June 4, 1989 –
Today is the 33rd anniversary of what became known as the “June Fourth Incident” in China. Tiananmen Square protests were ended in the typical manner of a totalitarian regime – with the People’s Liberation Army soldiers and tanks, massacring the people they are supposed to serve.
Amnesty International estimated anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 Chinese democracy advocates were killed on this day. The Chinese government puts the death toll at 241. Public commemoration of the incident is officially banned. However, the residents of Hong Kong have held an annual vigil on the anniversary of the crackdown, even after Hong Kong reverted to Chinese administration.
Once again, I’m not making any friends with the Chinese government.
And so it goes
The Haus of Dcaligari 