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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QMUmPx& O,m0Xb2s]~ But today there is no day or night
`acX1YWh5 Today there is no dark or light.
neN #Mo'A Today there is no black or white,
hS<lUG!9UJ Only shades of gray.
jQDXl 7noxUGmFw I remember when the answers seemed so clear
C"`,?K(U We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
]3B8D<p It was easy then to tell truth from lies
pY75S5h: Selling out from compromise
no6q3<re Who to love and who to hate,
u-yVc*<, The foolish from the wise.
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b^WTX Today there is no dark or light.
g\;&Z Today there is no black or white,
`_`\jd@ Only shades of gray.
q~QB?+ x& J]|Zh [Instumental interlude]
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:m~R<BQ" When to keep and when to share.
Tw^b!74gq How much to protect your heart
8|FHr, And how much to care.
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QrmiQ]d*p Today there is no dark or light.
cj=6_k Today there is no black or white,
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OjVI4@E;Xe Only shades of gray.