because you're from Europe and know a moment in history that any normally educated person knows, and know the capital of your country, does not somehow make you an expert on geography nor a history major. This is not directed at Europeans who do not hold these prejudices, but some of you guys need to realize that your feces does not smell sweeter than anyone else's. Hard fact to face, I know.

I bet you couldn't name the capitals of 10 of our states without using some sort of reference.

[{RR}MaizeMyDay]

Tiananmen Square was the first thing that came to my mind. Not much worse than quoting Thomas Jefferson and getting tortured & killed. God damn Chinese communist bastards. Some day the communist chiefs will get what's coming to them by their own people. This place is long overdue for a revolution.

For anyone who has never stepped foot outside of US soil this is a grim reminder that corrupt, unjust governments exist around the world to this day. Freedom cannot be taken for granted. Once you leave this place you'll know what I mean.

Sandman

[=CC=Serpentor]

You need to shut up and stop being a pretentious little prick. Just because you're from Europe and know a moment in history that any normally educated person knows, and know the capital of your country, does not somehow make you an expert on geography nor a history major. This is not directed at Europeans who do not hold these prejudices, but some of you guys need to realize that your feces does not smell sweeter than anyone else's. Hard fact to face, I know.

I bet you couldn't name the capitals of 10 of our states without using some sort of reference.

Well put!!!! :cool: I was thinking exactly that, but my frustration wouldn't let me put it into a legible sentance.

[Bravo721]

Oh!!!!

[Kstyle]

Well put!!!! :cool: I was thinking exactly that, but my frustration wouldn't let me put it into a legible sentance.

I aint livin in the US, am I.

Nice pic btw.

[jdogg88-Fed]

some lo res

[Muttmonsta]

Did you even bother to read what you spent 10 minutes researching....its obvious you didnt...since then you would not have repeated a name a Tabloid used and you would have read that he was EXECUTED....however they were not sure how that was done....some say firing squad.....I dont think you understand communism if you think that man was just let to go free....

From what I understand the families of the executed get sent a bill for the bullet(s)? - Nice touch..... I also wonder what happened to the tank driver - never gets mentioned much.
Don't get into a debate on national identities (Denmark/Copenhagen etc) - love your own country and tolerate those who are ignorant about it. Let your actions when overseas educate others - travel will show you why you should love your own country, and hopefully educate you why people love theirs as well. Stop crapping on others because they don't know about you.

[raptor[portugal]]

You need to shut up and stop being a pretentious little prick. Just because you're from Europe and know a moment in history that any normally educated person knows, and know the capital of your country, does not somehow make you an expert on geography nor a history major. This is not directed at europeans who do not hold these prejudices, but some of you guys need to realize that your feces does not smell sweeter than anyone else's. Hard fact to face, I know.

I bet you couldn't name the capitals of 10 of our states without using some sort of reference.

Its not our fault that "americans" are famus and known by their bad geography.....more than 50% of the americans that answered a study about iraq didn't know to poit its location on a map before war started .........
why is america so tecnologicly advanced .....man ..America is full of european scientists and all that stuff ....robotic arms for the space shuttles are made here in PORTUGAL with our technology....and i bet that most of the americans only know were is portugal because you have a military base in this little country that discovred ALL THE AMERICAN CONTINENT long time ago....~

that screen of the day its realy cool...

[imported_Fusion]

If it didn't happen in the US, so they don't know about it.. Simple logic :)

[Seal]

lol (hate the 5 letter limit)

[midgetmarine]

Thats kind of bad seeing as many people died and that man was tourted to death for trying to stop the tanks.

Very bad idea for that picture.


no he wasn't i saw him on tv the other day

if you notice the avatar. That is the cap badge of the english regiment in hong kong at that time we was watching the situation unfold in china there is no way that man could of been killed far to high profile

[Stigmartyr]

OMG, kids these days...

I recognized it first glance on the front of this site...

Nice job.

[s2]

haahah, well done man, that wouldnt have come to mind

[CommanderD]

[QUOTE=midgetmarine]no he wasn't i saw him on tv the other day

if you notice the avatar. That is the cap badge of the english regiment in hong kong at that time we was watching the situation unfold in china there is no way that man could of been killed far to high profile[/Q[QUOTE]

what dont you get, he was EXECUTED!! It was on the BBC my parents remember! Its on the video of 1989 in focus.

