Chapter 36 Chapter 36: The Way Out of the War

Finally, we will end the paper with a quote from The Great University, or what foreigners call a "cliché".The book said: "In ancient times, those who wanted to show their virtues to the world first ruled their country; those who wanted to rule their country first regulated their families; meaning. This article on Sinology was written and published in Shanghai's "Zi Lin Xi Bao" in 1884. appendix: mob worship religion or the way out of war and war The misfortune of France is really terrible, and the "superior" should reflect on it; But more importantly, "underneath" should seriously consider it.

If the "superior" is overthrown, who will protect the protection and fight each other The "underneath", the "underneath" has become the tyrant of the "underneath". --Goethe In an article entitled "War and the Way Out of War", Ross Dixon of Cambridge University said meaningfully: "Only when ordinary men and women, workers in England, Germany and other countries use their hands and wisdom , to the rulers who once and again brought them into disaster: Stop fighting! Stop fighting! You rulers, soldiers and diplomats, you have brought history into pain through and through, You hold the fate of mankind in your hands, but you have brought mankind to hell! We want to break with you completely. You squeeze every drop of our blood and sweat at will. This can no longer be the case. You have brought not peace, but war. Europe must Come out of the war, this Europe is our Europe. Only in this way can Europe have hope (he refers to European civilization)."

This is the dream of a sociologist in modern Europe.However, this dream may never be realized.I firmly believe that when the peoples of Europe have thrown their rulers, soldiers, and diplomats out of office, and are about to deal with the problems of war and peace with other countries with their own hands, until these problems are dealt with, I am afraid that every country is in a state of In a situation of war and strife.Let us look at the Irish events in Great Britain.The ordinary people of Ireland tried to decide the issue of peace and war, and even struggled for self-determination, and sharp conflicts occurred.If this time, it is not because of the coming of this bigger war, they will continue to kill each other.

Now, in order to find a way out for this war, we must first find out the origin and cause of this war, and clarify who should be responsible for this war.Professor Dixon tries to convince us that it was the rulers, the soldiers and the diplomats who led the common people into disaster, into the hell of war.But I think I can prove that it is not the rulers, soldiers and diplomats who bring the civilians into war, but that it is the civilians who drive and push the poor helpless rulers, soldiers and European diplomacy The officials went to the abyss of war. First, let's look at the actual rulers—the emperors, kings, and presidents of republics of modern Europe.It is an indisputable fact that, except probably the Kaiser, none of the actual rulers of other countries said anything to start a war.In fact, the words and actions of the emperors, kings, and presidents of the republics of modern Europe are governed by the Magna Carta of Liberty-these actual rulers have nothing to say in the country, whether it is government or public affairs.That poor King George of Great Britain tried to make a speech in order to prevent the Irish incident (73) from developing into a civil war, but all the common people of the British Empire told him to shut up.And he actually apologized to the common people through the prime minister, showing that he was only fulfilling the obligation of a king to prevent war.In fact, the rulers of today's Europe are nothing more than some honorable idols enshrined. They are nothing more than those who are in charge of the Great Seal and sign government documents.As far as their national government is concerned, therefore, they are mere ornamental figures, without a will of their own.How can we say that these rulers were responsible for the war?

Next, we look at the military men that Professor Dixon and everyone condemned for war crimes.Ruskin (74) said in a speech to the officer reserve at Urwitz: "The Achilles' heel of the modern system lies in the fact that it deprives the nation of its best blood and strength, and of all its marrow, that is, bravery, recklessness, Not afraid of hardship and loyalty, but turned the nation into silent and cowardly steel, into a pure bayonet. On the other hand, it has retained the worst elements, such as cowardice, greed, lust and betrayal, and made these However, there is not a shred of thought in it." Ruskin went on to the British soldiers: "The fulfillment of the oath to defend England does not mean that you enforce this system invariably. If you just stand in the shop That's not a real soldier." Now I think those Britons who denounce militarism and Prussian militarism, including real British soldiers, should read And think about what Ruskin said.But what I want to say here is that it is obvious from what Ruskin said above: whether it is in the operation of government or national affairs, if the rulers of Europe have no right to speak, then the soldiers have absolutely no right to speak up.Ruskin, in Balakrawi's speech, said of the real poor soldiers of the war: "They did not know why, but they went to die." In fact, the rulers of Europe today have become enshrined Purely decorative icons, while European soldiers have been turned into rather dangerous robots.As far as the government of their country is concerned, they are more robots without a will of their own, so how can it be said that European soldiers should be responsible for this war?