Farewell to a crazy politician｜Yu Pinhai

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Written by: Yu Pinhai

2021-01-27 08:00

Last update date: 2021-01-27 08:00

If modern democracy is like the United States today, can history be more ironic?

This is a superpower that claims to have the most superior system, but recent events have allowed everyone to see how it lives in an illusory world-more than 400,000 people have died from the new crown pneumonia, and the presidential oath ceremony requires 25,000 National Guards. Protection, the outgoing president refused to participate, and right-wing extremist mobs stormed Capitol Hill a few days ago.

Liberal democracy is the spirit pursued by mankind, but once it is manipulated by politics and ideology instead of focusing on making people's lives happier, any doctrine can only become nonsense. The Soviet Union used to be like this. Is it the turn of the United States today?

A scholar once claimed that the liberal democracy system is the end of history and the best of mankind. This scholar later rejected his judgment.

There is no end to history, and the best of mankind is always one step away, and we can only keep up with it.

Some people think that God will arrange everything for us. If they believe it, they will get it. This misunderstanding is like people digging a well for themselves, or even telling themselves to jump.

Only when we know our own shortcomings and realize that our ideals are far away, we must continue to work hard for a better tomorrow, care for our fellows who are also walking on rugged mountain roads, respect the predecessors, lead future generations, and endlessly transform imagination into reality. May improve.

This is how our country has come to today.

On January 6, 2021, a large number of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, and people in the building took refuge.

(Associated Press)

Liberal democracy is not just a system

If you believe that the system can be transplanted, the problems will be solved after transplantation, it is just a false propaganda.

Human beings are not so lucky. If you think that a well-designed system is equivalent to completing the task and you can wait for the harvest, this is just a fantasy, not to mention that it is just a system under design.

Democracy is not just a system. It is a brand-new civilization and a modern bond that connects everyone. Just as morality and law have created brilliance for the advancement of mankind, democracy can only grow gradually by overcoming various challenges.

Arrogant people think that they have found the end of history, but are humiliated by cruel reality. They don't know that cunning politicians continue to ravage this growing body because of selfishness. Smart people can only admit their stupidity in front of politicians.

Why is freedom and democracy not just a system?

Just think about it, are ethics and law systems?

Are they just a few wise men who just said a few words and established a few laws?

Even if it is Christianity, it will not just rely on a Bible to convert everyone. As a complex system of human civilization, it has gone through more than two thousand years and encountered various challenges and even transformations before it has grown to today. Looks like.

If this is the case, why can democracy be achieved cleanly and overnight?

When American elites frantically criticize right-wing populists for their attacks on Capitol Hill, can they deny that these mobs are not members of liberal democracy?

When a president elected by a group of Americans denies another president elected by other Americans, whether it is Trump denying Obama or Biden denying Trump, who should we trust and who is protecting freedom and democracy?

I deeply believe that freedom and democracy are the way forward for mankind, just like believing in morality and law, but it must remove the arrogance as a sacred institution, and to transcend politics, it must start with economic freedom and democracy.

There is no guarantee of fairness and justice in freedom and democracy. Even one person, one vote is only a beautiful form.

I believe that knowledgeable people hope for freedom and democracy, and ordinary people will also pursue it. However, it is a pity that liberal democracy in the West has abandoned the relationship with fairness and justice and only belongs to the elites who already have economic rights.

Once everyone realizes that freedom and democracy have nothing to do with supporting their families, even the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, how can they respect freedom and democracy?

The "food banks" organized by the private sector in the United States mainly provide relief to the homeless on weekdays. Under the impact of the new crown epidemic, the number of people receiving free food has increased sharply, putting a lot of pressure on the "food banks".

(Getty)

Trump photographs American hypocrisy

Why do American people become more radical and show no respect for the freedom and democracy of the elites?

On the contrary, China's system does not conform to their principles of freedom and democracy, but it is supported by many people, including young people?

The difference lies in whether the system cares about fairness and justice that everyone cherishes.

Someone will confidently declare that we are not only the walking dead who know how to be drunk, we are thoughtful, we know our rights, and we pursue a more human and noble life.

It's really beautiful, but isn't human nature the first to live?

Humanity will be better displayed when there is sufficient food and clothing. Only at this time, humanity can tolerate freedom and democracy.

What's more, the liberal democracy in the United States today still nourishes many walking dead and drunken democrats!

Trump is a crazy politician, and it is a blasphemy of freedom and democracy to link the discussion of freedom and democracy to him.

But Trump is also a demon mirror. In addition to showing the schizophrenia in American society, he also shows the hypocrisy of the political elite, including those Democrats who are calling for the protection of freedom and democracy.

Biden's inaugural speech called on Americans to unite. Can those who have no money unite with those who have money?

When the new Treasury Secretary Yellen held high the banner of resolving social injustice in a congressional hearing and emphasized the need to stimulate the economy with all his strength, the U.S. stock market followed suit and continued to follow Trump's economic policy.

Why does Trump cut taxes for big companies, print money without a bottom line, cut interest rates to close to zero, and the Biden administration’s fiscal policies all under the banner of stimulating the economy, but all the benefits are capital?

This cannot but make people wonder whether stimulating the economy and solving social injustice are the same thing or contradictory.

After World War II, the U.S. economy developed vigorously and the national fiscal surplus continued. However, after the 1970s, the U.S. continued to stimulate the economy, and the result was a long-term fiscal deficit. However, the economy is still struggling. 110%, social injustice has risen or fallen.

Is the injustice in American society because of the weak economy, the size of the economy is too small, or the total amount is enough, but the distribution is uneven?

If the economic stimulus is still flooded, will most people at the bottom of society be satisfied?

The 17 executive orders from the first day after Biden took office can explain that the new US government has not changed the essence of Trump’s policies, let alone really found out the relationship between freedom, democracy and fairness and justice. It is still doing politics in the capital game. Correct performance.

Regardless of the grievances directed at economically disadvantaged groups or right-wing populists, these administrative orders have not taken care of them.

The US$1.9 trillion aid package that the Biden administration is applying to Congress is to send more money, but it is mainly the grassroots who have lost the ability to live. This kind of egalitarianism cannot reform the uneven economic distribution structure.

It is as if the Hong Kong government has sent money so many times, it will not receive more than a minute of applause, and it is unavoidable that the conflict will reappear soon.

On January 20, Biden was sworn in as President of the United States under strict security.

(Associated Press)

Liberal democracy must be based on fairness and justice

When politics is busy replacing dissatisfied politicians instead of focusing on finding suitable solutions to problems, how useful is this politics?

Since World War II, the president of the United States has been changing between the two parties most of the time. This volatility is obviously unhealthy, unless we have realized that the policies of the two parties are not much different.

Everyone has always wanted to see the new politics, but they have never been disappointed.

If a liberal and democratic America fails, it will not only be a failure of Americans, but a failure of modern mankind, because it once provided the imagination for modernization.

For many people, the American dream has already woken up, but they are reluctant to expose the falsehood of the emperor’s new clothes while looking for other imaginations.

This is not a gloat for the American system, but a disdain for that kind of arrogance, because liberal democracy does provide a huge space for mankind to move towards a more progressive civilization, but the experience of freedom and democracy in the United States will not end in history.

Putting aside arrogance, continuing to explore, and linking it closely with fairness and justice is what freedom and democracy should mean today.

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