Recently, in Hong Kong, the debate about national education has intensified. There are already some "radical" citizens who want to sit in and protest until the Hong Kong government withdraws its national education plan. 1997 after the return of Hong Kong, although "different systems" have been implemented, China people's blood flows in Hong Kong after all, and their national identity should be gradually established. Therefore, five years ago, the Hong Kong government put the plan of moral education and national education on the agenda. All matters related to moral education and national education are handled in accordance with the procedures stipulated by the education department when implementing new subjects. And the whole process is open, and they are constantly asking for opinions from the people. The course content is also open, and the textbooks published by the Hong Kong government are for reference only, and the specific course implementation is still left to the school. Therefore, the openness, transparency and citizen participation of the whole thing are extremely high. If this happens on the mainland, people may kneel and cry. How can they object? However, how can Hong Kong people not be like us? What exactly are they against? Even Mr. Leung Chun-ying said that he would tell the truth, specifically what he opposed and how to discuss it. In this way, judging from the information that the mainland people can understand, the Hong Kong government is undoubtedly correct, and the behavior of some people is hard to understand. No matter what we do, there will always be a reason, but some things seem hard to say. It's like you're depressed and want to scream. People ask you, why are you depressed? You can't say it. If you don't want to talk, just shout, just shout. Another example is that you are annoyed and anxious. When someone asks you what you are worried about, you can't say it, and it's hard to say. You just think I have to do something. I must insist on one thing, even try my best to do it! Hold on! This is the instinctive reaction of people facing the dilemma of survival. Now it seems that Hong Kong people's rejection of national education cannot be simply attributed to the rejection of patriotism. In fact, they are instinctive reactions to the living environment that may deteriorate in the future. They are shouting and releasing anxiety. They will sacrifice their lives for the future. If you really think they are unpatriotic, you are wrong. The fishermen who landed on the Diaoyu Islands a few days ago were regarded as heroes. Today, they lead the people on a hunger strike to protest against national education. Why is this? Are they crazy? In the eyes of mainlanders, opposing the government means unpatriotic, and patriotism means loving the party. And in their place, these things are not the same thing, the party is not a country, and the government is not a country. The country belongs to culture and spirit. They have a country in their hearts. Did you see them planting the flag of Diaoyu Island? Only they planted the national flags of National Flag of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. Their country is bigger than ours, and their national ideal is bigger than ours. Their opposition to national education reflects their anxiety about the future living environment. Before Hong Kong returned to China, Deng Xiaoping promised that Hong Kong's social system would remain unchanged for 50 years. And added that it seems unnecessary to change after 50 years. This thinking of a great man in history has made millions of Hong Kong people watch the PLA stationed in Hong Kong and the smooth return of Hong Kong. Now 15 years have passed, and there are still 35 years to go before 50 years. When we look back on the historic commitments made by Deng Xiaoping, we will wonder whether the future will change. If, as Deng Xiaoping finally said, there is no need to change, is it because the mainland system has gradually infiltrated into Hong Kong, which has changed the control of Hong Kong society over Hong Kong people, or is it because the mainland has been learning from Hong Kong, and both the legal environment and the specific system are constantly improving, and will converge with Hong Kong in a few decades? Undoubtedly, if it is the former, Hong Kong people will oppose it to the death. But if it is the latter, they have not found much improvement in the mainland's system and protection of people's rights in the past fifteen years, which has to make them panic. In the moral education and national education promoted by the Hong Kong government. In fact, the understanding of modern China and China today is quite different. I saw that when they systematically introduced the achievements of China today, one of the key words was "China model". This word is an anti-verb in their eyes. A society is constantly improving, and now you have summed up an imperfect system, a system that needs improvement, and turned it into a model. Even proud that this is not a "reaction". As for today's China, ordinary people on the mainland cannot be said to be generally satisfied. But the government was so proud that it even let some "intellectuals" learn the China model. In fact, is it time to sum up our achievements as a model today? This should be viewed from a more neutral perspective. Hong Kong people's evaluation of China today should be neutral. It is precisely because they do not agree with the social system in the Mainland, they are afraid of the unfairness of the rule of law in the Mainland, and they are afraid of neglecting the protection of civil rights, so they are afraid of the image of China imposed on them by the Hong Kong Government today. Hong Kong people will think: Since you think they are so excellent, should we learn from them? Only by asking this question can we really understand their anxiety. Deng Xiaoping promised that it would remain unchanged for 50 years, and that it would not need to change after 50 years, which once calmed the hearts of the people of Hong Kong. If one day, the mainland system "devours" the Hong Kong system, can Hong Kong people remain calm? If they are watched by countless pairs of eyes when surfing the internet. Don't look at what you shouldn't. You shouldn't say it. If you talk too much, the National Security Agency will interview you and even be detained. Can they calm down? If you are wronged, your complaint is unfair to the judiciary, you are petitioned for reeducation through labor, and then you go to a mental hospital. In the end, it is not clear that the person died. Can they calm down? If their house is demolished in the middle of the night, they will be homeless ... if they can only have one child ... if they can't take to the streets again ... if their pension is only 1000 yuan ... if they encounter many obstacles in starting a business ... if they need to pay more taxes ... if their food and medicine safety can't be guaranteed ... when all this happens, you Their opponents are worried about their living conditions and the future development of the country. On the surface, it is for oneself, but in fact it is true patriotism.