Human stupidity or bravery?

[effee]

http://jml.prof.free.fr/doc/TiananMen-photo.jpg

http://www.charleslipson.com/Images/Tiananmen-tanks-sole-protester.jpg


He gets stupid in my book..

Stupid. Or patriotic? What do you think?

 

[icejunkie]

WTeffee

 

[Heisenberg]

That takes some big brass ones in my book.

 

[DainBramaged]

Brave as hell. He stood up for what he believed in. Rare exception of a Chinese dude with big balls.

 

[Kipper]

"Brave" doesn't fall into your list of definitions at all?

 

[icejunkie]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Brave as hell. He stood up for what he believed in. Rare exception of a Chinese dude with big balls.

:laugh:

 

[Yossarian]

amazing courage

 

[desk]

definitely brave. i don't understand how you consider him stupid.

 

[yllus]

Brave and now most definitely dead.

 

[StageLeft]

Bravery. Stupidity supposes he didn't know what he was doing, and I think he did.

 

[effee]

Well he is brave, but i consider him stupid, brave but stupid. because dying wouldnt do any good to his cause, why not save his life and try actually acomplish something?

 

[So]

Maybe stupid, but he will be remembered a thousand years from now...will you?

 

[desk]

Originally posted by: effee
Well he is brave, but i consider him stupid, brave but stupid. because dying wouldnt do any good to his cause, why not save his life and try actually acomplish something?

he probably helped more than most. do you know how many millions of people saw that photograph. it was a big deal in its time. sometimes all you have to do is lead by example.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: effee
Well he is brave, but i consider him stupid, brave but stupid. because dying wouldnt do any good to his cause, why not save his life and try actually acomplish something?

Maybe the fact that we all know that picture means that he actually *did* do something.

 

[effee]

Originally posted by: So
Maybe stupid, but he will be remembered a thousand years from now...will you?

Nope I probably wont, what about you?

 

[MoPHo]

I dunno. If you think about it, the tank won't run him over and they can't move because the last one has to back up and such. I think this man is really just a military genius...or really good at chess.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: effee

Originally posted by: So
Maybe stupid, but he will be remembered a thousand years from now...will you?

Nope I probably wont, what about you?

oooohhh..wow...ZING...or not.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: MoPHo
I dunno. If you think about it, the tank won't run him over and they can't move because the last one has to back up and such. I think this man is really just a military genius...or really good at chess.

They killed him.

 

[MoPHo]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: MoPHo
I dunno. If you think about it, the tank won't run him over and they can't move because the last one has to back up and such. I think this man is really just a military genius...or really good at chess.

They killed him.

well in that case, bravery.

 

[icejunkie]

Originally posted by: MoPHo
I dunno. If you think about it, the tank won't run him over and they can't move because the last one has to back up and such. I think this man is really just a military genius...or really good at chess.

actually no, he moved with them... notice first picture tank hasnt reached crosswalk, second one it has and he's still in front of them. hmmm... i guess he never did stand completely still

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I'd say brave. He stood up and made a statement worth making, and the message was spread because of it.

 

[blackdogdeek]

bravery

 

[desk]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: MoPHo
I dunno. If you think about it, the tank won't run him over and they can't move because the last one has to back up and such. I think this man is really just a military genius...or really good at chess.

They killed him.

maybe, maybe not. nobody is really sure.

wiki

 

[So]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: effee

Originally posted by: So
Maybe stupid, but he will be remembered a thousand years from now...will you?

Nope I probably wont, what about you?

oooohhh..wow...ZING...or not.

Not really. I'm not criticizing someone for getting into the history books for standing up for themselves.

 

[effee]

I do think he survived though, I heard his friend pulled him away before he got run over. Dont think the tanks were moving