Saturday, February 26, 2022

Actions by the 'Ukraine Tank Man' Echo 1989 Tiananmen Square

 “Ukrainian rushes under enemy equipment so that the occupiers do not pass,” HB tweeted.


The video sparked comparisons to the photo of a man standing down a line of four Chinese tanks in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The image, taken after the Chinese government had brutally cracked down on pro-democracy protests, has become a symbol of defiance in the face of authoritarianism, and was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential of all time.

It is unclear where the video was filmed. More than 10 vehicles are in the convoy, many of which appear to have a “Z” painted on the side. The Z symbol was spotted on Russian military trucks as troops gathered at the Ukraine border." ZH

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