Chapter 275 The original sin of the United States (1 more to come!)
Industrialization's transformation of society, especially people, is far more profound and extensive than what we can see with our eyes.
Hundreds of years ago, in Thames City, the capital of the British Empire, there were piles of garbage, livestock manure everywhere, and flies flying everywhere. The gods got up early to brush their teeth and wash their faces, and took a shower and washed their feet before going to bed. They only existed in legends. Even the members of the royal family were much less beautiful than they are today.
Chinese farmers do not pay attention to hygiene.
The civilization process of other Western countries is also similar. They truly became modern people in the 20th century or even after the end of World War II. After World War II, the world entered a period of peace, the economies of various countries recovered rapidly, and social systems began to change. Shenma 8 Hours
Systems such as work systems and unemployment benefits began to be fully implemented, and ordinary workers in this era began to enjoy the benefits of industrialization and technological progress.
Question: "The originator of Chineseism said that when capital comes to the world, from head to toe, every pore is dripping with blood and filth. Mr. Zhao Wuji, how do you understand this sentence? Today, China allows the existence of the individual and private economy
, and at the same time vigorously introduce foreign capitalists to invest in China, does this mean that China will also follow the old path of the West? Or that Chineseism is about to give way to Westernism?"
This question is very acute!
Zao Wou-Ki felt that when answering this question, we must not only accurately understand the bloody problem of capital, but also explain the rationality of China's policy. In fact, Westernism and Chinaism are currently ideologically hostile.
Zhao Wuji decided to answer the question in three aspects.
"Capital comes into the world, from head to toe, with blood and filth dripping from every pore. This sentence is just a summary of the history of capital. Let's take the United States as an example, September 6, 1820.
A three-masted galenic ship named the Mayflower carried 102 Puritans, including women and children, and set out from the British port of Plymouth, thus unveiling the modern history of America.
These Europeans who suffered religious persecution in Europe and could no longer survive began their expansion in the American continent. They used primitive matchlock guns to continuously drive out and kill Indians in order to expand their plantations and immigrant settlements, and finally
It reached 13 contiguous European settlements, which were the predecessors of the earliest 13 states in the United States.
After the American War of Independence, this spontaneous act of driving and killing Indians by Europeans immediately escalated into a larger-scale and more bloody American national and governmental act. They held matchlock guns in one hand and drove ox carts with the other.
and horse-drawn carriages, while the ox-carts and horse-drawn carriages towed cannons behind them, and continued to expand westward.
In 1830, the U.S. government passed the "Indian Removal Act", which stipulated that all Indians in the east should be moved to reservations designated for them west of the Mississippi River. Segregation and persecution were implemented. These "Indian reservations" were absolutely
Most of them are remote and barren mountainous or desert areas.
It was not until 1924, a hundred years later, that the United States promulgated the "Indian Citizenship Act." After that, with the implementation of President Roosevelt's "New Deal", the situation of the Indians improved. However, the Indians in North America were in this long period.
After hundreds of years of massacre and abuse, the entire population has been basically wiped out, with only about 300,000 people left.
In this sense, at least before 1934, when Roosevelt implemented the "New Deal", Chinese society was much more civilized than that of the United States. Although the Chinese and other ethnic groups were also full of wars and bloodshed, they were more often
It is a state of peace and symbiosis.
Another crime committed by capital or Westerners is as good as, or even worse than, the killing of Indians. This is the evil 'slave trade'. The Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, British, and Lu countries have all been involved in this.
This was an inhumane trade activity. They organized a "hunting team" to raid black villages, burn down the houses, and tie up the black people and take them to the slave ship anchored on the shore. In 1874, the slave ship "Rong" captured 132 people at once.
Sick slaves were thrown into the sea. If there was a storm or other bad weather during the voyage, the voyage was delayed, and there was insufficient fresh water and food on the ship, slave traders would also throw some slaves into the sea.
For every slave transported to the Americas, more than five black people died in pursuit and trafficking. In the 400-year slave trade, approximately 12 to 30 million slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas. The entire African continent
At least more than 100 million people were lost due to the slave trade, which is equivalent to the total population of Africa in 1800.
The slave trade made most of Africa a desolate scene, but European slave traders made a lot of money from it. This objectively accelerated the primitive accumulation of European capitalism and promoted the economic prosperity of Europe. A large number of black slaves contributed to the development of the Americas.
Made a huge contribution.
If we ignore this ugly and bloody history and only see the bright side of Westernism today, it will inevitably affect our choices and judgments.
