You’re posting this photo because the video it’s taken from shows him climb up on the tank, have a conversation with the tank commander, climb down off of the tank and leave without incident.
E: literally 3rd result on YouTube, from the CBS news archives:
“That doesn’t make it any less impactful” Uhh yes it does, because the impact when this photo is shared without context typically comes from the implication that he was run over, like an American protestor might be.
There’s also a bigger picture with Tank Man, that shows the mostly empty square the tanks were leaving, with a handful of soldiers and bikes.
And a bunch of other photos showing the battle that took place in the surrounding streets, with cops that had been lynched and burned and protesters gunned down.
The evidence disproves the western narrative of tanks machine-gunning protesters inside the square, then liquefying bodies, that were then burnt and washed down the drain (and getting stopped by Tank Man on the way out).
That’s not to say the Chinese claims should be taken at face value, but nothing I’ve seen contradicts their claim of 300 dead and several thousand wounded.
That one cuts off right before the interesting part. When he keeps climbing up and down the tank, having a conversation with the crew, tries to stop it a 2nd time, and then gets rushed off by bystanders without incident.
You’re posting this photo because the video it’s taken from shows him climb up on the tank, have a conversation with the tank commander, climb down off of the tank and leave without incident.
E: literally 3rd result on YouTube, from the CBS news archives:
https://youtu.be/FaojdRThXbY?
“That doesn’t make it any less impactful” Uhh yes it does, because the impact when this photo is shared without context typically comes from the implication that he was run over, like an American protestor might be.
There’s also a bigger picture with Tank Man, that shows the mostly empty square the tanks were leaving, with a handful of soldiers and bikes.
And a bunch of other photos showing the battle that took place in the surrounding streets, with cops that had been lynched and burned and protesters gunned down.
The evidence disproves the western narrative of tanks machine-gunning protesters inside the square, then liquefying bodies, that were then burnt and washed down the drain (and getting stopped by Tank Man on the way out).
That’s not to say the Chinese claims should be taken at face value, but nothing I’ve seen contradicts their claim of 300 dead and several thousand wounded.
I know I’ve been told that he was eventually run over. Probably by some grade school teacher.
No, he climbs down, keep hindering the tanks, then gets dragged away by two others. There’s a full video somewhere
Youtube keeps removing the full video, every link I used to have of it is gone.
I’m so glad that internet archive exists, it’s the best illustration of how the west constantly manipulates media.
People thinking they saw the guy get run over is another stupid “Mandela Effect” thing.
Yep, it’s wild what teachers tell kids sometimes.
Post that then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFzeNAHEhU
Edit: This still cuts off the end of the video, but it does show more
That one cuts off right before the interesting part. When he keeps climbing up and down the tank, having a conversation with the crew, tries to stop it a 2nd time, and then gets rushed off by bystanders without incident.
In other videos you can also see him being dragged off by bystanders in the end.
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https://youtu.be/o-HgONOn0F8?si=wIUcuj_piodzT8KK
This one shows him being dragged away at the end.
That doesnt make it any more or less of an impactful picture.