Desire is the core of man. Humans and ghosts are only a breath away, and this breath is desire. Ceremony and treatment distinguish people, give you this treatment, and don't give you this treatment, so that people who have not been treated will be upset, jealous, try their best to curry favor with the highest power, and take a sigh of relief. In fact, it doesn't matter who the master spends the night with. The four wives are not greedy for someone to sleep with at night, but the various treatments related to sleeping ("lighting on the lamp"), the kind of people who are respectful, respectful, and around. The song means the feeling of flattering, flattering you, and carrying a sedan chair. The sole purpose of sleeping is to have children, and to have children is for better treatment.
China's method of personal control for thousands of years is nothing more than that. But the problem is that even though people are aware of the problem, they cannot escape this desire. Therefore, this film discusses not only the tragedy of the feudal patriarchal era, but the tragedy of all eras, the tragedy of people.
Even today, this is still the case. From government civil servants to restaurant waiters and chefs, people from all walks of life, from all walks of life, in five colors, five in food, etc., are all confined to various rules, ranks, ceremonies, and treatment. People hate this distinction, but they can't live without it. Those who have not won will suffer, and those who have won will suffer from losses. Because of this, everyone revolves around the highest power and intrigues in order to seek luck. To judge the degree of autocracy in a society, the most important indicators are these rules, ranks, rituals, and treatment. The more numerous these indicators are, the more authoritarian they are. As for the doctrine, state system, and political system, that's all secondary.
There used to be a group of revolutionaries in China who tried to change this feudal patriarchal system of cannibalism. There was a revolutionary war in China, which formally abolished the feudal patriarchal system. But after the victory of the revolution, the variants of the feudal patriarchal system came out all over the place. So China has another cultural revolution, trying to get rid of the hearts and souls of people parasitized by the feudal patriarchal system. However, the Cultural Revolution was not easy and failed, and its leaders were notorious for it. Since then, China has turned back to its original path. Today, the feudal patriarchal system has been deeply rooted in people's bones. For a hundred years, the leaders who opposed the Cultural Revolution were victorious. From the perspective of a thousand years, the leaders of the Cultural Revolution made a brave attempt, and its significance cannot be underestimated. The leaders who opposed the Cultural Revolution ushered in a short-lived victory, but the future of the revolution was ruined.
Today is the 95th anniversary of the "May Fourth" movement. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still have to work hard.
Written on May Fourth Youth Day in 2014
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