4. Two hangs and rejoins the brother. (.) People think of the Bulls and the Sears Building, and these good impressions have been talked about countless times.

The treatment of the Wucheng Investment Promotion Group in Chicago is quite good, and the whole group did not expect that Xinlan Group would give them such a high-standard reception, and the East Superior Street must be a five-star five-star The Peninsula Chicago. The price of staying here surprised all the leaders who have seen the world. The occupancy price of the US dollar overnight made them speechless, and even Yue Bang secretly asked Xiao Zhen for the deputy secretary, whether this check-in fee was borne by the Wucheng Investment Promotion Group itself It is not surprising that you must know that there are twenty or thirty people in the delegation, if you are responsible for it, it will not be so easy to go back and reimburse it when the time comes, of course, if the secretary nods, it will not matter. When Xiao Ke told Yue Bang that the accommodation expenses for this delegation here were borne by Xinlan Group, Yue Bangwei couldn't help but admire it, and he deserved to be a world-class consortium. Dollars per person, the entire delegation is almost 100,000 US dollars a day, that is more than 700,000 peng, and it is not clear how long the delegation will live here.

In a VIP suite next to the room of Xiao Zhen, the head of the delegation, Zhong Yu was by the bright floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery outside the window while jotting down his "travel diary" in his laptop:

"Chicago is a very three-dimensional city, and the day I first arrived in Chicago, I was scared by those strong black people who asked for money. After that, we also saw a lot of black people asking for money on the city train and on the side of the road. Some of them will perform a piece of performance, and those who watch it at will give or not. We once met a tall black man on the train who stood up for this one stop after the train left one stop. The people in the carriage said that he wanted to sing a song, and if he thought he sang well, he could give a few dollars, a few cents, or a thousand cents. He sings very well, it seems to be better than what we have heard in Bibi or on TV, the voice is very loud, clear, and the vocal range is also very wide, casually snapping his fingers makes his songs very rhythmic, when the train starts, it is very noisy, it seems to have no effect on his music at all, the melody is also very good, very short He can't still sing when the train arrives at the next station, so his song didn't go more than 2 minutes, but it made us remember it very deeply, although I appreciated it, but I was nervous during that period, so we didn't give him money, I didn't want to talk to him, I didn't even want to talk to any strangers. I've heard that blacks in Chicago are more and denser than the famous black quarters near Los Angeles Airport. We took the bus from the west of the city to the University of Chicago in the east of the city, and it was not until we got close to the campus that we saw a few white people or people of other colors, and the rest were all black. Secretary Xiao didn't come with us, and everyone else was coming to Chicago for the first time, so we were all more careful.

Chicago is on the shore of Lake Michigan, with great greenery and many high-rise buildings. There are also many tourists dressed in various attire. In the movies "Chicago" and "Overlook... There's a lot of Chicago in it. It seems that Chicago is the kind of place that is full of art and drama...... The high-rise buildings have their own characteristics, according to different ages there are different styles of buildings, and the exterior walls of the high-rise buildings are mostly embossed, showing elegance and grace. This place was and is home to many world-renowned architects. He is best known for his Japanese style of design. I still haven't been able to completely remove the hat of "angry youth", so when I first met the docent to introduce some details of the Japanese style of his former residence and studio, I was dismissive. It's just that he went to Japan instead of China when he was old. Our big Huaxia, what's not richer than Xiaori? Later we went to this until now plus the antenna is the tallest building in the world. According to the information on the observation floor of the tiled roof, Chicago is a very rich city, and it seems to be far ahead of the world's major cities in terms of academics, arts, industry, and commerce.

During the few days in Chicago, we were all tired, in fact, I was tired of playing, and the others were tired of negotiating, and I felt that it was a surprise that I could come, and now I don't remember it clearly. What I remember most clearly is that when everyone else was in the letter, "Enjoying the beautiful scenery, I chatted with Secretary Xiao for a while, Secretary Xiao did not participate in the whole negotiation, but only went to meet with Ms. Qin Qin, the chairman of Xinlan Group, two days before coming to Chicago. For the first time, I was surprised to learn that the chairman of Xinlan Group was actually Chinese! I believe that Secretary Xiao's personality charm and elegant demeanor will definitely win the favor of Chairman Qin and bring benefits to our negotiations.