' In a speech to the President's Club in 1999, Bruce Herschensohn — former deputy special assistant to President of the United States Richard Nixon and a member of the President Ronald Reagan transition team — reported that he was executed 14 days later; other sources say he was killed by firing squad a few months after the Tiananmen Square protests. In Red China Blues: My Long March from Mao to Now, Jan Wong writes that the man is still alive in hiding in mainland China'

From Wiki, he was killed and this whole topic is bringing back bad memories I myself am going to China on an exchange you dont know how much the place has changed if you started going 'comie scum I wonder if a blackhawk will come or someone will tank whore' they will take so much offence. China is a different place now, if you ever see Shanghai it will look like any other modern Asian city.

[e-genesis]

that is nice screenshot. i heard that the students were going for pro democracy rally in China at that time.

[=JiM foxtrot=]

as wells as a good history lesson for everyone else.

Yeah that was good for everyone. I'm surprised that alot of people didn't know about tiananmen square and "The Unknown Rebel" (the student in the picture, as he was named but the government)

[Swanston]

I only read the first few posts, and I was sickened at the lack of intelligence.

[Jackass]

You need to shut up and stop being a pretentious little prick. Just because you're from Europe and know a moment in history that any normally educated person knows, and know the capital of your country, does not somehow make you an expert on geography nor a history major. This is not directed at Europeans who do not hold these prejudices, but some of you guys need to realize that your feces does not smell sweeter than anyone else's. Hard fact to face, I know.

I bet you couldn't name the capitals of 10 of our states without using some sort of reference.

True, but the things I know of normal educated people in the US is very poor...

[Jackass]

From what I understand the families of the executed get sent a bill for the bullet(s)? - Nice touch..... I also wonder what happened to the tank driver - never gets mentioned much.
Don't get into a debate on national identities (Denmark/Copenhagen etc) - love your own country and tolerate those who are ignorant about it. Let your actions when overseas educate others - travel will show you why you should love your own country, and hopefully educate you why people love theirs as well. Stop crapping on others because they don't know about you.

Also very true. I missjudged the people in here, though there is probably around 3.000. :P

I regret some of the things that I said and I respect the answers to me. Thank you!

[[C]Mongre]

Man i'd like to find me a couple tanks to stand in front of. Good pic lol.

[Giuliano]

yeah i got it too, nice...

[Josh]

True, but the things I know of normal educated people in the US is very poor...

Who wants to bet that this prick has never even been in America?
...Judge the character, not the country.

[Robocline]

']Its not our fault that "americans" are famus and known by their bad geography.....more than 50% of the americans that answered a study about iraq didn't know to poit its location on a map before war started .........
why is america so tecnologicly advanced .....man ..America is full of european scientists and all that stuff ....robotic arms for the space shuttles are made here in PORTUGAL with our technology....and i bet that most of the americans only know were is portugal because you have a military base in this little country that discovred ALL THE AMERICAN CONTINENT long time ago....~

that screen of the day its realy cool...

It's not our fault that the most ignorant among us are the ones always asked to do polls and things like that. Our media likes to make the country as a whole look stupid. You can't believe half of what you hear see or read by the media and never trust what you hear from someone who heard it from someone who may or may not have ever been here

We have very intelligent people here in the US but we also have what is called the silent majority who are the intelligent and the well rounded individuals in this country

I know where Portugal is and could point it out on a map as well as Iraq Iran Afghanistan and most other countries in the world. i find geography interesting and yes i learned all of it in public schools and what i've discovered on my own. Like i said i can point out portugal on a map but i honestly didn't know we had a military base there. It may suprise you to know that our society doesn't revolve around the military most people know very little of what the mititary does simply because we don't parade our military around and drive missiles and rockets through town squares like some other countries.

So next time you go posting stuff about The United Stated please get your facts straight I have never posted anything about the people of Portugal Spain France Germany Italy etc. or their way of life education or any other opinions because i don't know about those things(although i'll make jokes about the french). But there seems to be so many people who talk with authority about my country who have no idea what they are speaking of.

[Reymax74]

']Its not our fault that "americans" are famus and known by their bad geography.....more than 50% of the americans that answered a study about iraq didn't know to poit its location on a map before war started .........
why is america so tecnologicly advanced .....man ..America is full of european scientists and all that stuff ....robotic arms for the space shuttles are made here in PORTUGAL with our technology....and i bet that most of the americans only know were is portugal because you have a military base in this little country that discovred ALL THE AMERICAN CONTINENT long time ago....~

that screen of the day its realy cool...

Judging from your post alone, it seems to me that Portuguese people can't spell for crap, nor do they have any advanced grammatical skills. Oh sorry, is that an untrue generalization of the Portuguese citizenry? Exactly my point...

