Comments on: Remembering June 4th http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/ My Twenty Years with an International Photojournalist...Then and Now Tue, 22 May 2018 13:51:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-3203 Becky Green Aaronson Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:49:59 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-3203 It's easy to forget or ignore madness like this when our lives are full, and events are taking place a world away. This project made it so personal, though,I will never be able to forget these people and what happened to them. I'm glad I could share a small piece of it with you. It’s easy to forget or ignore madness like this when our lives are full, and events are taking place a world away. This project made it so personal, though,I will never be able to forget these people and what happened to them. I’m glad I could share a small piece of it with you.

]]> By: Britton Minor http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2927 Britton Minor Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:57:27 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2927 I get busy with my "easy-in-comparison" life--and forget, temporarily, about all the sacrifices and senseless deaths due to differences in opinion, selfish power, the almighty dollar, and pure cruelty and disregard for human life. It saddens me to think of all the massaged history-it is indecent not to honor those who stood up for their beliefs and tried to make a difference; those whose families will mourn them for eternity. The fact that this was a peaceful demonstration makes it even more painful...as there was nothing to retaliate against except differences, which seem to be cause for humans to act in unthinkable ways. I get busy with my “easy-in-comparison” life–and forget, temporarily, about all the sacrifices and senseless deaths due to differences in opinion, selfish power, the almighty dollar, and pure cruelty and disregard for human life.

It saddens me to think of all the massaged history-it is indecent not to honor those who stood up for their beliefs and tried to make a difference; those whose families will mourn them for eternity.

The fact that this was a peaceful demonstration makes it even more painful…as there was nothing to retaliate against except differences, which seem to be cause for humans to act in unthinkable ways.

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2846 Becky Green Aaronson Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:45:02 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2846 Brian, your comment is well taken. I appreciate you taking the time to share your two cents. You are right, it's easy to condemn other countries for human rights violations and ignore our own record. We still have work to do ourselves. This may sound naive, but for me the difference is that we have the luxury of voting for who we want in office and we have the luxury of speaking freely when we are unhappy or want change. We will not be imprisoned or tortured for holding up a sign that says, "Throw the bums out." Brian, your comment is well taken. I appreciate you taking the time to share your two cents. You are right, it’s easy to condemn other countries for human rights violations and ignore our own record. We still have work to do ourselves. This may sound naive, but for me the difference is that we have the luxury of voting for who we want in office and we have the luxury of speaking freely when we are unhappy or want change. We will not be imprisoned or tortured for holding up a sign that says, “Throw the bums out.”

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2845 Becky Green Aaronson Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:33:22 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2845 Thanks, Lori. So nice of you to swing by and leave a comment. There is so much going on in the world ALL THE TIME, it's impossible to keep up with it all. That's why we all have to follow our hearts to where they lead us. What you are doing in Africa is wonderful. In fact I talk about your bag project all the time, telling people that one person can make a difference. Thanks, Lori. So nice of you to swing by and leave a comment. There is so much going on in the world ALL THE TIME, it’s impossible to keep up with it all. That’s why we all have to follow our hearts to where they lead us. What you are doing in Africa is wonderful. In fact I talk about your bag project all the time, telling people that one person can make a difference.

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2839 Becky Green Aaronson Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:42:10 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2839 Deborah, there are so many stories from Tiananmen...the young couple returning home from a date, hiding in the bushes when they heard gunfire, and then being hit by stray bullets...the painter who was finishing painting a restaurant near Tiananmen, hit in the legs when trying to run away from the chaos...the husband who went for a stroll after his bath--still wearing his slippers, never to be seen again...the young son who went out to buy a bus pass and was mowed down by bullets. And then all those who could only claim their loved ones bodies if they agreed to sign a paper saying they were rioting. Heartbreaking stuff. On a happier note, to answer your other question, Steve & i is officially available for the iPad TODAY!! It only took Apple 65 days to review it and get it into the iTunes store! :-) I'll be making an announcement soon. In the meantime, here's the link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/steve-i/id515121370?mt=11 Deborah, there are so many stories from Tiananmen…the young couple returning home from a date, hiding in the bushes when they heard gunfire, and then being hit by stray bullets…the painter who was finishing painting a restaurant near Tiananmen, hit in the legs when trying to run away from the chaos…the husband who went for a stroll after his bath–still wearing his slippers, never to be seen again…the young son who went out to buy a bus pass and was mowed down by bullets. And then all those who could only claim their loved ones bodies if they agreed to sign a paper saying they were rioting. Heartbreaking stuff.

