FRONTLINE: The Tank Man (Who stared down the Chinese Tanks) on Now!

[Up2Late]

Just starting!

<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/>

[The River]

1. Tank Man has been My Hero Since that Day

Too Bad we can't muster the same sort of courage
here to stand in front of BushCo Fascism

[wicket]

2. That picture still gets me all choked up

n/t

[proud patriot]

3. thanks for the reminder It comes on later / west coast

:hi:

[Breeze54]

4. Thanks for the alert!

I have it on now but a little late.
It'll repeat at around 2 AM, I think!
Thanks!

[Up2Late]

8. If you record it later, remember that it's a 90 minute show this time.

...at least that's how it's listed here.

What I still find amazing is that still, know body knows who he was.

[alphafemale]

5. Oh wow! I'd always been afraid for his fate.

Even so, he's been a role model for me when it comes to staring down madness and spitting in its face.

[Vinnie From Indy]

6. One of the best photos of the 20th century!

I remember seeing that picture for the first time. I was absolutely blown away by this guy's courage. I have this picture in my office. One of the the little details that still fascinates me is that this guy is still holding his grocery bags. It seems he was just coming home from the market and next thing you know he is staring down a Red Army tank with nothing but attitude. WOW!!!! Democrats in America need a transfusion of what this guy is running on!

[jody]

7. Equally heroic is the tank commander who refused to run over the man. n/t

[Jigarotta]

9. if only Rachael Corrie had a tank commander like that. ;( nt

[glitch]

10. Yes. Does Frontline interview him as well? I guess I'll have to watch. nt

[Up2Late]

12. Nobody knows who he was. The British Tabloid that published his name...

and then said he died looks like a worthless rag. The Reporter who they credited with writing the story of his death never even saw the story they said he wrote. :crazy:

[glitch]

14. How bizarre. They can't name him or he'd be an international hero too.

His family in China must know his name.

[Ammonium]

11. So Good!

One of the best FrontLine programs I've seen. I love Frontline so much! They do such a good job of presenting a story/programs without bias or political tilt.

What I found disturbing was then the 4 chinese college students were presented with the picture above and their reactions. None of them knew anything about it. They weren't even sure it was real! It's a prefect example of what the censorship laws in China have done to the people. Here are the students who are at the forefront of scientific advancement in medicine and physics and they havn't a clue about this.

[Up2Late]

13. Yup, but to be fair, they were between 2 an 4 years old...

...Plus, it's not that much different from the way that U.S. schools don't teach the fact that the U.S. Government has a long history of overthrowing foreign governments that U.S. Corporations don't like. We've overthrown 14 foreign governments since the first one in 1893 (Hawaii).

Here's a link to a recent author interview and excerpt: <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5325069>

[Beelzebud]

15. Remember this hero when people tell you we can't make a difference.

[Marie26]

16. My hero! nt

[wordpix]

17. saw the program & loved the update re: Yahoo & Google yielding to Chinese

gov's demand to screen any mention of the '89 Tianamen Sq. massacre and tank man. Also, Yahoo gave up the name of a dissident to the Chinese. These corps. have certainly proven they value money over democracy and freedom of the press and internet.