It is worth noting that capital comes into the world, from head to toe, with blood and filth dripping from every pore. This judgment points to the original sin of capital rather than to the capitalists and the capital system.
original sin!
We all know that the word capital is a neutral word in part of speech. For example, for farmers, land and farm tools are the capital on which they rely for survival. Therefore, capital is not a representative of evil. Capital itself is not original sin, but a sinful person.
It is a human being. We often say that the body is the capital of revolution, which means that a good body is the capital for good work.
For another example, capital is a knife. In the hands of capitalists, it is a murder weapon. But when it is in our hands, it can become a sharp weapon for China's modernization.
Allowing the development of the individual and private economy and introducing foreign investment does not mean that we should learn from the capitalists' unscrupulous approach to money, but that we should use the positive power of capital to promote China's economic and social development.
As for allowing the private sector and foreign capital to enter, it means that Chineseism will eventually give way to Westernism, which is even more unfounded. The path China takes is determined by our state and political system. Our Constitution
As long as the four perseverances remain unwavering, the nature of Chineseism will not change.
People who have the idea of Chineseism are as ridiculous as a Siberian tiger coming to our park, and then someone shouting that the tiger is coming, the tiger is coming to eat people, and the Chinese people are going to be finished. As everyone knows, even if capital has its own
Greed and sin, but we have also put a cage on capital. No matter how powerful the tiger is, it is just a 'tiger in a cage'."
Question: "The United States is a country of democracy and freedom, but China lacks these two things. It seems that we can achieve so-called modernization?"
Nigerian media, this question is even more pointed than the previous one. However, no matter how sharp this question is, Zhao Wuji must answer it. Not only the college students want to hear it, but also the Chinese senior officials may want to hear their own opinions.
"This question of children's shoes has made a methodological mistake. When it comes to democracy, is the American system more democratic than the time of Socrates in ancient Greece? Is there democracy in the era of public ownership in the early days of primitive society? I think
No!
Putting two completely different countries together to compare the advantages and disadvantages is equivalent to putting you and a professor together now, and I accuse you of being an idiot, you are illiterate, and you are very ignorant, because you are not at the same level at all.
of.
When we look at anything in the world, especially when making judgments on issues such as whether the social system is more reasonable, we must not forget a productivity standard. The United States is a post-industrial country, while China is a semi-agricultural and semi-industrial country.
Country, around 1900, American agriculture generally adopted mechanized production such as tractors and harvesters, but China's agriculture today is still dominated by manual labor.
The level of economic development of a country plays the most basic role in the rationality of the social system, that is, the role of the economic foundation. We can protect the people's basic rights to survival, life, and development under a very backward productivity level. This is
The success of Chinese doctrine has been proved.
I advise this kid to check the economic aggregate of the United States last year, then check the economic aggregate of China, and then calculate the per capita value, and you will understand what level China's economy is at.
This is like if your neighbor is a millionaire, but your family only gets a salary, and you insist on living like your neighbor. If others have money, they can buy high-end goods, drink and eat meat, go on vacation, travel, and enjoy
; But can your family be like that? Your father will definitely say that you are a prodigal son.
For a poor and backward country like China, Linyuan Xianyu cannot solve any problems. The only way for us is to retreat and build a net and work hard.
In addition, it needs to be pointed out that the so-called democracy and freedom in the United States, I will not say that it is hypocritical or false. Even if it is true, American society may not really be as some people imagine.
In that way, in the United States, discrimination against ethnic minorities has never been eliminated; internationally, the United States has supported many countries, such as fascist Germany, and later also the fascist West, and the United States has given a lot of support and
assistance.
In addition, the United States currently has relatively good relations with countries, such as Saudi Arabia in West Asia, which is a feudal country where the king is in charge. However, as an Arab country, Iraq is defined as a rogue country by the United States just because it does not listen to the United States.
.In the final analysis, the so-called democracy and freedom of the United States are nothing more than double standards. As long as countries are in line with the interests of the United States, they will not be infiltrated and attacked by the United States. Countries that are not in line with the interests of the United States are doomed.
He is an enemy of the United States.
There is a saying that goes well. In this world, there is no love without reason, and there is no hatred without reason. The Chinese people’s diplomatic philosophy is to emphasize peaceful coexistence, but other countries in the world may not have the same ideas as us. Children’s shoes
, need to think deeply!” (To be continued.,,,
ps: This kind of chapter ends here. It’s too difficult to write, and it’s not pleasing to the eye. Special thanks to Boring for reading Children’s Shoes, and insisting on giving rewards almost every day...
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