I wanted to take a photo at Wuda Sakura Garden, but I was driven out because I wore a kimono, and finally "fled". It is a little hard to imagine if it is not evidenced by reported pictures and words. However, this is a real "event", which happened in the famous Wuhan University.
I have no doubt that the university student Wu and his companions who initiated the condemnation love their motherland. But a common sense is that patriotism has never been a beautiful slogan, but it is reflected in practical actions. Military college students and their companions denounced the behavior of "kimono mother and daughter", especially their words-"Although kimono has its beauty, it is a unique costume in Japan, which makes people feel uncomfortable and has a strange feeling", showing their misunderstanding of patriotism-this is not patriotism, but just a vague emotion and a seemingly reasonable catharsis. The behavior catalyzed by this emotion is to let the mother and daughter "fuck off", which makes people shudder.
Although the accuser has the right to express himself, he can use the same voice on the Internet to strengthen his confidence. According to a survey in Sina.com, more than 60% netizens think that "China people wearing kimonos to take photos are challenging China people's nerves". But in my opinion, urging the "kimono mother and daughter" to go away because of public condemnation cannot prove how brilliant and invincible the patriotism and nationalism of some compatriots are. On the contrary, it has nothing to do with patriotism in essence. What the mother and daughter wearing kimono did was just a simple civic behavior, which was intervened by emotional criticism, and then reported by the media and put on the Internet, causing discussion. Patriotism, nationalism and other grand words suddenly emerge, and even become an event and a landscape. This is the process of this event.
This is not a patriotic act. This is not an excuse to express patriotism. This event, which was initially caused by the emotions of several students, has evolved into a kind of performance art. It certainly shows us the power of anger hidden in the hearts of many younger generations, but this time it is not based on rational and pragmatic expression channels.
Patriotism needs no reason. Rational expression of patriotic feelings is a responsible attitude towards the nation and society and a powerful spiritual force. Rational expression is actually taking into account the consequences of one's own actions, that is, not impulsive, restrained and calm. In a sense, driving away the mother and daughter who took pictures is precisely because of their emotional patriotism, which is a cold violence that hurts their rights and freedom of personal choice and expression, and also dispels and destroys the true connotation of patriotism.
To some extent, this is actually the embodiment of the politicization of daily life. Daily consumption and behavior, once forcibly implanted in the historical field, or linked to a concept, may have some deviations. For example, some China people are willing to go to Carrefour or are used to using Japanese brands, so they can buy and use them at will. Don't think that buying things there is a traitor, so you have to resist. This is too serious, it will hurt the hearts of our compatriots and hurt ourselves.
Patriotism is not a performance art, nor is it noisy. Today, for ordinary people, patriotism means trying to be a qualified citizen, a civilized person who knows how to love, hate and tolerate. It is particularly important to be able to shift nationalism, especially external excitement, more to solving our own affairs.