Chapter 163: A Little Powerful Shakes the Capital Part 5
Chapter 163 A small powerful person shakes up the capital (5)
A female associate professor of history at Renmin University who was standing nearby and listening to the discussion between the two said: "The textbook says it was the most thorough bourgeois revolution, and Marat was one of the leaders of the Jacobins at the time and was
Isn’t it too deviant for Mr. Sir’s views to be called a ‘friend of the people’, a hero?”
Xia Xiaoluo smiled and said: "First of all, I want to make it clear that "Friends of the People" is not Marat's title, but a newspaper founded by Marat in 1789. Yes, "Friends of the People"
It was to speak for the people at the bottom, but due to its irrationality, it also incited the destructive desire of the people at the bottom, and finally evolved into mob politics. After 1790, Marat began to abandon his original concept of freedom and equality and advocated dictatorship, and advocated
Revolutionary terror, at this time, killing became the main purpose. 1793 was a watershed in the French Revolution. Jacobin leaders Robespierre, Marat, Danton and others began to purge the opposition and overthrow the Girondins.
Marat established himself as the chairman of the Public Security Committee and began a bloody reign of terror. During this period, about 400,000 people were executed. There was no normal trial procedure, and an innocent citizen could be guillotined with a false accusation from anyone.
You should feel lucky that you did not live in that era. Otherwise, based on your temperament, conversation, clothing, issues of concern and way of talking, you may be regarded as a noble and sent to the guillotine. If you only look at the people at the bottom of things.
It would be terrible to decide a person's life or death by his likes and dislikes. We can make a ridiculous assumption that if Mr. Marat is resurrected again and his bloodthirsty habits have not changed, he is now hiding in an alley in Beijing for ""
Writing an article "Friends of the People", Mr. Marat stubbornly believes that people who come to visit the art exhibition today are enemies of the people, because their hobbies are incompatible with the thoughts and feelings of the people at the bottom, and their origins are questionable. Even if they are not nobles, they are not
They will come from the people at the bottom. If killing these unlucky people can make mankind happy, then why not do it? I wonder if you are willing to be the lambs offered on the altar for the happiness of mankind?"
The female professor nodded slightly, not expecting to meet an expert in history here. What shocked her even more was that the person who said these words turned out to be a high school student.
Seeing that the female professor was nodding her head, everyone thought that Xia Xiaoluo's remarks were true and reasonable, and their eyes when looking at Xia Xiaoluo no longer looked disdainful, but looked solemn.
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Yuan Hao's face turned red when he said it, and he said: "When you treat history, you must look at its consequences. Don't you think that Marat and Robespierre brought the voice of democracy and freedom to the world and promoted the future democratization of the entire Europe?
process?"
Xia Xiaoluo said proudly: "I'm sorry, you have confused the concept. It was the French Revolution that promoted the democratization process in Europe, not Marat and others. They were just representatives of a period of bloody tyranny during the French Revolution. The Jacobins
The tyrannical rule only lasted for more than a year. Marat and others have become a bloody collective criminal group. They call on people to rise up and massacre, ignite people's fire of hatred, incite people's extreme anarchist fanaticism, and they deprive people of freedom in the name of freedom.
The freedom of innocent citizens, the massacre of nobles in the name of equality, the trampling of the law in the name of national security, the trampling of human dignity, and the supreme human right to life. As for the evaluation of the French Revolution, I agree with a historian who said
He believes that: As far as France was concerned at that time, it was a tyranny that was anti-human rights. We evaluate a historical event not by whether it brings good news to the future and bystanders, but by whether it brings good news to the people in their own region and era at that time.
To bring welfare, because human rights refer to the human rights of the place at that time, not the human rights of the future, nor the human rights of bystanders.”
Yuan Hao was dumbfounded, speechless, and was choked for a long time and could not speak. He said anxiously: "...But...Sir, from the historical data about the French Revolution that I have come into contact with, it does not show what you said at all.
The bloody smell was only mentioned when the crowd sent King Louis XVI and the Queen to the guillotine..."
Xia Xiaoluo interrupted him rudely: "So I think you are misleading students. You must understand that textbooks can only represent one point of view, not necessarily historical reality. Why don't you read more information? Like Minie
"History of the French Revolution," Hobbes's "Leviathan," and Bollor's "The Vices of Politics," are there translations in China?"
Yuan Hao wanted to defend himself again, but Xia Xiaoluo gave him no chance and continued to pursue him, saying: "Also, Gustave Le Bon's "Revolutionary Psychology" and "The Crowd" are very different from each other.
It is also worth reading to study the history of the French Revolution. He said that once an individual enters a group, his personality is lost, the group's thoughts dominate, and the group's behavior is characterized by no objection, emotionality and low IQ, such as
, the Cultural Revolution we experienced.”
