When We were called Sick man of Asia, We were called The Peril.
1 h& z- F; T& W0 d! w: YWhen We are billed to be the next Superpower, We are called The threat.
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When We were closed our doors, You smuggled Drugs to Open Markets.
! T6 [5 ~. V* rWhen We Embrace Freed Trade, You blame us for Taking away your jobs. 1 ]' }; |4 c- M; J$ |6 F; L
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When We were falling apart, You marched in your troops and wanted your "fair share".
* {7 o1 ]% W) Q% G: c" QWhen We were putting the broken peices together again, "Free Tibet" you screamed, "it was an invasion!" 8 Y& ]& W+ _; X) q' X) d
( When Woodrow Wilson Couldn't give back Birth Place of Confucius back to Us,
1 N! t9 d2 O; mBut He did bought a ticket for the Famine Relief Ball for us.)
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s* n/ \8 U7 n. ESo, We Tried Communism, You hated us for being Communists
) Y# H/ p8 I* R( w' l' pWhen We embrace Capitalism, You hate us for being Capitalist.
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When We have a Billion People, you said we were destroying the planet.
2 ^ X# z4 h4 SWhen We are tried limited our numbers, you said It was human rights abuse." h+ \* l2 J. k+ u
# {! q; K/ o4 C! l# `7 AWhen We were Poor, You think we are dogs.
z1 ^6 x- R& xWhen We Loan you cash, You blame us for your debts. 9 Z4 q Y T- h# \" s
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When We build our industries, You called us Polluters./ ?: W* W; ^6 `: l {
When we sell you goods, You blame us for global warming. , x+ i# X: {# M$ |, k. |# o
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When We buy oil, You called that exploitation and Genocide.
% D; {2 ]6 `# AWhen You fight for oil, You called that Liberation.
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When We were lost in Chaos and rampage, You wanted Rules of Law for us.
0 M1 m% E. u0 q3 b& ~( WWhen We uphold law and order against Violence, You called that Violating Human Rights.
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7 x0 {4 l+ R) N) X: p% ^/ q7 _ jWhen We were silent, You said you want us to have Free Speech.
. {* n5 e7 d5 E* qWhen We were silent no more, You say we were Brainwashed-Xenophoics. 7 N' _0 }2 i' Q* u; O/ |
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Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
8 y. \" Y6 N7 t f7 W% F! j5 e"No," You Answered, "We don't hate You."
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We don't Hate You either,& Q$ ^& ^& T2 R. J( L2 M f( n
But Do you understand us? . H' S3 w9 x7 B1 k' T }2 H
$ K2 j0 k2 R _7 l- j) g# h"Of course We do," You said,9 `" B) K8 ^; c2 p& S7 |
"We have AFP, CNN and BBCs..." / b4 @- b0 O; C* S: }0 f, j! @# C9 X
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What do you really want from us?
9 m5 \; z; @" E4 F7 mThink Hard first, then Answer... 5 J1 F( I8 Q% C5 D
3 H# b6 W7 G* d, I, }! aBecause you only get so many chances,
X0 z- j1 e/ D" XEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for this one world. % H, M( ?' X" [1 v' \. t
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We want One World, One Dream, And Peace One Earth.
! x7 k. o4 P8 t- z2 y- This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us. |