This is the first tall building I've ever been to above the blade floor. I studied in Dongfang City for so many years before, and I never went to the Oriental Pearl or the Economic and Trade Building. Maybe it's because I've been staying there all the time, so I don't have any plans to travel. That's good. We made a wonderful memory in the high-rise buildings of Chicago.

The Chicago River is very wide, and there are many iron bridges crisscrossing the river, which looks a bit like the Waibaidu Bridge in Shanghai, and it feels like the iron bridge in Chicago is longer and wider. We had dinner in Chicago once, it was Thai, and it was more unpalatable, maybe it was Thai food that had been Americanized. After dinner, we started with. Out, passing through Millennium Park, all the way through a street, on both sides of the shops, and good-looking buildings, connected to all kinds of good-looking white horses, black horses leading carriages, and nostalgic and regular grooms. That way... This section may be longer than a wheat, because it seems that after walking for a long time, you can't get out of that elegant, modern, and bustling street.

There's one inside Millennium Park. In the open-air concert hall, we just in time to listen to a very wonderful orchestral ensemble. Many of them were still wearing suits and sitting in the distance and listening quietly. I seem to remember a guy who was still wearing a shirt. Wearing a tie, Xibai, shallow, just lying on the grass with his head resting on his arms and closing his eyes, with a slight Qizhen Chuanpu Lehui, I feel very relaxed and enjoyed. The concert works very well, and it doesn't affect the effect even if it's far away. How nice it would be to live like this, to come out of the office after a busy day to listen to music, enjoy nature and the cityscape, and roar again. Know? It's a shame that there's no time in Chicago to know the flavors of Chicago often. ”

When we were there, we ate a Chicago-style restaurant, which seemed to have a Miao fragrance. "Biya put it just right, so we think Chicago's roar is Bibi

The University of Chicago is very big inside, maybe the direction is not very right, and it seems that there is no clear school gate. It's okay inside, but I think the campus planning is a bit messy. There is a long, straight road inside the school, all in the shade of trees, and chairs on the side of the road. Maybe because it was a weekend, I didn't see a few students. Looking from one end of the road to the other, the straight road seemed to shrink the scenery on the side of the road in the distance. If you go to school here and run back and forth on this road every day, you don't have to tame. There are a lot of statues in front of the University of Chicago church, and it is not known who those people are. Later, we saw in Hanwa's introduction that the University of Chicago had won a total of Nobel Prizes in Lishien, and we immediately looked at each other. I used to think that Princeton was the best school, and it seems that there is still a lot of information to understand.

Before I went to Chicago, I thought that Oriental City was prosperous enough, and the number of high-rise buildings had far exceeded that of New York and Chicago. When I went, I felt that there were many high-rise buildings in the East because there were too many people, so I had to put people in the sky. Chicago's tall buildings have their own characteristics, and it seems that each building has a lot of details to enjoy. There seemed to be a lot of rain in Chicago, and we had two rains in the few days we were there, and we didn't bring umbrellas to cover us with hats and shawls and then stood under the eaves. People who come out of the tall buildings in Chicago seem to be ready to take out umbrellas or raincoats from their bags. Once, when I was hiding from the rain, I heard an old man calling, and it seemed that he was angry, and he kept yelling at the phone, and when he was excited, he kept saying, "Spit out the horn." But he was so angry that he yelled there for half an hour without a word of foul language, thinking that he couldn't even do it, this old man's cultivation was really good. In Chicago, I also saw a very well-dressed child walking on the road with his mother, that gesture, reminded me of "Titanic" in which Jibi decided to talk to "how the aristocratic mother I saw in the restaurant before taught a little girl how to let go of the handkerchief, how to reach out, how to nod, I was extremely envious and sighed, at this time I sincerely felt that it was not unreasonable for Secretary Xiao to care so much about education, he did see farther than us."

We originally wanted to see the opera in Chicago, because we didn't buy tickets in advance, and the tickets for a week were gone, so we stood in the queue for a while and didn't continue to wait, the queue for refunds was very long, and we didn't have much time. It's also a pity that I only took a photo of the entrance of the theater.