On a happier note, to answer your other question, Steve & i is officially available for the iPad TODAY!! It only took Apple 65 days to review it and get it into the iTunes store! :-) I’ll be making an announcement soon. In the meantime, here’s the link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/steve-i/id515121370?mt=11

]]> By: Deborah Batterman http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2838 Deborah Batterman Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:26:56 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2838 The excerpt from you work-in-progress is a reminder of how often a single story, or a single image, becomes a poignant, powerful representation of a collective disaster. (The book I recommended to you, with its fictional rendering of the Rwandan genocide, had the same impact on me.) Looking forward to hearing more about the new book as it evolves. And please let me know if I should continue waiting to buy the existing book for my iPad, or get the Kindle edition. Not that I'm impatient. ;-) The excerpt from you work-in-progress is a reminder of how often a single story, or a single image, becomes a poignant, powerful representation of a collective disaster. (The book I recommended to you, with its fictional rendering of the Rwandan genocide, had the same impact on me.) Looking forward to hearing more about the new book as it evolves. And please let me know if I should continue waiting to buy the existing book for my iPad, or get the Kindle edition. Not that I’m impatient. ;-)

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2837 Becky Green Aaronson Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:10:19 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2837 Thanks, Melissa. This book has been in the works for quite some time now. I'm hoping to finish it soon. Might have to stop blogging for a while to do it. :-) And your post today was so powerful! Kapow! I'm thinking extra good thoughts for you and your family. Stay strong. Thanks, Melissa. This book has been in the works for quite some time now. I’m hoping to finish it soon. Might have to stop blogging for a while to do it. :-)

And your post today was so powerful! Kapow! I’m thinking extra good thoughts for you and your family. Stay strong.

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2835 Becky Green Aaronson Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:57:41 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2835 Brian sent this comment via email: We in America talk so much about human rights, freedom, yet in our own history books there is no mention of the workers movement of the early twentieth century, the Wobblies. Joe Hill, "The Man Who Never Died", the story of how wicked things were for working people gets right in there along side of China for the deception that the governments can undertake when it looks to be for their benefit or strike from the records when we look bad. Brian sent this comment via email:

We in America talk so much about human rights, freedom, yet in our own history books there is no mention of the workers movement of the early twentieth century, the Wobblies. Joe Hill, “The Man Who Never Died”, the story of how wicked things were for working people gets right in there along side of China for the deception that the governments can undertake when it looks to be for their benefit or strike from the records when we look bad.

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2834 Becky Green Aaronson Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:56:10 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2834 Thanks, Tina. It is hard to believe that it was 23 years ago. Life marches on...that's why it's important not to forget those left behind. Thankfully journalists all around the world help give voice to those who still cannot speak freely. Thanks, Tina. It is hard to believe that it was 23 years ago. Life marches on…that’s why it’s important not to forget those left behind. Thankfully journalists all around the world help give voice to those who still cannot speak freely.

]]> By: Becky Green Aaronson http://animprobablelife.com/2012/06/04/remembering-june-4th/#comment-2833 Becky Green Aaronson Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:53:09 +0000 http://animprobablelife.com/?p=5517#comment-2833 Yes, much has changed in China, and at warp speed, no less, but unfortunately, human rights is not something that has evolved like the economy. It's hard to be optimistic when the government is still censoring Tiananmen 23 years later, but let's hope the leaders come to realize that it's unnecessary to censor and hide things when people have freedom. Yes, much has changed in China, and at warp speed, no less, but unfortunately, human rights is not something that has evolved like the economy. It’s hard to be optimistic when the government is still censoring Tiananmen 23 years later, but let’s hope the leaders come to realize that it’s unnecessary to censor and hide things when people have freedom.

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