400
Tank Rule (sopuli.xyz)
all 13 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] bamfic@lemmy.world 68 points 3 months ago

I've only ever seen that cropped. Holy shit that is a fuckton of tanks

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 96 points 3 months ago

It's not cropped, it's a different photo. 5 separate photographers are known to have captured the event, who each took multiple photos. Many of whom were on different floors of the same hotel. Jeff Widener of the Associated Press took one of the more famous telephoto shots from the 6th floor of the Beijing Hotel, while this wider one was probably taken by Stuart Franklin of Time, higher up in the same hotel.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 37 points 3 months ago

Oh snap, thanks for that tidbit.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

~~Yeah, I like posting the full version every now and then because not many have seen it. *sus noises. slowly reaches for tinfoil hat~~

There are multiple photos of the venerable Tank Man.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah I've seen this before. The well known one doesn't hold a flag to what this man was really doing.

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 3 months ago

NGL I was confused for a moment wondering if it was the anniversary again

Still one hell of a powerful image

[-] Rin@lemm.ee 20 points 3 months ago

Clearly, this is AI generated. None of the tanks have exploded due to China's superior engineering.

[-] burgersc12@mander.xyz 9 points 3 months ago
[-] Rin@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

fuck... i thought it was obvious

[-] azi@mander.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

Honestly I think the fame of the tank man has overshadowed other scenes of the incident and people often don't realize just how bloody it was.

CW blood and shooting

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago

I remember seeing a picture of all the bicycles that were left over afterwards. A huge pile of abandoned bicycles because all the owners were murdered by their government.

this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2024
400 points (97.6% liked)

196

16769 readers
2750 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS