New Year's message-May Hong Kong clear the clouds

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Written by: Yu Pinhai

2020-01-01 22:30

2020 has already arrived, but everyone can't clean up because social riots have continued, although some people continue to indulge in disrupting the operation of society through violence and commit criminal crimes. They mistakenly believe that this can spread their beliefs, including those The flag shouted that the number of onlookers who insisted on staying on the table had been greatly reduced, but still could not get rid of their own demon. However, outsiders cannot provide a helping hand. They can only reflect on what has happened in the past six months, admitting that chaos and beating, smashing, burning cannot fulfill their imagination, and they cannot release themselves from the control of the demon. Only by using rationality instead of emotions and restlessness to face the challenges of Hong Kong as a whole and ourselves can we find a solution.

Undoubtedly, the first person responsible for this riot is the Hong Kong government. This does not just mean that it has amended the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in a wrong way, but that it actually thinks that Hong Kong society has the conditions to face fierce provocations and can unscrupulously introduce highly controversial bills. It is even more arrogant to think that enough votes can be awed by public opinion. Whether this is an accidental error or a structural dilemma that Hong Kong needs to resolve, everyone should think about it. What the citizens want to express is obviously not just the anxiety about the amendments, but also the anger of the government's arrogance and disregard for the citizens' thinking and thinking. Public opinion eventually completely defeated the amendments, throwing away some of the legitimacy the government once had. This is the roar of the public's strong dissatisfaction with the government. All political figures, including the political elites and business leaders of the system and the general public, must humbly accept this political baptism. They must re-understand the way out of Hong Kong society and the expectations of the public. Only Only in this way can the damage caused by the riots be repaired, and the new year can be a starting point for real hope, including a starting point for promoting thorough reform from a deep-level structure.

Citizens went to the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui to celebrate the countdown. Some people waved the flag of "Recovering the Revolution in Hong Kong" and raised their mobile phone lights. (Photo by Lu Yiming)

Liberal democracy can have "freezing bones"?

On the New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a New Year's speech to the people of the country, introducing the country's achievements in the past year, including the reduction and exemption of nearly two trillion yuan in taxes, and the country's economic scale has grown to nearly one trillion yuan, but the most What I noticed is still the performance of poverty alleviation. More than 10 million people have escaped poverty this year. China ’s goal over the past 100 years is to lift poverty. After the Cultural Revolution, the country has gone through vicissitudes, gone out of chaos, and promoted reform and opening up. Whether the CCP ’s achievements determine China ’s future or its own future. My focus on Xi Jinping's work since he took office is to focus on four areas. The first is poverty alleviation, followed by anti-corruption, then the rule of law, and the "fifth" of the national governance system and governance capacity proposed by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. modernization". They are China's most important national challenges. Even if China's economy is the largest in the world and it surpasses the United States military one day, these four tasks cannot be ignored. If it is not achieved, it will still not be considered a successful social development, or even lack the basis of long-term security. . The four major tasks are more important than military reforms, scientific achievements, and respect by all countries in the world, because they are more directly related to people's lives. They are the fundamental significance of the legitimacy of the CCP's rule and the starting point of China's rise and national rejuvenation. Therefore, any initiative is just a slogan, because the existence of the government is primarily for the happy life of the people.

Some Hong Kong people think that China is backward and a country that is barbaric and lacks modern civilization. This is evident from their disdain for the CCP ’s emphasis on universal values ​​such as the eradication of poverty and the fight against corruption, rather than democracy and human rights. However, even if Hong Kong really belongs to the democratic and free camp, is it really worthy of pride? When "the road has frozen bones" is also a portrayal of this city, why don't we pay so much attention to the problem of poverty and not mention it easily in the procession? Many pan-political politicians often criticize the collusion between the government and the business, and the formed party escorted the government's bad laws. Isn't this corruption? Why can this corruption persist for a long time in the democratic and free camp? Different elite groups have different imaginations about Hong Kong, and the inability to establish consensus is precisely the problem of Hong Kong. If the politics of the liberal democracy model is "imperfect, but closer to human nature, and has the ability to heal and self-correct", why haven't you seen "self-healing and self-correction" in Hong Kong for decades? You should probably reflect on when did Hong Kong become a member of the "liberal and democratic model" camp. Did it begin during the colonial period of Hong Kong and Britain or after the reunification? Of course, anyone wants to stay away from animal nature, but if human nature does not include caring for the poverty of other people and ignores the unfairness of social relations, how much is this human nature different from animal nature?

Hong Kong ’s per capita GDP is more than four times that of the Mainland, but it is so scornful of poverty and social injustice. Some people even think that “true universal suffrage” can solve the remaining problems, and that the underlying reason for the anti-revision movement is economic. The distortion of the sacredness of the movement has devalued the noble morals of the participants and dampened the value of the movement. This understanding is really confused. This may prove that they really belong to the "liberal and democratic model" camp, but it does not mean that they really know Hong Kong. Of course, poverty in Hong Kong is fundamentally different from the Mainland. It is the epitome of all problems in Hong Kong, reflecting the inefficiency of parliamentary representatives and government officials, backward economic structure and inconsistent with the laws of Hong Kong development. It cannot protect and enhance the quality of life of Hong Kong people. . In fact, the recent turmoil can not help but doubt whether the rule of law as a core value of Hong Kong really exists. It also makes people worry that Hong Kong people's understanding of democracy and freedom will be too superficial, and it also makes people worry that everyone's understanding of Hong Kong is actually not. profound.

President Xi Jinping mentioned in the New Year message that he sincerely hopes that Hong Kong is good and Hong Kong compatriots are good.

Political claims that ignore fairness and justice are just hypocrisy

There should be new hopes in the new year, but hopes cannot be achieved, but this is particularly the case in Hong Kong today. I never liked fantasy, so I did not appreciate the overly abstract ideology, let alone pin my hope on fantasy. I am convinced that only by completing the work responsibly can we realize our dreams, and it will be neither practical nor ridiculous to spoof our future with others, including God, or a lot of human rights slogans of freedom and democracy. If a society cannot give its people enough respect, it must reform. For a government, respect will not be given or gifted by others, only through political achievements. Respect is not the same as "noodles", nor does it come from transactions. This respect includes the rights of democracy, freedom, and human rights that are screamed in the procession, but it must be built on the fairness and justice of society, because respect never floats in the air, if it is only in the mouth, it is just a hypocrisy. Respect must have a realistic basis and include a material basis for the reasonable sharing of social resources.

This is a kind of persistence and hope. 2020 is not only a new year, but also the beginning of a new decade. Perhaps we can place greater expectations on it.

——I hope that the social riots can be calmed down and the public can re-establish a consensus to start again, because the riots cannot clarify the problem and can only be a wake-up call to those in power, but can some citizens rationally face the immediate challenges and correctly understand Hong Kong? The deep-seated contradictions behind the riots are not misled by ideology and do not believe that violence can lead to solutions. I still lack confidence in this.

——I hope that the economic structure and relations will change, the society will pay more attention to the fairness of industrial development and distribution, the anxiety of citizens' lives can be eased, and the future reconstruction will be imagined, but will the vested interests accept it? I can't help awakening, whether the government has the courage to promote reforms, and whether the society may abandon the laissez-faire free economic myth. I feel helpless and lack confidence in this.

——I hope that the political conflicts and tears will stop and that it will be meaningless to blame the central government because it is not consistent with the facts. It is foolish to express political positions through violence and crime. Of course, the reform of the political system should be restarted. But can the people of Hong Kong persuade the central government that they are ready to actively build "one country, two systems" and assume Hong Kong's responsibility for national development and security? I dare not hope that the central government will restart the political reform without trust, and I am not confident that we can quickly change the relationship between the two.

Democratic politics is not a politics of conflict and struggle mode, but a ban on this political model, the establishment of civilized dialogue, the settlement of disputes through debate and reasoning, and acceptance of compromise. (Profile picture)

Democracy is not conflict and struggle

Hong Kong people certainly want to live in a civilized and modern society. In this case, everyone should know that democratic politics is not a conflict and struggle model of politics, and freedom is not the same as willpower. On the contrary, democracy is exactly to ban this political model, establish civilized dialogue, resolve disputes through debate and reasoning, and accept compromises. Striving for democracy should not be a means of harassing the lives of the citizens, or even abducting the citizens, sacrificing the freedom and livelihood of others, especially by means of violence, but should use persuasion or votes. If someone chooses to use the armed revolution, it is the political will of other stakeholders in the law and society that determine whether they will succeed, and whether these stakeholders intend to sacrifice their lives to support such actions. It is as if everyone is dissatisfied with the performance of the police and should be dealt with through judicial and political procedures, instead of putting forward such an impractical proposal to dissolve the police force, let alone fight a street war that will never succeed.

For formed politicians, it is necessary to abandon the past blind support of the government. Binding your own destiny with an incompetent government is simply political suicide, and it cannot succeed in electoral politics. Since the main public opinion foundation of the formed political party comes from the grassroots class and community, it is even more important to stick to this position, take fairness and justice as the platform, reform as the main axis, re-establish its own political territory, and actively expand on the original basis. If the formed party only knew that it would continue to be a vassal of the government and only listened to the bureaucratic instructions from the China United Nations Office, it would inevitably lose the support of the citizens and suffer embarrassment in election politics sooner or later. It won't be a one-off. Unless the central government abandons constitutional reforms, Hong Kong's electoral system will only continue to develop. The possibility of stopping reforms is almost non-existent, and it does not meet the requirements of "one country, two systems". This provides a clearer guide for formed political parties.

For the politicians of the populace, we must know what we are doing, not just shouting populist slogans in the air, thinking that doing so can reduce risks, gain short-term glory, and maintain a sense of existence. In fact, this will only consume political credit accumulated in the past, and will only earn leftover meals left by voters against the government and formed parties. The pan-mind has mistakenly assessed the situation many times, its "big platform" has been demolished, its political landscape has gradually become fragmented, and its political initiatives have become hollow, making people think that it is just lingering, and some members of parliament are in awkward situations from time to time. If we continue to commit political naive diseases, it will not only hurt the public's trust in the political power of the people, but also affect the future of Hong Kong. This is a sin that is far from their original intention in politics. Maybe the new year is an opportunity. Pan-Public parties should reposition themselves, be more active, stay away from populism, and re-aggregate mutually recognized political forces instead of being manipulated by populist voices. They should regain the right of political discourse and take into account the interests of all social strata in an all-round way, instead of taking into account only the mutual political calculations. Only in this way can they truly dominate social and political reforms.

Regarding "Hong Kong 01", I earnestly hope that it will continue to walk on the road with Hong Kong citizens, reject populism and nihilism, reject violence and injustice, empower Hong Kong's transformation and reform, support the development of the country and "one country, two systems" Thrive for ideas. This is an era full of hope, but happiness does not fall from the sky. Anyone who is struggling to give up and lacks trust in humanity is to block himself in a narrow ideology and pursue the clouds floating in the air, seemingly romantic and beautiful , But unable to live eternally. It's like the babies born in the early hours of the night last night. Their future is already our responsibility. After 20 years, will they still wear black clothes to destroy mall stores or will they be studying at university and will become musicians, doctors, or pilots ? I hope that more than 7 million Hong Kong citizens can actively work for the future of the new generation of young people and paint their own world.

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