The overall impression of Chicago is still very good, although there are some negatives, but it is these negative things and a lot of impressive positives that make me feel that this city is beautiful and real.

I don't know how Premier Hong knew about the existence of our Wucheng investment promotion group, it may be those damn gossip newspapers that met with us in Chicago, and they all said that Premier Hong was an extremely serious person, but maybe he was in a very good mood when he met this time, and he was always talking and laughing, which made me feel that the prime minister was not always with a straight face. The prime minister obviously knew Secretary Xiao, and he had only met with us for 20 minutes, but he called Secretary Xiao alone for nearly an hour.

Sometimes I really don't believe that Secretary Xiao's age is less than 30 years old, and he came out after talking to the prime minister, and he didn't even have a trace of excitement. ，”

Zhong Yu's fingers gradually stopped, and his eyes looked out the window at Chicago's East Superior Street, which was very modern, and he didn't know what to think, but his eyes gradually became stupid.

Premier Hong is here in Chicago. Xiao Zhen really didn't expect it, this encounter was really a pure accident. At noon local time, Premier Hung Tingbang arrived at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport by special plane after concluding his visit to Denver to begin his visit to Chicago, the third largest city in the United States. Chicago Mayor Richard Daly and other officials from the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago greeted him at the airport.

In the afternoon, Premier Hong met with Dean Kleckner, president of the American Federation of Farm Authorities, at the hotel where he was staying, and had a friendly conversation with him. After that, Premier Hong and his entourage cordially met with the staff of the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago and representatives of local Chinese-funded institutions, overseas Chinese and Chinese students, and encouraged them to do more to promote Sino-US friendship.

Subsequently, Premier Hong went to the northwest suburbs of Chicago to visit the Mareba farm, which is quite distinctive in the Midwest region of the United States. The farm covers an area of hectares and grows mainly corn, soybeans, winter wheat and pasture crops, and raises a number of high-quality cattle. The farm has advanced agricultural machinery and equipment, and modern management. Premier Hong watched the demonstration operation of the farm's machinery and a large combine harvester, and listened to a briefing by the farmer on the experience of using advanced scientific methods to increase grain production and modernizing the integrated management of the farm.

Premier Hong also went to the farmer's home and had a cordial conversation with the farmer and the farm workers.

That evening, Governor George Ryan and Mayor Daly held a banquet at the Art Museum of Chicago to warmly welcome Premier Hung Dingbang to Chicago. They said Premier Hong's visit was an honor for the people of Illinois and the city of Chicago. They said that in the future, they will continue to work together with Huaxia to further strengthen cooperation between the two sides and promote US-China relations

In his speech, Premier Hong thanked Governor Ryan and Mayor Daly for their hospitality, and extended his sincere greetings to the people of Illinois and Chicago. He said: The history of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States over the years has proved that the development of friendly and cooperative relations between China and the United States is not only in the interests of the people of China and the United States, but also in the interests of the people of the world. There have been some twists and turns in the relations between the two countries. At present, we have encountered some difficulties, but on the whole, we are moving forward. It should be said that the development of relations with China is the consensus of both the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States. At the beginning of the Qin era, it was Republican President Nixon who opened the door to relations with China; At the end of the decade, diplomatic relations were established during the administration of President Carter of the Democratic Party; Republican Reagan and President Bush promoted the further development of Sino-American relations; President Clinton of the Democratic Party and President Jiang Enguo also successfully exchanged visits, and decided that China and the United States should devote themselves to establishing a constructive strategic partnership, thus pushing Sino-US relations to a new stage. Premier Hong said. During his current visit to the United States, he met with many Democrats and Republicans, and they all expressed their commitment to further developing Sino-US relations. It is hoped that the two sides will make joint efforts to promote mutual understanding between the Chinese and American peoples, strengthen mutual communication, and ensure that Sino-US relations will continue to advance in the right direction set by the leaders of the two countries.