BTW IMO, your country hasn't made any significant historical contributions since the 1500's.

**EDIT - Okay, before anyone accuses me of prejudice, I'm of Filipino, Spanish, AND Portuguese descent. My great grandparents worked in the sugar cane fields of Hawaii almost a century ago.

[TrevorP]

That is a really cool photo...Im glad someone thought of it for bf2...

[Aksama]

Phhht knowone knows what happened to him, although it is likely he was executed


He was crushed by the godamn tank guys... Do you think that kind of military cares about one measly life? Yeah right man.

[GhOsT55]

duh, u guys dont know it. its that guy thank stood up 2 the tanks in like beiging or somthing. remember that family guy episode?

[MoH_da_lawn123]

Wow i cant believe u dont know what that looks like
its nice

[The Crazy Idiot]

Its All American Propaganda!

[Muttmonsta]

Its All American Propaganda!


What's scary is that if The Crazy Idiot really is Chinese, he may actually believe what he just wrote (impossible to tell if someone's having a laugh or not sometimes)

[Jackass]

What's scary is that if The Crazy Idiot really is Chinese, he may actually believe what he just wrote (impossible to tell if someone's having a laugh or not sometimes)

Indeed!

[InsaneX]

i had a feeling that looked familer, wasnt sure though

[alistah]

Yo dudes, very ingnorant you all are, to not even know about Tianemen square, ROFLMAO, I like killing people in bf2 and I'm sure you do also.

Peace out niggaz
(if I can't use that word then. . . mah bad)

[DesktopGeneral]

The "Mine" video is wrong - they are saying the Australian saying "Mate" - as in "G'day, mate!".

For proof see Finding Nemo - this is ripped off from the seagulls.

Bloody funny though!

[imported_Fusion]

The "Mine" video is wrong - they are saying the Australian saying "Mate" - as in "G'day, mate!".

For proof see Finding Nemo - this is ripped off from the seagulls.

Bloody funny though!

lol wrong thread?

[saber]

He was crushed by the godamn tank guys... Do you think that kind of military cares about one measly life? Yeah right man.

The protestor wasn't crushed. Seeing a column of tanks driving towards the protest area, the protestor blocked the column's path; the column continually tried to go around him but the protestor kept blocking them The driver of the first tank in the column was ordered to run over the protestor, but the tank driver refused to run over his own countrymen. The tank driver was later arrested and probably court martialed.

It isn't exactly clear what happened to the protestor afterwards. Reports and rumors say the protestor was executed but its also been said he is in hiding or even being held in prison. IMO, he was arrested and sent to prison to be "reeducated."

[Bushers]

And there i was thinking the shadow of the front tank cannon looked familiar to him!!!!!?? rofl :D

[imported_ColonelPanic]

I'm sure somebody a little older and wiser has already figured it out. It's the Tianamin square protest. You know, that famous footage of the guy standing in front of the tank?

[Professor Nutbutter]

Is this Tiennamen? Cuz I see a square. Giggidy giggidy giggidy!

[Frogatron]

Hey great set up, I remember that was studying politics at the time, now i'm in my mid thirties spending my time playin computer games...... where did it all go wrong arrghhhhh goddam coin ops ruined my life.....

Kids dont play computer games you'll end up in IT or communications, be a plumber or a chippie it's better paid these days.....

[Malice46]

Kids dont play computer games you'll end up in IT or communications, be a plumber or a chippie it's better paid these days.....That's the smartest thing I've heard all day...

[credoagathos73]

Dissent the True form of Democracy.

[Zyklon]

For those complaining about the quality, it's taken from a german game magazine, thus the low res. Yes, I'm the one who sent it in. I found it after doing some cleaning up and looking at older magazines and it got me a good laugh. I like that kind of humor.

[OAKsider]

Very nice! Tiananmen Square, 1989
Where's that video at? .. .

Ed: Oh damn. The civ got all crazy.
Strafing not to let it by, then jumping on the tank!?!
I feel for that man. Thanks CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/tiananmen/). :p

[RUTIRON-040290]

Hmm China is one of the few countries (and big countries) which is still Communistic. With the rising market of them I wonder what they will do with it... I hope it isn't a WW 3.. Though I speculate.

Anyways, it was a peaceful protest, until the army opened fire at a massed protest on Tiananmen Square, more than a 1000 students died. Only to get democratic rights. Now, this is 16 years ago, and if they did this, I wonder what will happen when the leader becomes rich. I think he's a maniac. As far as I know, the Chinese leader is still the same as the one who gave orders to the shooting of the students back in 1989.

