Q:
Is Tiananmen Square the greatest example of pro democracy bravery in living history?
A:
No. The students ignited the Tiananmen incident by mourning the great communist Hu Yaobang, the former general secretary of CPC. The students were against Deng Xiaoping. Deng promoted the market economy and was considered by many a capitalist betraying communism. In their rally at Tiananmen Square, the students sang the International, the iconic song for a century of the International Communist Movement. The June Fourth incident halted market reform in China, as market reform was perceived by many as leading China into a capitalist country. For a period of time after June Fourth f, China stopped the market reform, pondering if China could still reform. The reform resumed after Deng visited Shenzen, and gave a speech affirming the market reform.
Anti-capitalism and rallying for communism in communist China is not a brave rally, even considering communism a democracy.
