The man and the tanks.

It has been twenty years since the Chinese government brutally crushed student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. The most iconic image to emerge from Tiananmen Square was that of an ordinary man blocking the movement of four tanks with nothing but his body and a palpable sense of righteous indignation. His courage shamed the tank drivers and, by extension, the Chinese government. No one in the West is sure who the man was or what became of him. A few years ago a program called "The Cutting Edge" made a documentary about the "Tank Man". It's worth watching and remembering on this anniversary. Especially since the Chinese government has suppressed any mention or reminder of the event within their borders.