-R

[UNESCO]

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why is america so tecnologicly advanced .....man ..America is full of european scientists and all that stuff ....robotic arms for the space shuttles are made here in PORTUGAL with our technology....

that screen of the day its realy cool...

ah; not the ISS or any space shuttle yet -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Manipulator_System

[kanekcwu]

okay i lived in hk all my life. Err the guy didnt' die, he jsut got arrested to prision, like the most of them. And please know more about history, I live in Hk and i know about the revolutionary war, war of 1812, worldwar1, worldwar 2, cuban missle crisis. Also the guy who was ruiling died, hmm like a long time ago, at least a few years back. The guy was also not a manic... he is still been given great respect in China. China will also never start a war, at least not with the us, since you guys depend too much on us for production, and we depend on you guys to get money. Moreover hal of china is still in porverty.

[eztarget]

Phhht knowone knows what happened to him, although it is likely he was executed

i thought they just ran him over right there. maybe i recall it wrong...

[thefuz]

They didn't run over him. That's why the image is so enduring. He held up the column of tanks for a long time eventually being taken away by other students. No one really knows what happened to him. He certainly wasn't arrested or killed at the time. There are stories about him still being in hiding. China has never officially said anything about it.

[Dr.D]

He was crushed by the godamn tank guys... Do you think that kind of military cares about one measly life? Yeah right man.

No he wasnt crushed by the tank, after standing there for a few minutes a bystander rushed him away.

Take a closer look, there are two heros in this picture, the man standing there defying authority and the tank driver himself who could have easly kept driving.

[Bongwater]

sad that most of u couldnt figure that out without the real picture.

[DieseL™]

I like it, .. pity he got executed for no reason other than jay walking

[midgetmarine]

[quote=midgetmarine]no he wasn't i saw him on tv the other day

if you notice the avatar. That is the cap badge of the english regiment in hong kong at that time we was watching the situation unfold in china there is no way that man could of been killed far to high profile[/Q[quote]

what dont you get, he was EXECUTED!! It was on the BBC my parents remember! Its on the video of 1989 in focus.

' In a speech to the President's Club in 1999, Bruce Herschensohn — former deputy special assistant to President of the United States Richard Nixon and a member of the President Ronald Reagan transition team — reported that he was executed 14 days later; other sources say he was killed by firing squad a few months after the Tiananmen Square protests. In Red China Blues: My Long March from Mao to Now, Jan Wong writes that the man is still alive in hiding in mainland China'


From Wiki, he was killed and this whole topic is bringing back bad memories I myself am going to China on an exchange you dont know how much the place has changed if you started going 'comie scum I wonder if a blackhawk will come or someone will tank whore' they will take so much offence. China is a different place now, if you ever see Shanghai it will look like any other modern Asian city.



american politicans also said that saddam was dead

but wait aren't they holding him now

[rpxtoreador]

this is a two parter:
Whats up, my first post,

and 2, ive worked in emergency medicine for along time, so my official cause of death:

Execution by fascist regime.
: p

[FlamingPenguin]

cool, nice low quality pic

[imported_UH60BHPilot]

Sorry for saying what others have already said but. . . can't believe no one knew of that. . . Anyways, great pic! But this should be changed from PoTD to PoTW since that is how often it is updated. . .

[Fiasc0]

Great PIC

[DanOfEarth]

He was indeed executed. They later interviewed the communists involved admitting it. This poor student was never seen again.

[Pure3]

thats really cool, it looks aolot like it ut what map is that on

[justlearningdude]

no he wasn't i saw him on tv the other day

if you notice the avatar. That is the cap badge of the english regiment in hong kong at that time we was watching the situation unfold in china there is no way that man could of been killed far to high profile

what dont you get, he was EXECUTED!! It was on the BBC my parents remember! Its on the video of 1989 in focus.

So basically, your saying it's a fact because your mommy and daddy say it's so....:laugh:


There isn't any conclusive proof of what happened to this guy.

[DanOfEarth]

No, there's no proof, but if I remember the interview correctly, it was with one of the guys directly responsible admitting guilt on the execution. The reporter asked him straight off, so he did smudge it a little, like...."no.....he was never from again". Then finally said he was executed. He didn't have to fess up but he did.

Dan

[P3NGU1N0]

Ok this was in communist china. There is no way in hell that some 17 yr old kid is going to stop a colum of tanks on worldwide TV. What happeded is that He was found. Taken to the local communist party house and shot in the back of the neck. His parents were prolly moved to some backwater chineese village and never head of again.

