Sure enough, after the press conference, there was a wave of "Down with the patriotic thief Lin Cheng" in the media.

"Huacheng Evening News": Beware of patriotic thieves! Lin Cheng, the richest man, is suspected of making profits for himself and the Lin family in the name of patriotism!

"Southern Observer": Fake patriotism, really selfishness! Expose the hypocrisy of Lin Cheng, the richest man, and return the country to a prosperous future!

"Today's Report": Keep your eyes open, and if you encounter a patriotic thief like Lin Cheng, you will be defeated!

The "Critic" weekly magazine published a long editorial by Yu Wenqiang, which made a detailed analysis of the new term patriotic thief: Patriotic thief refers to the fanatical and narrow-minded nationalists, who are self-centered under the banner of patriotism, in order to make profits for themselves, incite hatred between China and foreign countries, encourage the masses to buy domestic products, and reject foreign goods.

The most striking example of a patriotic thief is the Boxer Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty, which was blindly xenophobic, extremely ignorant, destroyed railways, demolished electric wires, killed ministers, killed religious people, flaunted invulnerability but collapsed in front of the Eight-Nation Alliance, which eventually led to the fall of the capital, Cixi's escape to the west, and the signing of the humiliating "Xinchou Treaty".

The most recent example is Lin Cheng, chairman of the Lin Group, Lin Cheng and Bill Gates' competition for the world's richest man is his private business, but he instigates patriotic sentiment in the name of the Chinese people, demanding that the media and the public support him and the goods produced by his Lin Group.

But I don't know that Lin Cheng, like the Boxers, is completely a representative of self-immeasurance, he arrogantly shouted that the richest man in the world is willing to give up on him, and he unknowingly offended the real world's richest man, Mr. Bill Gates, causing Mr. Bill Gates's unhappiness and causing his impression of the Chinese to drop greatly.

It is reported that because of Lin Cheng's arrogant remarks, Chinese people who are already living a very difficult life abroad are increasingly discriminated against in foreign society, and Chinese employees working abroad are suppressed by their superiors and colleagues.

As for China, because of Lin Cheng's arrogant remarks, there is no doubt that foreign companies that have invested heavily in China feel unhappy, and as far as I know, several foreign-funded enterprises have chosen to withdraw their investments because they are dissatisfied with Lin Cheng.

Obviously, Lin Cheng's arrogant remarks seem to be to win glory for the country, but in fact they are for his own benefit

A "patriot" like Lin Cheng, who makes profits for himself in the name of patriotism and cares about the interests of the people in vain, our country does not need it, and the people do not need it!

I have to say that Yu Wenqiang's editorial is very powerful, and his formulation of "patriotic thief" is even more novel, which has won the response and applause of a large part of the elite in society.

They like to buy goods from the United States and Japan, and they are completely indifferent to domestic goods, but their behavior of liking to buy foreign goods has always been criticized by patriots.

In particular, some petty bourgeoisie who bought Japanese cars, whenever the anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War or the anniversary of the Jinling Massacre, their beloved Japanese cars always had to be concealed and could not be driven on the streets in a grand manner, so as not to be smashed by patriotic thieves.

After reading Yu Wenqiang's article, they felt as if they had found a confidant, and felt that what Yu Wenqiang said was too right, patriotic thieves are heretics, and they should all be burned to death, that Lin Cheng is so patriotic, it seems that he deserves to die, so many people were instigated and started a vigorous campaign to refuse to buy Lin's goods.

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"Mr. Lin, the big thing is not good, not only did the press conference you hold not play a role in extinguishing the fire, but made the media attack more and more powerful, they even slandered you as a 'patriotic thief', lashed out at you, and set off a big campaign in the society to refuse to buy Lin's goods. It was also the phone call of Wang Yongshan, the head of the Public Relations Department, who reported the latest public opinion situation to Lin Cheng.

"Patriotic thief?" Lin Cheng didn't expect that because of his appearance, the well-known Internet word "patriotic thief" appeared in this era ten years ahead of schedule.

