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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=8AO: Life was such a simple game,
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I|gB@|_~ n"G&ENN"$ It was easy then to tell right from wrong.
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F \KjEl0 When a man should stand and fight,
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v0z5j6)-1 Today there is no dark or light.
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6-$jkto Only shades of gray.
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,,%i; It was easy then to tell truth from lies
1w@(5 ^V Selling out from compromise
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7%Gwc?[x The foolish from the wise.
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[j=yMP38!: Today there is no black or white,
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o<BOYrS s4A43i'g!h [Instumental interlude]
)dbB=OZ Ve}(s?hU5 It was easy then to know what was fair
#`CA8!j!! When to keep and when to share.
gQWa24 How much to protect your heart
w$zu~/qV2 And how much to care.
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