BTW i was born in 1990 and even i knew what that pic was on 1st sight...for shame

[Natace]

It would make it more understandable if there was a comparison picture.
I know what picture you are talking about, there is a guy in a white shirt i think, and there is a parade of tanks going along a highway. The guy in teh white t-Shirt is standing infront of the tanks.

It is a good picture, but....people actually need to understand it for this to get POTD.

[Aleksandr88]

AWESOME screenshot.

that so many of you didn't get the reference makes me weep for the future.

and . . . feel really old. i remember seeing that live on tv.

ah these kids today.


A

[chuckster]

Great shot.

[Sgt.NightFire]

I recognized the picture immediatly :)

[Silent_Ops]

ohh i get it

[jinruigg]

impressive u americans know "so much" about China's history.
but how much u know about China's actuality?
no matter what countries we're in,no matter what regime it is,
"history" people learned in school is crap,it works 4 the goverment.
what are bad for the goverment are ripped frm the history books just like the Nanjing massacre made by
jap muthaf**kers is taken out of their history books.
im sure there's much about ur countries' history u guys dont know.

oh,BTW,i guess the 911 taught u americans a lesson, a lesson for ur self-conceit & ignorance.
ofcoz i felt so sorry 4 those ppl killed in the attack,coz most of them didn't even reallize why they were killed.
poor bastards.........

[Banzai]

Thats a pritty good reinactment but nothing stands to the real thing :(

[jinruigg]

操你们祖宗十八代！18代？哦，你们米国的历史还不足以让你们有十八代人吧？酸啊！你们这些美国佬都tmd 是垃圾。你们的政府当然只会给你们看到中国一些不光彩的历史。你们国内还不是有很多黑暗面？种族歧视，高犯 罪率……
看得到我写的这些汉语吗?看不到活该！给你们一句看得懂的吧。american mutha****as!stupid asses! open ur mutha****in' little eyes & c mo around the world.

[jinruigg]

stupid asses, shortsighted brainless son-of-a-bitches.
u all need 2 learn mo! ur history oook is nth but a piece of ****.

[DrunkenPirate]

Bye Bye.

[FordMustang]

owned by DP.

[RepinThaBay415]

Ohh my god!! i know wat it is!! i see it in my english class all tha time!! it was like a protest in China or something like that.. i ono check ur 10th grade history book!

[UnrealAlex]

should have been done with 3 tanks :(

[sunliren87]

so it's a chinese club here???

[KlunZz]

Whats the fun in this POD??

[GrooveRobber]

It's really sad some ppl don't get the reference, even after having it explained to them. I was only 10 at the time so your age is no excuse
10/10 on this for being so symbolic

[cyborg_ninja-117]

操你们祖宗十八代！18代？哦，你们米国的历史还不足以让你们有十八代人吧？酸啊！你们这些美国佬都tmd 是垃圾。你们的政府当然只会给你们看到中国一些不光彩的历史。你们国内还不是有很多黑暗面？种族歧视，高犯 罪率……
看得到我写的这些汉语吗?看不到活该！给你们一句看得懂的吧。american mutha****as!stupid asses! open ur mutha****in' little eyes & c mo around the world.

thank u for going to a chinese government controlled web site and copy iys stuff, and no i cant a lot read simplified chinese but i can read traditional, that artical u posted was about america and china's relationship. and stop saying "oh u americans are bastards blah blah blah, if it wasnt for the US, nazi germany wouldve won WWII, and dont forget about the japanese, america puts their asses on the line to save other countries, remember the war in bosnia? only the US was helping, and dont get me started on the cold war between east and west germany


btw im taiwanese/australian

[ltwild3]

that is king of the hill, a custom map

[ltwild3]

we helped south vietnam also, we took many casualties to help them

[easycompany25]

lol verry funny

[noob_mc_goob]

How tragic that even those who did not witness the massacre in Tianamen Square have not been made aware of it regardless. This is the reason why there is a lot of resistance to embracing CHina as our #1 trade partner due to their apalling human rights record.

Get educated people. This stuff IS important

Noob Out (standing by for flaming from ignorant fools)

[m0ttz]

I thought I saw something familiar, had to actually see the real picture to get it.

