Chen Yinxu September 26, 2008
In contemporary China, a small storm can set off a wave of patriotic frenzy, whether it is to set Japan as an arrow target for venting emotions or to publicize some patriotic cases of overseas Chinese. Patriotism has occupied the mainstream of social thoughts in contemporary China.
This makes me less and less aware of this country and this nation. It is this nation, which is often a dozen devils and two or three hundred traitors in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. It is this nation that can be exempted from huge Japanese war reparations when the whole country is starving. It is this nation that the elite can hold the American green card. The same nation, but wearing two completely different masks, it is no wonder that the more you look at it, the more dazzling it is.
Occasionally looking through the history of the Song Dynasty, I found that during the 60 years of Feng Boting's unjust imprisonment, Yue Fei was an official taboo in the Southern Song Dynasty, and even the speaker was guilty. It was not until Song Xiaozong that he was rehabilitated. Later, with the official evaluation of General Yue Fei getting higher and higher, Yue Fei changed from a sinner to a patriotic totem. In the history of China, such examples abound. As far away as Yue Fei and as close as Yuan Chonghuan, when Yuan Chonghuan was executed by Ling Chi, the people in Beijing fought for his flesh to vent their indignation against "traitors" and hit Yuan until Emperor Qianlong turned his back on Yuan Ping. Reading history here makes people angry.
Officially appointed patriots. As long as he is in power, Qin Gui can write a historical evaluation for Yue Fei. Judge the truth with power and seal up the history of rape. I see! Taking this as the key, the patriotism of China people is mostly understandable.
In modern China, where mountains and rivers are crumbling, the Confucian belief that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world is infinitely magnified by reality. As a result, the Enlightenment was cut off by the patriotic movement, and the state undoubtedly played an important role in it. Patriotism has become a sharp weapon for the state to manipulate public opinion and pass on domestic contradictions. Countries collude, Yuan Chonghuan can have an affair with Manchu, and the prime minister of Qin can be anti-Jin Liang Dong. In the case of absolute asymmetry of information, public opinion has always been the object of manipulation, and public opinion is not raped, but obviously raped.
China has never lacked the tradition of freedom and human rights, so China's patriotism took a detour from the beginning. In China, patriotism in the modern sense is obviously malnourished. Patriotism without freedom, human rights and fraternity is the Boxer Rebellion and Hitler's SS. For a nation, this patriotism is an anesthetic and a pack of poison. Patriotism meant love, but it turned into hate in China. This is our sorrow, but also the shame of China. Pseudopatriotism is like a mirror, reflecting the pale face of China's enlightenment thinkers.
Let's get back to the right path. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, and the state has the responsibility to become' every man is responsible, and every man is responsible'. Let the country become the bearer of responsibility and let citizens become the owners of rights. The existence of a country is based on the consent of citizens. Only when the country becomes a night watchman and is only a competent night watchman can it exist, and its existence can be approved and authorized by citizens. Such a country is a country where sovereignty lies with the people.
The state exists to protect citizens' freedom, equality and human rights. We should be patriotic, first of all, the country should be legal, and second, the country should be capable and lovely. If these two points don't exist, we just indulge it, hurt it and be irresponsible to ourselves.
If you only accept controlled education and media publicity, you will be blindly fanatical. This is not patriotism, but a cockfight with stimulants. If you are blindly fanatical just because of the actions of people around you, it is not patriotism, but blind obedience, impulsiveness and emptiness. If you are blindly fanatical because you can get benefits without taking risks, it is not patriotism, but cowardice, vanity and speculation. Pseudopatriotism is not only
Patriotism is not to resist Japanese goods, but to understand that to surpass Japan, we must first respect Japan and learn from it. Respect is the expression of self-esteem, and learning is the forerunner of transcendence.
Patriotism is not bragging about what our ancestors created, but what we can leave to future generations. Patriotism is not clamoring for the liberation of Taiwan Province Province by force on the Internet, but trying to understand why Taiwan Province Province alienated itself from Germany and the mainland, and see what enlightenment the political reform process in Taiwan Province Province has given us. Patriotism means bravely defending one's freedom and rights, so that the country will understand that its power has boundaries and become competent and lovely. Patriotism means working hard and creating wealth. Give full play to my potential so that I can support myself, my family and my country. Patriotism means telling the truth and doing practical things. If my country won't let me do this, I will stand up bravely, criticize it, improve it and rebuild it. Patriotism means that when my country infringes on my rights and interests, someone will stand up and protect my own rights and interests. If I do this, my personal freedom and rights will be guaranteed and our country will become legal, civilized and civilized.