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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pt"yJtM'P When the world and I were young,
8{mQmG4 Just yesterday.
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W YHr'xJ fB\+.eN It was easy then to tell right from wrong.
,I(PDlvtM Easy then to tell weak from strong.
/(`B;? When a man should stand and fight,
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#g ;][ (IAc*V~ But today there is no day or night
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o6H\JCne Today there is no black or white,
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I'23$IzPA i Sm5k:7 I remember when the answers seemed so clear
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XIv{jzgF It was easy then to tell truth from lies
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n?@3+wG The foolish from the wise.
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M<f=xY2$v ?DAW~+,!7o [Instumental interlude]
XHKVs D.e4S6\& It was easy then to know what was fair
S6.N)7y When to keep and when to share.
ZBDEE+8e How much to protect your heart
x#mZSSd And how much to care.
b!>w4MPe vV2px But today there is no day or night
,bv?c@ Today there is no dark or light.
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|]qwD,eiH, Only shades of gray.