Chapter 56 The Proletariat and the Unemployed (May 1, 1925)

Recently, I am very tired of hearing about so-called doctrines and doctrines, because no matter what kind of doctrines, once they are in the hands of the Chinese, they will become a trick to sell dog meat. Today is the famous Labor Memorial Day.This commemorative festival is indeed of great significance in European and American societies.Where is the meaning?On behalf of the interests of the proletariat, that is, the working class, to fight against those who deprive them of their interests. Whether class struggle is an auspicious and good thing in society is another question.And do not discuss.But we must keep in mind that European and American societies are clearly divided into two classes, the possessors and the proletariat. The proletariat are people who work in factories and shopping malls every day and have legitimate jobs. And the struggle, so the struggle is legitimate and meaningful.

Does Chinese society have class distinctions?In fact, I dare not say that if I forcefully say that there is, I think that the propertied class and the proletariat cannot be treated as nouns, only the employed class and the unemployed class can be treated as nouns.What is the employed class?Such as farmers (including small landlords and tenants), businessmen (including shopkeepers and clerks), school teachers, small officials, and various workers who rely on selling their labor for a living, these people may have property. , or without production, it is difficult to draw a distinction on "production".What is the unemployed class?Such as rich officials, rich soldiers, political party leaders and party members, local local sticks, concession hooligans, students receiving subsidies from foreign propaganda departments, robbers (including those wearing military uniforms), beggars (including those wearing long gowns and jackets) and Other people who are greedy and lazy, these people also have property or have no property, it is difficult to draw a distinction on "production".

If there is class struggle in China, I dare to say: the world will be peaceful when the employed class defeats the unemployed class, and the country will perish if the unemployed class conquers the employed class.Hey, very sad, unfortunately, the current general trend will tend to the road of winning without a job. The unemployed class have thick skins and clever means. They can act as representatives of a certain part of the people at any time.Louis XIV said "the union is the country", they say "I am the nation". They can put the most fashionable doctrine on their heads at any time, and rely on it to make a living.I remember that there was a piece of news on the poster on the car in front that a young man in a foreign dress and gold-rimmed glasses was going to Longhua in a foreign car. You have to rush to the labor conference, you missed my hour, damn it.” This passage may be made up to poach cool people, but in fact there are quite a few strange faces like this.

A few years ago, I went to a certain place to give lectures. One day, the peasant association, chamber of commerce, and trade union jointly welcomed dozens of representatives. I didn’t look like a farmer, businessman, or worker. Shi".After I thanked you as usual, I added a few words: "I hope to go to your meeting again in a few years and see farmers with cloaks and hoes, and workers who have just come out of the factory covered with dust." Alas, this kind of ideal, What year and month can it be realized! Poor, poor, I don't know how many well-behaved working classes in China are represented by them, and they are still sleeping in their dreams.

Poor, poor, the ism invented by scholars in the world turned out to be a tool for them to dress and eat. Labor Day, commemoration should be commemorated, but people who do not work must not be allowed to intervene.If the working people don't understand the meaning of commemoration and don't feel the need to commemorate it, I think it's better not to commemorate it, so as not to be taken over by others. Most European and American movements today are under the banner of "the proletariat overthrows the propertied class". I think this banner is not applicable in China. It should be rephrased:

"The employed class overthrows the unemployed class!"