危险的永远不是人的思维方式,因为人性几千年来一直延续下去,甚至超越了文明的生命。危险的是少数人本着他们自己的人性,利用谎言欺骗了绝大多数人,从而享受着不平等不公正给他们带来的好处。思考一下为什么几十年前的美国和日本的记者、老百姓中居然会有人向往毛泽东时代的中国,甚至包括文革时期的中国。想想我们孩时的1980年代可曾有那么多女孩子梦想着做郭海藻?虽然那时也是有不平等的——这个世界上除了原始社会目前为止还没有出现过真正的平等社会——但至少绝大多数老百姓之间是平等的。我和我的同班同学不会因为家庭经济的差异出现相处的问题,对么?在思绪飘回1980年代的中国的同时,让我们一起聆听The Monkees的Shades of Gray
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pMN<p[MB XVUf,N, When the world and I were young,
Npa-$N&P{S Just yesterday.
S<oQ}+4[~ Life was such a simple game,
J?jeYW A child could play.
*SZ>upg @>O&Cpt It was easy then to tell right from wrong.
\C/z%Hf7- Easy then to tell weak from strong.
\iZ1W When a man should stand and fight,
f=ib9WbR# Or just go along.
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V6H 'Z[d7P But today there is no day or night
.hN3`>*V Today there is no dark or light.
5u,sx664 Today there is no black or white,
1%eLs=u? Only shades of gray.
YvTA+yL YNM\pX' I remember when the answers seemed so clear
xH$%5@~ We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
lgT?{,>RkW It was easy then to tell truth from lies
S}gD,7@ Selling out from compromise
=lrN'$z?% Who to love and who to hate,
<o@ )SD~K The foolish from the wise.
OV|Z=EwJ X<xqT But today there is no day or night
79tJV Today there is no dark or light.
_i@x@:_l Today there is no black or white,
E~He~wHWe Only shades of gray.
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i QqbzOY When to keep and when to share.
raQYn?[ How much to protect your heart
!#.vyBK# And how much to care.
\Da~p9T& @3 "DBJ But today there is no day or night
d| \#?W& Today there is no dark or light.
MVAc8d S Today there is no black or white,
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&7F&}7*c Only shades of gray.