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World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2025
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As an American I think it's helpful to put this into some sort of perspective.
Things the US won't forget:
Things the US will forget:
Korean War (3mil civilian dead)
Vietnam War (2mil civilian dead)
Iraqi War (1mil civilian dead)
Violent overthrow of East Timor (widely considered a genocide)
Violent overthrow of Afghanistan (twice, over 1 mil dead)
Violent overthrow of Nicaragua
Violent overthrow of Grenada
Violent overthrow of Panama
Violent overthrow of Libya
Coup d'etat of Guatemala
Coup d'etat of Iran
Failed Coup d'etat of Syria
Failed Coup d'etat of Indonesia
Many failed Coup d'etat attempts on Cuba
Coup d'etat of Congo
Coup d'etat of Laos
Coup d'etat of the Dominican Republic
Coup d'etat of Iraq
Coup d'etat of Brazil
Successful Coup d'etat of Indonesia (1 mil dead)
Coup d'etat of Chile
Multiple Coup d'etat of Bolivia
Coup d'etat of Haiti
Multiple Coup d'etat attempts on Venezuela
Coup d'etat of Palestine
Mass civilian casualties, destabilization of many governments, people subject to a lifetime of torture without a trial, all under the War on Terror
This list could be so much longer, but I gotta get to work.
Imagine thinking that the US has forgotten any of these when they're a constantly pressure on the cultural zeitgeist even literal decades later. Or, for that matter, that the Korean War is in any way comparable.
Twice? Christ, tell me you aren't talking about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Not to mention that the 'overthrow' of 'Afghanistan' the second time would rely on recognizing the Taliban, and not the democratically-oriented Northern Alliance which was fighting them at the time, as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
The "pressure on the cultural zeitgeist" you speak of is just "shoot, then cry". The victims are forgotten.