https://www.reddit.com/r/chomsky/comments/1ifsgfm/the_tiananmen_square_incidentsearching_for_truth/
created by Arnran on 02/02/2025 at 07:59 UTC
0 upvotes, 4 top-level comments (showing 4)
I was browsing reddit when I found a picture from other side of Tiananmen Square where soldier was lynch by protester as well numerous apc burned by protester.
This different perspective shake me that I don't really know the truth and what I know off is based on tank men and western information on the event. I know now that I really know nothing about this event.
What I want to know is does anyone know the truth about the tiananmen square and what really happen? Does the massacre really happen? What cause the protest to turn violent? Is there any good information ?
Comment by TomGNYC at 02/02/2025 at 08:41 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This sums it up pretty well: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/timeline-tiananmen-square/[1][2]
1: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/timeline-tiananmen-square/
2: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/timeline-tiananmen-square/
Essentially, you've got many days of very organized protests that turn out to be very humiliating for the party elders who start to feel that their power is being threatened so they feel like they can't give in to the demands for reforms while the protests are still in control of the square. The protesters were emboldened by being able to thwart and win over the local soldiers so units from all over China are sent in with no identification with these students and contradictory or incomplete orders. The soldiers have been told not to open fire, but they have also been told that they must clear the square by 6:00 a.m. — with no exceptions or delays. The protesters had excellent relations with the local soldiers so many didn't believe real bullets were being used even when they started hearing gunfire.
Comment by Fearless-Feature-830 at 02/02/2025 at 12:12 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What excuse could there possibly be to roll tanks on the general public?
Comment by brasdontfit1234 at 02/02/2025 at 08:07 UTC
0 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I am questioning everything we’ve been told as well, would love to know
Comment by DifferentPirate69 at 02/02/2025 at 09:34 UTC
-2 upvotes, 2 direct replies