FAKE! This is real, original image, by trustworthy CCP
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They're just sleeping, comrade! Trust me, I was there!!1
Seems to be a copy, in color, of OP's photo - https://8964museum.com/time/en/t-g17-020/
.ml is in shambles right now.
Most of people getting upset at Tiananmen stuff is just due to people feeding into an anti-communist propagandized framing of the events.
Most people wouldn't dispute that civilians died at Tiananmen and that the whole incident was... bad, actually.
But, there is a lot of misinfo surrounding it. Like "Thousands died on the square". Probably not true. Probaby 200 - 500 civilians died, and several dozen soldiers - with many more student protesters negotiating a peaceful exit on June 4. Similarly "the protests were peaceful and the army massacred civilians for no reason" - the protests WERE mostly peaceful for a long while, but in the hours leading up to the state cranking up the violence, protesters attacked and killed several peacekeeping soldiers which is what caused the military reaction (leading to overreaction).
So, in short, Tiananmen was a tragedy where many people died needlessly and the Chinese government/military reacted to protester violence in a disproportionate and deadly way. The Western media, US state dept/radio free asia, and others have distorted the historical accounts since 1989. In response, the Chinese gov't has distorted the historical accounts.
It should just be treated with the nuance afforded to any historical tragedy. Not unlike the many examples of similar killings of protesters by the US gov't.
But, there is a lot of misinfo surrounding it. Like "Thousands died on the square". Probably not true. Probaby 200 - 500 civilians died, and several dozen soldiers
I presume it is no coincidence that this death toll is almost exactly in line with the CCP's official estimates.
That one dude and all his bots...
Why? Clearly, those are all reactionary CIAnarchists attempting a Color Revolution, and besides, whatabout America???
Amerikkka*
Silly anarkiddies could never understand how important it is to ~~enforce~~ enlighten the proletariat into not criticizing the beautiful state! Natural communism by 2050!!1!
^/s^
Its an Israhell psyop, do you not see the clear and obvious JewStar RIGHT THERE in the center left? WAKE UP CAPITALISTS
I just got banned from there for pointing out the Muslim immigrants they're defending are on the complete opposite side of the political spectrum from them... Too much truth at once I guess.
A not inconsequential amount of them have more in common with Nazis than the tankies defending them. If they were local with the same beliefs tankies would be foaming at the mouth in a rage at them (rightfully so)
I dunno. The CCP would call it "AI slop".
Damn time-traveling AI image gen
What's in this photo? I can't see anything. Are there proud patriots?