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龙应台

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Chapter 1 Chinese, why are you not angry

wildfire set 龙应台 3776Words 2018-03-18
On the TV news last night, someone said with a smile: "You exposed all the manufacturers that failed the inspection, how can you tell these businessmen to eat?" I feel sick, I feel angry.But the object of my anger is not this person, but the 18 million cowardly and selfish Chinese in Taiwan. What I can't understand is: Chinese, why are you not angry? ※ ※ ※ In the English original of Bao Defu's "The Rest of the Sea of ​​Bitterness", there is a passage of his experience in Taiwan: He saw a car hit a child and his face was covered with blood.There are many people passing by.But no one stopped to help the injured child, or to condemn the perpetrator.I read this passage in America.I once said to my friends with certainty: Impossible!The Chinese consider themselves humane, and this situation is simply impossible!

After returning to China for a year, I opened my eyes wide and realized that what Bao Defu described was not only possible, but also a normal life that happens every day and can be seen anywhere.In Taiwan, the easiest thing to survive is not the cicada, but the "bad guy". Because the Chinese are fearful and selfish, as long as they don't kill him on his bed, he would rather sleep with his eyes closed. I saw street vendors occupying the arcade of your house, burning fires and washing pots there, leaving a thick layer of oil stains on the corridors, and rotten vegetable leaves stuffed in the corners.In the middle of the night, the diners drank and played games of boxing and punching, which made the dogs restless.

Why are you not angry?Why don't you tell him "fuck off"? oops!Don't dare!These street vendors are hooligans who can use knives. So why not call the police? The police are familiar with the street vendors, so it is useless to report them; if it is exposed by then, it will really cause trouble. so what? So bear it!Anyway, the Chinese talk about patience!You shrug and shake your head! In a society where the rule of law is on track, people have the right to be angry.You who are being tortured should first put your hands on your hips and angrily say to the street vendor: "Please get out!" If they don't leave, call the police.If the police and hawkers are found to be in collusion - that's even more serious.This mass of anger should be burned upwards until the police are cleared of discipline and the vendors leave your house.But you don't do anything; close the doors and windows coweringly, shrug your shoulders, and shake your head!

I saw hundreds of people go to the Danshui River to enjoy the sunset and go fishing.I also saw the houses by the Danshui River pouring the foul-smelling garbage into the river in whole cages; the excretion pipe of the toilet directly leads to the bottom of the river.As soon as the river water rose, the filthy smell pressed into his breath. Lovers, why are you not angry? Why don't you have the courage to say loudly to the boy who threw the soda bottle: "If you dare to throw me, I will throw you in too?" You sit there quietly fishing (the fish that is already full of cancer cells), thinking about what happened tonight The fish farm pretended not to see the soda bottle that could not be dissolved for hundreds of years.Why don't you drop the rod, get up, and tell him you're mad?

I saw taxis going back and forth, and finally stopped at the right-turn line, but they didn't mean to turn right.A whole column of cars trying to turn right stopped, causing a big blockage.You sit at the wheel and sigh, feeling helpless. Why are you not angry? Oh!You can't argue with taxis!The newspaper said that the drivers all carried flat drills. The question is not whether he has a flat drill or not.The problem is that the 20 of you who are hindered by him have no way to open the car door and decisively let him know that you despise his behavior, you are very angry! Passing through the suburbs, I smell the pungent smell of burning chemicals.As we approached the beach, we saw large streams of factory waste flowing into the sea, dyeing the sea a strange color.Small businessmen in the bay burned cables, causing many brainless babies to be born in the bay.Our next generation—the bright-eyed, young-voiced, rosy-cheeked generation that will learn to swim in the middle of chemical waste, will have toxins in their veins that we can’t even name—

Why are you not angry?Do you have to wait until you hold a brainless baby tenderly in your own arms, and you cry to the sky without words? When Westerners come to Taiwan for sightseeing, their travel agencies frequently warn them: Never eat food from stalls, and it is best to avoid restaurants; it is best to drink bottled drinks, but don’t drink locally produced drinks in Taiwan, their drinks are not safe... This is the reputation of the beautiful treasure island; but the reputation is really second; the most important thing is our own health and the foolish health of our next generation.One hundred Jiaotong University students got food poisoning—is it really just a joke?Are Chinese lives so worthless?Finally, a few people got angry and organized a consumer group.Now there is the Department of Health who "occupies the latrine and does not shit", and the legislator who is lobbying for someone who does not know who wants to kill this organization that has not done much.

How can you not be angry?Why do you still have a conscience to hide in the corner and be the "silent majority"?You think you are a good person, but because you are not angry, you are patient, and you give in, the street vendors turned your home into a dilapidated compound, so the traffic in Taipei is full of smog, and the Tamsui River is a rotten intestine; it is because of you No talking, no swearing, no opinions, so your beloved doll eats, drinks, and breathes chemical toxins every day, and you still dream about the day he graduates from college: You forgot, there were many pregnant women in the south a few years ago , In the middle of September of pregnancy, they also closed their eyes and dreamed of the day when their children would grow up.But I didn't expect that after eating Didi's pure salad oil, the child was born blind and black!

Don't think you are a college professor.So it is more important to do research; don't think that you are a butcher, so no one will listen to you; and don't think that you are a student and not qualified to manage social affairs.If you don’t get angry today or stand up and speak out, tomorrow you—and me, and your next generation.You will become a silent victim, a victim!If you have the guts and conscience, tell your public-servant legislators, the Department of Health, and the Environmental Protection Agency right now: you've had enough, you're angry! You must say it very loudly.

