In the early days of New China, a profound political fable was widely sung"Sugar-coated cannonballs"。This concept was first proposed by *** in 1949, when he was issuing a warning to party cadres:
We have proven that the force of the enemy cannot conquer us. But the bourgeois ** may shake the weak-willed among us. There may be communists who have not succumbed to the hail of bullets, but it is difficult to resist the sugar-coated shells. In the face of such an attack, they could be defeated. We must be vigilant about this. "
These words convey a deeper meaning. When the enemy brazenly attacks, people naturally remain vigilant and unite to resist. But when the enemy disguises himself as a friendly person and wraps it in a tempting sugar coating, many people lose their judgment. Fooled by the sweet exterior and ignoring the danger within, they were finally crushed by the power of the shells.
This is not groundless, both the domestic bourgeoisie and the Western countries, led by the United States, have been firing this "sugar-coated shell" at us, trying to achieve their goals in a peaceful evolutionary way. Especially after the Korean War in 1953, the United States realized that it could not bring China into line by force alone, and that it had to change its strategy and subvert China through peaceful evolution.
For example, US Secretary of State Dulles has openly stated: "To eliminate the threat of socialism to the free world, peaceful means must be employed." Those who think that mental and propaganda pressure is ineffective are simply too ignorant. "John F. Kennedy of the United States also proposed the strategic goal of achieving peaceful evolution through aid, cultural exchanges, etc.
Deep insight into these strategies. In August 1953, he noted: "The bourgeoisie always wants to corrupt people's minds and attack them with sugar-coated shells. These shells were both material and spiritual. In June 1959, at a conference, he reminded everyone: "The imperialists think that there is no hope for our first and second generations, but for the third generation, there may be opportunities." If we and our descendants fail to always remain vigilant, to constantly raise the consciousness of the masses of the people, and to do a good job in socialist education, then the leadership may fall into the hands of revisionists, and our country may re-enter the capitalist road. ”
In November 1959, ** asked Li Yinqiao: "Are you afraid of war, or are you afraid of peaceful evolution?"Li Yinqiao replied: "I have nothing to fear, we have already been at war with the United States, and peaceful evolution is not easy." * Further analysis: "It is difficult for imperialism to conquer our generation through peaceful evolution, but it is difficult to say for future generations. 'The gentleman's ze, the fifth generation and beheaded', 'the title is not passed on to three generations'. What could happen in our later generations?I don't want to see the exploitation of people in China, and I don't want to see capitalists, entrepreneurs, laborers and prostitutes reappear. If that were the case, the blood of many martyrs would have been shed in vain. ”
Still, not everyone agrees on the understanding of "sugar-coated shells". For example, Bo Xicheng, the son of **, once said briskly: "What is so terrible about sugar-coated cannonballs?".When they came, I ate the sugar coating and then fired the shells back. "Such heroic rhetoric actually looks naïve and underestimates the tactics of the enemy. Liu Yaya, former political commissar of the National Defense University and Air Force General, once pointed out: "Countless facts have proved that sugar-coated is opium, and if you eat it, you will become addicted and lose the ability to fight back." ”
This is what "sugar-coated shells" really are. When people are bewitched by the sweetness of appearances, they have actually fallen into the trap of the enemy, lost the ability to resist, and can only watch the shells hidden in them detonate, powerless to save themselves.
It is a pity that many people still do not see this clearly, and they are still justifying the little sweetness offered by the bourgeoisie, mistakenly believing that even the shells are sweet. For such people, the day of their demise may not be far off.
Therefore, the warning of "sugar-coated shells" is not empty, it is a profound reminder to us to be wary of those that seem harmless.
But there is a hidden murderous **. In the course of the development of New China, this lesson is of far-reaching significance, reminding every generation to remain vigilant and constantly strengthen its own ideological defense line, so as not to be deceived by the sweet words of the outside world and lose the original intention and direction of the revolution. As *** said, only by being vigilant at all times can we ensure that the socialist road is not subverted and that the sacrifices of countless martyrs are not in vain. 100 help plan