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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Shades of Gray
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Y*q_>kps" OZed+t= When the world and I were young,
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f{j(H?5 Life was such a simple game,
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JMIS*njq^ _q/UDf1 It was easy then to tell right from wrong.
"{Jq6):mp Easy then to tell weak from strong.
"E/UNE6P4 When a man should stand and fight,
NNM+Z: Or just go along.
pR*)\@ma .Bb86Y=3 But today there is no day or night
DgiMMmpE Today there is no dark or light.
<oP"kh<D4 Today there is no black or white,
"Oj2B|:s& Only shades of gray.
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)VgY I remember when the answers seemed so clear
B9(e"cMm We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
B9Y*'hmI It was easy then to tell truth from lies
Rd^X. Selling out from compromise
6Lhfb\2? Who to love and who to hate,
P]wCC`qi The foolish from the wise.
sUEvL(%nY gHe%N?' But today there is no day or night
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yRGv {G[59 Today there is no black or white,
E,g5[s@ Only shades of gray.
@}B,l.Tj @/yJTMcf [Instumental interlude]
Z?_t3 =p29}^@@t It was easy then to know what was fair
q;0QI{:5v When to keep and when to share.
}8,[B50 How much to protect your heart
((T0zQ7= And how much to care.
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TU(w>v But today there is no day or night
i$bHet Today there is no dark or light.
#mK?K Today there is no black or white,
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