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“CCP hardliners falsely claimed that an insurrection was underway in [the nation’s capitol]...” That rings a bell.

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Nothing lets you know the election wasn't rigged, like putting thousands of troops in the capital immediately after the turnover.

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Yep, I forgot that.

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They want us to forget that ever happened.

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that and so much else. What they don't say is often so much more revealing than what they do say.

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The current administration is taking notes from China.

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Taking notes or taking orders?

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Dr Joseph Mercola’s (one of the CCDH’s “Dirty Dozen” misinformation spreaders) bank accounts were frozen by Chase, along with several officers of his company, and some of their families. No explanation was given.

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Wow. That's really bad news. Industrial medicine and government are accustomed to destroying free speech rights. It's easy to find medical speech restriction related to cancer treatments going back to at least the early 1970s with drugs like laetrile. Very few questioned their power to suppress free speech before the emergence of Covid 19. And now this unholy duo is expanding their suppressive partnership into the financial world. They've worked so well together for decades -- what could go wrong? A sad development.

As a side note, the same political party that applauds de-banking of a guy like Mercola, also argues for the right to a bank account among the unbanked poor, many of whom can't get an account because they lack the documentation, steady income, initial balance or whatever. One really wants to ask such a political party, "Does everyone have a right to a bank account or don't they?"

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Thank you Yuri. It is most important to remember and honor people who are brave enough to fight for freedom.

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It's so interesting to see a poster that says "Patriotism is No Crime" because that message is super relevant today -- in the United States.

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There's something so haunting about the "Patriotism is no crime" banner and the student flags. My eyes stayed glued to them for a good while

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It's pretty wild: this was a time of rapid change in the world, as communism fell in Europe, and many thought that Asia was also on the chopping block. And, it almost was! Living through this time, even as a dumb teen kid, I knew something historical was underway.

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Start protesting these people locally. Get out there with signs and chants. Demand they return the money they were paid to lie. Pick the most vulnerable in your area and never stop. Make the sheep feel cognitive dissonance and some will wake up. Stay peaceful and just let them know you will never forget.

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One of your most important pieces Comrade.

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We were getting ready for church the morning of June 4, 1989. I kept a tiny tv on the bathroom counter that I watched as I fixed my hair. My husband was supposed to leave the next morning for Beijing on business. I called him into the room and and told him to look at the tv as he wouldn’t be going to China the next day. Sure enough, the trip ended up being cancelled. I was very much moved by the image of one young man standing before the tanks.

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Thank you for sharing this, Yuri. Seeing the “patriotism is not a crime” sign brought a tear to my eye. It is both terrifying and moving to see it as someone who lives in a country that brainwashes its people to hate itself. What strikes me most is to see it written in a language that is so different from my own. On one hand, the foreign characters speak to our common humanity, which is uplifting; on the other hand, it demonstrates the disastrous path that we are on, which is horrifying. How dare we be so careless when so many suffered under such cruelty.

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Thank you Yuri, for this illuminating report on the Museum. It's so important that we remember these brave individuals.

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Thank you for this “tour”! Definitely needs to be remembered and taught. 💔💪🏼

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Thank you! I had no idea this museum existed, but now it's a must.

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Thank you for showing this marvelous exhibit commemorating one of the most iconic revolutions in modern history.

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The museum of Freedom is now empty; it's called the United States of America.

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Tienanmen came very close to success. The Politburo (Deng) offered many compromises on human rights and civil liberties, all of which were rejected by the protesters. The protest leaders kept escalating their demands up to and including free multiparty elections which no Leninist party can permit since the petit bourgeoisie always outnumbers the party vanguard. Hence Deng lost patience and ordered the PLA to clear the square. It was truly a tragedy. The same thing happened in Prague in 1968: Brezhnev would accept A but not B and Dubcek demanded B. And ditto Hungary 1956.

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