[]UK-C[ Mindzai]

thank u for going to a chinese government controlled web site and copy iys stuff, and no i cant a lot read simplified chinese but i can read traditional, that artical u posted was about america and china's relationship. and stop saying "oh u americans are bastards blah blah blah, if it wasnt for the US, nazi germany wouldve won WWII, and dont forget about the japanese, america puts their asses on the line to save other countries, remember the war in bosnia? only the US was helping, and dont get me started on the cold war between east and west germany


btw im taiwanese/australian

Sorry, just have
to give a big "Ha Ha" to the suggestion that America uses it's army for anything other than financial gain! :laugh: Funniest thing i've read in a long time!

[shafik]

Sorry, just have
to give a big "Ha Ha" to the suggestion that America uses it's army for anything other than financial gain! :laugh: Funniest thing i've read in a long time!

I agree. It's almost blatantly obvious.

[pingu]

good pic man 2 tanks short tho.lol

[=HIT=Noodles]

Nice. Very Historic. I like it.

[wazzup_wigga]

Majority of the people on this forum are too young to remember what happened in 1989. That guy standing in front of those tanks has been burned into my memory and I aint ever gonna forget that day.

I was only -1 yep thats rite -1 i never even heard of it b4 now

[bloodbrood]

wahahah very similar i like it

[Newglory]

Im 14 so iw as born in 91. but i know all about that. ive read multiple books on it. that guy is probably the bravest person ive ever heard of. he then climbed on to the tank. fighting for democracy.

how can a plp older then me not know about that?

[AlphexHunter]

I think I was watching CNN when that happen'd...

[Dlab37]

I dont want to sound mean but im in 8th grade and i got that right away

[MMad]

It's from that big student protest in China. And the images of a student trying to stop a tank were shown around the world.

He even made it onto Time Magazine's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. From what I've read, he was never killed or even arrested.

[BudeauxBoy]

Easy to do but very effective.

[Rampant Piper]

I was only 12 when i saw that on TV.

you look like you're only 12 now! :D

[OtinDako]

Hard to believe the tanks didn't run him over. He musta been using a hack.

[eddthebed]

Thats kind of bad seeing as many people died and that man was tourted to death for trying to stop the tanks.

Very bad idea for that picture.


considering that no-one was even thinking of making fun of it at all, i think its appropriate. its just a re-enactment of the scene, if you think this is bad, you must hate all those civil war re-enactments that the yanks do, all fact-based war films (saving private ryan etc.) and indeed war based games (battlefield2!!!)

so stop complaining.

[eddthebed]

thank u for going to a chinese government controlled web site and copy iys stuff, and no i cant a lot read simplified chinese but i can read traditional, that artical u posted was about america and china's relationship. and stop saying "oh u americans are bastards blah blah blah, if it wasnt for the US, nazi germany wouldve won WWII, and dont forget about the japanese, america puts their asses on the line to save other countries, remember the war in bosnia? only the US was helping, and dont get me started on the cold war between east and west germany


btw im taiwanese/australian

the fall of nazi germany was due to its losses on the eastern front (russia), dunkirk, the D-day landings, and the push through italy.
im not against americans, they did provide a lot of help and im thankful for that.

peace.

[DOGGiE52]

Nice pic :D. But not so very special...

[Rampant Piper]

I think this was a goog pic post. I enjoyed it. How many years ago was Teyanamin Square (don't know how to spell it)??

[Commander Kwant]

yeah it looks familiar to me.....i ve saw it on the television... guy standing in front of tank in china

[UzieL]

hahahaha...yep looks like two tanks and some fool standing infront of then.....but it looks like it worked....

[poprocz]

This is a very nice POTD as I was watching as that happened. Btw, I do beleive the student in question did not get aresseted, they didn't want to make a martyr out of him.

[Pilot Z]

This is a very old thread ... still good though ^^

[A4Skyhawk]

He wasn't a student. He was just a resident of Beijing. He, with his two shopping bags, jumped up on the tank and started yelling at the soldiers, calling them disgraces to their country. The tanks wouldn't run him over and tried to go around. It took them a while cause he kept getting in their way.

[devin6224]

i remeber that but i was two wat ever happened to that guy?

[Karl]

The tanks stopped : /

[imported_Svartberg]

That student tried to make the tanks tk him so he can punish them, people like that should be banned from the server imo.

[Karl]

That student tried to make the tanks tk him so he can punish them, people like that should be banned from the server imo.

lol dude:laugh:

[spitsfreeman]

That student tried to make the tanks tk him so he can punish them, people like that should be banned from the server imo.

rofl thanks i just almost choked on my lunch after reading that hahaha

[badge353]

I got it and remember when it happened.

[WWJN]

thats haliourious i hate to be that guy