In August 1953, at the first meeting of representatives of the public security forces, eight characters were inscribed on the public security forces: heighten vigilance and defend the motherland. In view of the complicated international and domestic situation at that time, the whole party, the whole army, and the people of the whole country were required to resolutely prevent the peaceful evolution of imperialism. Once upon a time, we regarded these ideas as a legal requirement for us to resist foreign cultural aggression and promote traditional Chinese culture. But with the development of the times, 70 years later, our society has undergone earth-shaking changes, and this kind of thinking has gradually been diluted. It is precisely because of this that we are heartbroken to find that the historical traces of the Chinese nation have been quietly erased in some fields, and we cannot but cause us to reflect. Of course, we all know: poverty is not socialism! But if we lose our original intention, our faith, and our excellent traditional culture simply for the sake of economic development, is this the result we want to see?
There is a phenomenon that we have to think about, with the reform and opening up, with the opening of the country, it has not only brought us huge economic benefits, but also brought some Western cultural tides. For example, there are some foreign religious ideas that exist in almost every village and township, and they are engaged in related activities in our country in the name of "love and peace." And all this is allowed by law, and the God they worship is not only recognized in the West, but also within the framework of the current legal system in our country. But on the other hand, looking at the traditional culture of our country, you will find an extremely incredible thing, some of our sacrificial activities are often regarded as feudal, ignorant and backward things, and are prohibited in many places. They also gave it a lofty name, the Civilization Sacrifice. The implication is that many of our traditional sacrificial activities are feudal and ignorant and backward. Under the domination of this kind of thinking, the traditional paper money has been replaced by Western flowers, plastic flowers, and firecrackers, which are not allowed to be set off, saying that the deceased can rest in peace.
Don't you think it's strange? Why is it that some people worship the so-called God in the West is a civilized behavior, while the Chinese worship their ancestors, worship Rulai, Guanyin, Lord Stove, God of Wealth, and even sacrifice their own beliefs have become feudal and ignorant things? As a Chinese, should we look at Chinese things through a Chinese eye, or should we look at Chinese things through a Western eye? So, from this point of view, I don't know what you think, but from my personal point of view, I think that in fact, some foreign religions that exist in China are actually just cultural invasions in the cloak of legality. This kind of cultural invasion seems to be harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, it has quietly erased the traces of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and its impact is extremely far-reaching.
Professor Wen Tiejun, who I admire in the field of agriculture, agriculture and agriculture, has also raised an intriguing question: why do we insist on following the outdated Western development path? Why force farmers to continue to flow into the cities to form urban communities of low- and middle-income people? It is important to know that China's agricultural culture has a long history, which is not only the foundation of the four great inventions of ancient China, but also the guarantee of the prosperity of ancient Chinese society. Who stipulates that prosperity in the city is prosperity, and prosperity in the countryside is not prosperity? We must know that most of the ancient Chinese culture came from the countryside, especially some excellent traditional culture. And the urban construction that we are deliberately emulating now is actually a road based on the blueprint of Western urban development and Western culture. In the city, there are full of Western atmosphere and modern style buildings, not only buildings, but also people's lifestyles and life concepts, are actively moving closer to the West, in this case, how many excellent traditional Chinese culture can you see?
In recent days, CCTV has reported on the resumption of straw burning in Japan, and called it a beautiful name: fertilizing the land. I also wonder why things are positive in other countries, while China's millennia-old straw burning has become polluting and unenvironmentally friendly. Can you have a little bit of cultural confidence? We say that if their concepts are advanced and good, then it is indeed appropriate to learn from Xi, and we agree with the fact that we should learn from others' strengths and make up for our own shortcomings. However, we ignore the large number of factories and enterprises around the city, ignore the daily emissions of car exhaust in the city, and emphasize that the burning of straw during the harvest season in the countryside for only two seasons will bring pollution and lead to environmental protection. Not to mention the fireworks during the Spring Festival, in fact, the same is true. Aren't these things quietly obliterating traditional Chinese culture?
In addition, we also have this tendency in the judicial field, and we have passed legislation to excessively strictly prohibit private rights, emphasizing that public rights will also cause damage to traditional Chinese culture. For example, we mentioned in my previous article that the guy in white stopped the old man tearing the national flag at the subway station; For example, the mother was beaten at home, and the son took ** home to fight back and was punished; Another example is that migrant workers' wage bargaining is defined as malicious wage bargaining; Even half a year ago, a drunk man on the street insulted a woman, and her boyfriend could only call the police, but could not stop it, and so on. We all know that the exercise of public power is actually to protect private rights from infringement, but once public power cannot intervene in time, this concept of the rule of law will become an obstacle to the damage of private rights. For example, a person was beaten in a certain place, and the son was worried that the defense was too much and called the police, but due to the unclear territory, the two police stations passed the buck to each other, and finally led to the death of the beaten person. So is this situation a situation in which public power harms the interests of private rights?
If it comes to culture, prohibiting the young man in white from stopping the old man from tearing the national flag is essentially a serious damage to the feelings of the family and the country, this example is to make people not take the national interest as the priority, and be indifferent in the face of damage to the national interest, anyway, there is public power to stop it, and it has nothing to do with the individual, let's think about it, is it this effect? The mother was beaten at home, and the son took ** home to fight back and was punished, this is a spontaneous feeling, a manifestation of family affection, I think anyone will not be calm in the face of such a thing, so what do we want to achieve by punishing this son? Does it make people learn to be indifferent, watching their mothers being beaten, watching their girlfriends being insulted, and can only passively seek help from the public power? So is such a person still human? Is there still a little bit of blood? We all know that family affection is the bond of a family, from the family to the family, and then from the family to the society, the whole society is a country. If we can't respond in time to a crisis to our own families and our families, what if the country is in crisis?
In the field of education, the same phenomenon exists. Since ancient times, it has been a tradition to respect teachers, but if we look at the present, the deformed concept of human rights centered in the West occupies the minds of many parents, do teachers still dare to educate their children? In the textbooks, some excellent traditional Chinese articles are gradually decreasing, replaced by inspirational stories of some celebrities, some stories of struggle of Westerners, and even a large number of things that change the history of our country and stigmatize heroes and martyrs. Under the influence of such a view of history and values, after our children grow up, how many traces of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation can be left in their hearts? Such a thing is worth thinking about seriously.
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