·Response and Challenge· Of course the Chinese are not angry Luo Zhaojin A person's personality growth is most influenced by the family, and the concept of the family is dominated by social customs and institutions.Here we only look at why the Chinese "don't get angry" from the perspective of the relationship between family and individual. Chinese people often say that "oneself" is called "one's own family". Scholars who study Chinese society also believe that China is a family society centered on "family". The undivided goal of personal conduct.So passed down from generation to generation.Repeated implementation has created today's "will not get angry" character.This kind of personality has been passed down for too long, so I only know how to obey without self-awareness, only know to accept without right and wrong, and only know "do it" but can't tell the truth of "why do it".Of course, it doesn't matter whether you are angry or not angry about what he has done.So the Chinese are a nation that "can't get angry".for example:

It is for my own good that my family wants me to study hard so that I can make money in the future and shine in the family. Why should I be angry? My family told me that there are many bad people when I go out, so I should not easily believe what other people say, because they are worried that I will be fooled; why should I be angry! The family chanted that I should not help strangers casually, so as not to cause trouble to the upper body, because they are afraid that I will suffer, why should I be angry? My family taught me not to talk nonsense. "Children have ears but no mouth" so that they won't offend others. They even imagined it for me, and I wouldn't get angry because of it.

So, I am studying hard now and working hard to make money in the future. Everyone will say that I am promising, unlike those who like to fight against injustices and socialize the country all day long.In daily life, every smart person goes out happily, doesn't listen to comments, don't give opinions, doesn't help strangers, and then returns home safely.Only fools and stupid birds will save people, talk about criticism, stir up trouble, and cause unnecessary trouble. Everyone is like this, selfish, and puts everything except their own interests aside. , I remember going to the streets when I was a child, many elders encouraged their children to jump in line to buy tickets, and get on the bus to grab seats (some people say this is the mentality of fleeing from disasters). As a result, the children's agility did not fall behind, and they won a lot of praise, as if they were the future of the country The protagonist is average.As a Chinese, how could he be angry at this kind of behavior that can be proud of his parents? When I grew up, I took advantage of others and said it was for the sake of the family. I jumped in the queue to get home early to take care of the children. I ran out of public funds to make up for the family’s financial difficulties. When I encountered difficulties, I found powerful people to talk about it.Guan Zhong once said this idea to Uncle Bao in the early years. I can only borrow a sentence that everyone often says: "I work hard to make money, and I am tired and wronged. It is not for this family." It sounds so grand and exciting. If it is not appropriate, who will be angry. "For the sake of the family" is a very useful excuse. With it, you can do all the evils of "self" and "selfishness" without making people angry, because the father of the Gu family is a good father, no matter how he violates public order outside , How to see death and refuse to save, how to take bribes and pervert the law in order to make money, and deceive the superior and the inferior.And the mother of the Gu family must be a good mother. No matter how much she likes to take advantage of others, how she pretends to be selfish and sow dissension, as long as her behavior is "for the sake of the family", then all the things she does are unreasonable and legal. can all be forgiven. Sociologists who study Chinese character generally believe that overpopulation, frequent disasters and social poverty are the reasons for the development of Chinese people's ego and self-interested character. Judging from the living background of the older generation in Taiwan, this argument does make sense.Most of the elders from mainland China who came to Taiwan grew up in war, hunger, homelessness, and fleeing when they were young, and the older generation in Taiwan also struggled out of war and hunger. I hope that my children will study hard so that it will be easy to make money in the future; so I hope that my children should not care about things other than studying and earning money. Therefore, everyone unconsciously only holds on to the resources for making a living, and refuses to relax even if they die. The experience they have gained from wars and famines is: "The more selfish the heart is, the greater the chance of survival." Because in times of war or famine, if one family is willing to share some food to help other families, this generous family will It is necessary to reduce the cost of their own survival. If they are too generous, the chances of survival will be relatively reduced, and they may even starve to death.The so-called natural selection means that during the years of war and famine, those who are generous and willing to help others are often eliminated, while those who only plan for themselves are selected instead. This kind of abnormal self-selection and elimination makes selfishness particularly special. developed. Those who survived the separatist regime, anti-Japanese and other famine disasters.Of course, they cherish life very much, so they clearly know that in order to survive, they must seize the resources of survival—knowledge and money (they believe that knowledge can obtain high social status and represent an excellent chance of survival; money can buy through all difficulties. It is also the most basic guarantee of survival).Therefore, from small to large, people have been working endlessly for this survival resource. As for social justice and mutual assistance among people, they can be treated with indifference. In this way, the entire social atmosphere starts from self, selfishness, selfishness, and self-interest. Therefore, on the one hand, we live in modern society with the mentality of selfishness and selfishness, and on the other hand, we use the mentality of false publicity, corruption, and law-abiding mentality. In the face of the public, the three aspects maintain vested interests with a conservative attitude.In addition, there is no good legal system to restrict it. Everyone thinks that selfishness has all benefits and no harm.Rather, they will be very angry if they are asked to abandon their narrow, self-interested, selfish mentality of "for family" and live a reasonable life in modern society.Or they will be very angry if they are asked to change the selfish mentality of the poor who were fleeing, famine, and overwhelmed in the past to live a modern life. Chinese people have taken selfishness as a matter of course, so why would they be angry when they see other people being selfish? As a Chinese, selfishness can save your life and protect your family. How can you still be angry about self-interested things? Now you should know, Chinese people, why are you not angry?
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