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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w?JRY Life was such a simple game,
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zn+5pn&? Easy then to tell weak from strong.
S+*%u/;l When a man should stand and fight,
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=NNA7E7c Today there is no dark or light.
)@\Eibt2oH Today there is no black or white,
7 'B9z/ Only shades of gray.
}57d3s V#Pz`D I remember when the answers seemed so clear
d,V] j- We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.
W{!Slf It was easy then to tell truth from lies
5Sh.4A\ Selling out from compromise
5f}GV0=n Who to love and who to hate,
w~a_FGYX The foolish from the wise.
^J-"8% ^U;r>[T9h But today there is no day or night
h.t2 ;O, b Today there is no dark or light.
Kk9eJ\ Today there is no black or white,
#cCR\$-~ Only shades of gray.
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SbYsa When to keep and when to share.
mo*ClU7 How much to protect your heart
Ld4Jp`Zg And how much to care.
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g[D`. Today there is no dark or light.
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