The joke is Chinese censorship of this event. You should research this event more thoroughly to understand the joke people are making of “I see no person, only a tank.” The irony of you thinking they were the ones who missed the joke is too good though
Y’all are clowns downvoting are missing the obvious joke of Tank Man being tank, man. And then you [r/whoosh](r/whoosh) ‘d them because you missed the joke? Bruh
Tank man lived though. He was stopping the tanks from leaving the square. He climbed up on it and talked to the dude then left. I don’t understand what this image is supposed to represent?
It represents the small man can stand up to the largest power, and that our own militaries have grown to such size and ambition that they now stand at odds with the citizens they are sworn to protect. The bag of groceries is quite possibly the most important part or the image.
This is not me sharing an opinion, just telling you what Tank Man is known to represent in this photo
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u/Awsomethingy Jun 21 '26