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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^O%9yEo Just yesterday.
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,|To#umym> Easy then to tell weak from strong.
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(xyS7q]m Or just go along.
(%<' A keqcV23k But today there is no day or night
Lu>H`B7Q" Today there is no dark or light.
%c6E-4b Today there is no black or white,
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</E>tMW We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
<`g3(? It was easy then to tell truth from lies
-)w]a{F Selling out from compromise
i</J @0}y Who to love and who to hate,
Ttv9"z The foolish from the wise.
8V5a%2eV 4Nmea-!* But today there is no day or night
+2T!z= Today there is no dark or light.
xX@FWAj Today there is no black or white,
Rs$5PdH Only shades of gray.
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r[HT9 0\a8}b|| It was easy then to know what was fair
E20 :uZ7\ When to keep and when to share.
G?V"SU. How much to protect your heart
{0's~U+@ And how much to care.
U=!@Db5k~ jQtSwVDr But today there is no day or night
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