Xia Xiaoluo's words hit everyone in the heart like a heavy hammer, leaving everyone stunned. Because Xia Xiaoluo pointedly pointed out that the Cultural Revolution was a movement of "mass unconsciousness" and directly exposed it
The essence of it is very insightful. Especially several people who have experienced the Cultural Revolution can empathize with it.
At some point, Cao Weiye also stood nearby and listened. At this time, he opened his mouth and said: "When the Cultural Revolution came, we cadres' children were very happy because we could criticize teachers without having to go to class and enjoy the pleasure of violence. But
Later, the direction of the struggle changed and began to shift within the party. Many of our parents were affected. At that time, we understood that unbridled violence is like an atomic bomb with huge destructive power. It does not hurt a single person.
But let everyone be destroyed together."
Xia Xiaoluo looked at Yuan Hao with a smile and said sincerely: "You are twenty-five years old this year. You have not experienced the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, so you cannot understand it deeply. If we say that advocates of mob politics and bloodthirsty people are heroes.
, then you will inevitably suffer a cultural revolution in the future. A sound society should be a society governed by the rule of law, a society that values human dignity and life, and unbridled violence is scum! Trash! It should be swept away."
Yuan Hao was originally from the underworld, and he was really "violent without restraint." After Xia Xiaoluo said this, it was like slapping him several times, and he felt his face burning.
The few male guests around who knew Yuan Hao's details now wanted to understand the profound truth behind Xia Xiaoluo's words, and they were even more contemptuous and afraid of Yuan Hao. They thought to themselves that the underworld is a shady thing after all.
He is farther away.
Xia Xiaoluo said: "If Mr. Yuan thought that unbridled violence was a good thing, I'm afraid he wouldn't attend this party. After all, the reception is a typical place for a civilized society."
Yuan Hao's face turned red from holding back, and he thought to himself, is the underworld a stain that can never be washed away? Now he finally understands that the gangs and violence that have always brought him glory before will never be on the stage in the eyes of the real upper class.
Things. He finally understood his father's good intentions in doing everything possible to clean up the gangsters, participate in legitimate businesses, and do everything possible to integrate himself into the upper class society.
However, he could not accept being teased so harshly by Xia Xiaoluo, a high school student, and his face turned red and white. After being stunned for a long time, he said: "Beethoven said that music is the crystallization of civilization and is wiser than anything else.
The higher enlightenment of all philosophies, whoever can penetrate the meaning of my music can transcend the suffering that ordinary people cannot extricate themselves from. Mr. Xia talks about human civilization, so he must be very good at music? I hope you can play a song for everyone."
He glanced at Chu Xiuhan and said: "This lady is really beautiful. I want to present you a song "Jasmine". I hope you like it. I am just trying to attract others. I think Mr. Xia will not disappoint all the guests."
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The provocation is very obvious.
As he spoke, he walked towards the piano somewhat proudly. The black Yamaha piano stood quietly on the stage, as quiet as a virgin. It seemed that being close to the piano made people become a little nobler.
He sat in front of the piano, then raised his hands, pressed his soft fingers on the keys, and a soft song "Jasmine" flowed out slowly.
"Jasmine" was originally a Jiangsu and Anhui folk song. Later, He Fang, the composer and conductor of the Frontline Song and Dance Ensemble, led the chorus to the capital to participate in the All-Army Art Performance. He modified the song, further enriched the melody, and became an instant hit. Soon it was
It was officially recorded and made into a record, which quickly spread throughout the country and became a popular folk song.
After that, "Jasmine" officially went abroad and was sung at the Vienna Opera House. The performance in Vienna was highly praised. Since then, "Jasmine" has been sung from Austria to the former Soviet Union, to Indonesia, Poland, Hungary, and Albania.
It has toured all over the world. It was also included in the "World Famous Songs Album".
The melody of this song is euphemistic, with smooth fluctuations and delicate emotions. Yuan Hao performed it very well, and the crowd burst into cheers and warm applause.
After the performance, Yuan Hao walked down the stage with a smile. It seemed that eight years of piano practice was enough to turn everyone upside down.
Many of the people attending the reception were experts in classical music, so they naturally knew what they were doing. They all nodded and said to themselves that it is rare to have a few years of mastery.
Especially the musician Tan Ge, the famous composer who performed this piece at the Vienna State Opera, gave Yuan Hao a high score.
Yuan Hao made an invitation gesture to Xia Xiaoluo and said: "Let us listen to Mr. Xia's style." Then he looked at Xia Xiaoluo with a playful and teasing expression. He thought to himself, what's wrong with this wild child from the county?
Maybe he can play the piano? How dare he talk about the history of the French Revolution here.
Xia Xiaoluo couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and thought to himself, your sister, you are cheating me. My brother learned music notation when he was in junior high school. The only chance he had to interact with the keyboard was to play on the computer. He had never touched the piano.