Oh well. I was hoping to read it. But I believe you. There was a time when I would never believe stupidity like that can exist. But this is a different timeline.
Police in the People’s Republic of China is normally unarmed (just like police in several other countries, most famously the United Kingdom), so while I don’t know anything about whether they had been armed at that time at Tiananmen square, any claim that they were unarmed as usual seems perfectly plausible to me.
But don’t forget that the army also was sent in there, very armed.
Someone just the other day legit told me about the Tiananman square massacre where the “unarmed police” were faced by “violent students”.
Let that sink in.
The police were unarmed‽
I lose faith in humanity every day.
Edit for clarity: found the discussion https://lemmy.today/comment/21301583
Well yeah, haven’t you seen that famous photo of the one brave police officer standing his ground in front of the students in their tanks?
Bruh, I’m not usually this on point about shit. But I’m going to link the actual interaction, cause it’s fucking wild(and I said the same shit).
Edit: I comment too much. I’ve dug through my profile for a few minutes and don’t think I’m going to find it. Sorry about the promise not kept.
Edit 2: for anyone curious https://lemmy.today/comment/21301583
Oh well. I was hoping to read it. But I believe you. There was a time when I would never believe stupidity like that can exist. But this is a different timeline.
I fucking found it!
https://lemmy.today/comment/21301583
Difference is in America today the tank would’ve killed him
That tank was unarmed and had a family.
Police in the People’s Republic of China is normally unarmed (just like police in several other countries, most famously the United Kingdom), so while I don’t know anything about whether they had been armed at that time at Tiananmen square, any claim that they were unarmed as usual seems perfectly plausible to me.
But don’t forget that the army also was sent in there, very armed.
Students.
Fucking students!
You can’t tell me in good faith that they were more armed than the fucking police!
Be real homie, does that make sense in any fucking reality?
I have no reason to believe that the students were armed either.
And don’t forget that the army also was sent in there, very armed.
What are you arguing?
I’m saying the people in tanks were not unarmed. And the students likely didn’t have RPGs.
I’m frustrated trying to understand what you just typed!
The police were not unarmed. As a matter of fact, they had enough arms to murder 512 people that posed no that to the people in fucking tanks!!
I’m arguing that any claim that the police was unarmed is perfectly plausible, as this is normal for police in the People’s Republic of China.
There’s absolutely no disagreement about that.
There’s absolutely no disagreement about that.
Are you sure about that? Where do you have that information from? That would have been most unusual.
Yes. I am sure about that.