"Yes, now there are people everywhere who criticize you as a 'patriotic thief', saying that you are coercing public opinion for your own profit, saying that you are 'fake patriotism, really selfish'!" Wang Yongshan said worriedly.

Lin Cheng had expected that he would be attacked, and with the thickness of his face, he naturally didn't take this level of attack to heart, but Yu Wenqiang invented the term "patriotic thief" in order to attack him, and Lin Cheng couldn't bear it anymore.

He knew that once the new word "patriotic thief" became popular, it would cause great slander and harm to the real patriots, and after the "patriotic thief" was called away in the original time and space, once those true patriots said a few patriotic words, they would be ridiculed and ridiculed by the crowd as "patriotic thieves", making "patriotism", which should be a beautiful and noble word, become a stinky shit that everyone avoids.

In the long run, true patriots will lose the soil for survival under the public opinion attack of "patriotic thieves", and the Chinese people, who have always loved the motherland incomparably, will be ashamed to talk about patriotism, and those heroes who have made great contributions to the country will even be called "patriotic thieves", which will bring shame to the heroes.

Lin Cheng thought about it and felt that he couldn't be indifferent to this phenomenon, after all, he was the fuse that caused this phenomenon, and he must be solemn and honest, and return the reputation of patriots, and not let patriotic heroes shed blood and tears.

So Lin Cheng said: "I'll draft an article, you go to contact the "Mass Daily", and I will publish it in the "Mass Daily". ”

In this era, the combined power of all media is not as powerful as that of the "Mass Daily," and once the "Mass Daily" speaks out, it will often play the role of closing the coffin, and all disputes and debates will be put to rest under the voice of the "Mass Daily."

Wang Yongshan said suspiciously: "Mr. Lin, "Mass Daily" is the country's No. 1 newspaper, not all articles can be published on it, you see ......"

Lin Cheng said impatiently: "Don't worry so much, just execute." ”

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The next day, "Mass Daily" really published a long editorial written anonymously by Lin Cheng "The "patriotic thief" scolds not a thief, but a patriot!"

The article said: China has had a deep-rooted patriotism since ancient times, but recently Yu Wenqiang published an article violently criticizing the "patriotic thief", which was helped by some people in the camp of the same values, which caused great repercussions.

But the author believes that the invention of the term "patriotic thief" is itself a serious derailment against patriotism. It contains provocative questioning and even contempt for a considerable group of patriots and patriotism as it is commonly understood.

Yu Wenqiang and others made some meaning limits for patriotic thieves, and through such limitations, they said amazing words such as "patriots are national thieves", and took the Boxer Rebellion in the Qing Dynasty as an example to say that patriotism is guilty.

The author does not know what practical significance Yu Wenqiang and others have in criticizing patriotism under such extreme conditions, and the author cannot help but speculate with malice that the "patriotic thief" itself is the biggest stumbling block for the "traitors" to betray the country.

Patriotism is a common sentiment of Chinese and even human society, at least in China, where it plays a positive role most of the time and among the majority of the population.

Patriotism is a sentiment and a value, and how people should love the country is more a matter of understanding. It cannot be ruled out that some people's patriotic ways are inappropriate, and they may also make all kinds of mistakes. However, to separate their identification with patriotism and call them "thieves" because of their "patriotism" is not to get along with their various mistakes, but to be inseparable from patriotism.

In the eighties of the last century, there was a popular saying: Do you love this country, does this country love you?

In fact, there was a sentence earlier, from the country that Yu Wenqiang and others most yearn for, the American imperialist on the other side of the ocean, Kennedy said in his presidential inaugural speech in 1961: "Don't ask what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country!"

It can be seen that China is not the only country in the world that talks about patriotism, but the US imperialists even talk about it. In today's globalized world, the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup seem to be global sports, but they are also very national behaviors. At the opening ceremony, the national teams walked across the rostrum with the national flags, and the winners received awards under the rising national flag, all reflecting the identity of the team members to their respective nations and countries.

In short, a thief is a thief, there is no shame in loving the country, and it is against false patriotism. Any slander, smear and vilification of true patriots is a thief and a hooligan.