A candle light vigil was held in Cranbrook, Kent last night as hundreds came to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the massacre of pro-democracy Chinese protesters. According to witnesses, the whole thing was very nice, but without tanks almost running people over as they stand in front of them, it was actually quite lack lustre compared to the original Tiananmen Square event.
“Hey, when I first saw the video of that guy standing in front of the tanks, I was really inspired.” Cranbrook School Student Sam Windsor said. “But this recent event was kind of dull. I’d rather see some action that makes me feel like I need to do something. This just makes me feel like I am watching Elton John singing about Marilyn.”
Police claim that not enough showed up, to really bring out the armoured vehicles, and maybe for the 25th anniversary we will see a big enough turn out for some real tank action.
“We can’t always promise tanks, especially when the people are just lighting candles and not doing any heavy duty protesting?” one Kent Officer said.
Will the next celebration include tanks? Only time will tell.
