Chapter 7 "September 18" and the media

"September 18th" has arrived, and friends who do not forget the national humiliation will naturally gather in the media to talk about it.As a person from Northeast China, I naturally feel a little bit emotional every year.However, we talk about it year after year and sigh with emotion every year, but Japan is still rich and strong, while China was "poor and strong" in the past, but now it is "rich and weak". China has had a kind of "Fuqiang" brand flour for a long time. We used to call it "Fuqiang Flour". It is delicious for making dumplings and rolling noodles.But why can't "rich" and "strong" be unified?Maybe the problem lies in the word "powder".Through the struggle of Lu Xun and other generations of foresighters, the Chinese are no longer "a mess of scattered sand" and have made great progress.But it still has not reached the level of "unity" called by Mao Zedong. It has only evolved from a plate of loose sand to a "sack of flour".Although flour is kinder and kinder than sand, it is still unwilling to unite itself. It has to go through some violent rectification, such as picking, kneading, kneading, pushing, throwing, beating, pressing, and pressing, before it can be obediently united and become one. Tough and muscular, combining hardness and softness.In Mao Zedong’s era, it was said that “class struggle was the key link.” In fact, the majority of the population of 700 to 800 million people is still very united, and relatives, friends, neighbors, colleagues, cadres and the masses are all quite friendly.The hundreds of thousands of wronged "upper class gentlemen" were basically rehabilitated later, and continued to ride on the necks of the people to domineeringly, and cursed Mao Zedong every day, and were ready to present pictures and cities to American daddy at any time. The prospects for happiness in life are bright.However, in today's society, the big and small rich claim to focus on economic construction, but in fact they fight each other every day, scolding, harming, and even cannibalizing.Fuqiang flour has long been extinct. We eat American flour that Zhu Ziqing would rather starve to death than refuse to eat. And those farmers who planted wheat for Fuqiang flour all flocked to mines to exercise their lung capacity, or ran to high-rise buildings to perform jumping shows. up.How well that shameless singer sang: "We ordinary people, today, today, really, really happy!"

However, there is always room for progress.As long as the migrant workers are paid normally, they can also drink a big bowl of wine and eat a big piece of meat.Whether it is American flour or Japanese automobiles, as long as there is an equal trade relationship, there will always be a time when "the loss within the embankment is compensated outside the embankment".Although the fighting between people is very fierce, generally there is no criticism meeting, but the media is mainly used to insinuate or spitting blood. Generally, it mainly hurts the spirit and forgives the body.As Lu Xun's research report said: It is best to be frightened and worried to death, "They have not been charged with murder, and they have fulfilled their wish, and naturally they all let out a kind of sobbing laughter with joy." Therefore, today's media practitioners It is necessary to introspect: whether to save the world or to kill is often in our mind.

There are countless examples from ancient and modern times, so just pick one that is related to "September 18th". On the night of September 18, 1931, the Japanese army raided the Northeast Camp in Shenyang, blocking the bed of the Northeast Army with guns and knives.Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, the great leader of freedom and democracy, gave a secret order not to resist, and obediently gave up the three eastern provinces.But the people of the whole country didn't know the inside story, so they all shifted the responsibility to Zhang Xueliang, the commander of the Northeast Army.The media fueled the flames, and a gossip reporter immediately reported vividly that on the night of "September 18th", Zhang Xueliang was dancing with Miss Hu Die, China's number one actress.This is not bad!Is it tolerable or unbearable? Since then, Zhang Xueliang has worn the hat of "General of Non-Resistance" for almost his whole life, and the Chinese people are very indignant that Zhang Xueliang fried butterflies.The famous literati Ma Junwu soon wrote two poems, one of which said: "Zhao Si is romantic and Zhu Wukuang, and the graceful butterfly is the best. The gentle town is the hero's tomb, so I don't care if the East Master enters Shenyang." Even Miss Zhao Si scolded at inside.The second said: "The emergency military book came in the middle of the night, and the opening strings urged each other again. Shenyang has already sunk down and looked back, and I even danced with Gillian a few times." It is written as if seeing it with my own eyes.Objectively speaking, poetry is good poetry—if the context is true.But the problem is, who saw Young Marshal Zhang and Miss Hu together?

In fact, Zhang Xueliang and Hu Die have never met each other. On the night of "September 18th", Zhang Xueliang met with Song Zheyuan and other anti-Japanese generals in Beiping, and then went to Zhonghe Theater to watch Mei Lanfang's "Universe Front". Mei Lanfang later testified that "Zhang Xueliang watched my performance in the theater." But Hu Die was still in Tianjin at that time, not in Peiping at all.Some people persuaded Hu Die to sue Ma Junwu for slandering his personality, but Hu Die put the country's overall interests first and did not want to create more "eye-catching" news, so he said coldly: "Die is also a part of the nation, although he has not yet been able to splash blood on the enemy. , How can you dance with those who are responsible for guarding the land when the country is in crisis? Business women don't know the hatred of subjugation, they are real dogs who don't eat!" She is also a "super girl" in the entertainment industry, listen to what they say If so, are some unscrupulous reporters and brainless entertainers not ashamed?

For a country to be truly prosperous and powerful, it is far from enough to have flour mills, steel factories, and military factories. More importantly, it should have a strong and conscientious media.It is also understandable for the media to engage in some romance and big breasts and fat buttocks, but it must not be the mainstream, let alone spread rumors without foundation.The flour is spoiled, and it is the stomach that is spoiled.The steel rots, and the knife cuts it off.But the media is corrupt, and what disintegrates is the will of the people and the pride of heroes. The people who have finally evolved into a bag of flour may return to a mess of loose sand.