On the morning of 2 tomorrow, Premier Hong visited the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which has a history of many years and is currently the world's second largest futures exchange for agricultural products. Premier Hong and his entourage watched the busy trading situation on the trading floor that day, and then walked into the trading hall accompanied by Scott Gordon, chairman of the exchange, and presided over the opening ceremony of the day. Premier Hong also met with Executive Officer Patton of Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction machinery and equipment, and the heads of United Airlines and other major companies. He also attended a small reception attended by the heads of many large multinational companies in the central region of the United States.

Midday. The Central Council of America, the most influential organization in promoting international business cooperation in the central region of the United States, held a banquet for 1,000 people at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago to warmly welcome the visit of Premier Hung Dingbang of the Chinese People's Republic of China. U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daly, Illinois Lieutenant Governor Colleen Wood, and Chicago Mayor Richard Daly attended the luncheon and delivered enthusiastic speeches.

Mayor Daly said that the people of Chicago are very happy and honored by Premier Hong's visit. This is a very important visit for the city of Chicago, because many companies in the Chicago area have economic and trade cooperation relations with China, and many American companies such as Motorola are doing very well in China. Chicago's exports to China reached $100 million, which shows the importance of economic and trade cooperation between Chicago and China. Mayor Daly said the people of Chicago have realized the importance of their relationship with the China Exhibition. Next month, he will lead a delegation of representatives from Chicago's political and business circles to visit the cities of Dongfang, Wucheng and Liaodu in China to seek opportunities to expand cooperation with China. Last year. The United States and China have made substantial progress in the negotiations on Huagu's accession to the WTO. President Clinton and the US Government firmly support China's accession to the WTO within the next year, and this will not only be beneficial to the United States and China, but also to the exhibition of world trade. In his remarks, Lieutenant Governor Wood extended a warm welcome to Premier Hung on behalf of Governor Ryan and the people of Illinois. She said Premier Hung's visit was an honor for the people of Illinois. In the past few years, China has made tremendous progress in reform and opening up, and has become a country with huge potential for productive forces and trade, and a country that continues to expand its market and develop its economy. China is rich in tradition and has an eye on the future. She said that the American people hope to become partners and friends of the Chinese people among the nations of the world.

Premier Hong first thanked the Central Committee of the United States for its tremendous work in promoting Sino-US relations. He said that together with this visit, he has been to Chicago three times and feels that Chicago has a well-developed industrial, agricultural, telecommunications, and financial industry, and has very good conditions for economic and trade cooperation with Huaxia Exhibition. Premier Hong said that last week, China and the United States reached and signed the "China-US Agricultural Cooperation Agreement." This agreement is beneficial to both China and the United States. Illinois has a strong agricultural, industrial and financial sectors, and Huaxia is a very large potential market, and the cooperation between the two sides has broad prospects. He stressed that Huaxia is undergoing unprecedented infrastructure construction, and if the United States seizes this opportunity, many products and more companies in the United States will find their own market in Huaxia. If the United States is willing to export advanced technology to China, the US trade deficit with China will be greatly improved. Premier Hong expressed his belief that the US friends present here support China's early accession to the WTO. Premier Hong also answered questions from the participants.

In the afternoon, Premier Hong visited Motorola's headquarters on the outskirts of Chicago. He also unexpectedly learned from Motorola that the Wucheng Investment Promotion Group was holding talks with Xinlan Group in Chicago to discuss the establishment of cooperation in Huaxia Investment.

Premier Hung Dingbang was very concerned about this, and invited the members of the investment promotion group to meet after other activities, and after talking with the main comrades, he also had a dialogue with Xiao Zhen alone for nearly an hour.

Except for Premier Hong and Xiao Ding himself, no one knows what Premier Hong talked about with Xiao Zhen, but according to the general situation, it must have been about the negotiation between the investment promotion group and Xinlan Group.

In fact, it is not wrong to think of it this way, Premier Hong did ask Xiao Zhen about this.

However, what they didn't know was that Premier Hong, as one of the top leaders in Huaxia, of course knew about Xiao Zhen's relationship with Xinlan Group, so he did not ask about the negotiations, but carefully asked how Xinlan Group planned to invest in Huaxia, as well as some other things.

In this short and short meeting, Xiao Ding once asked Premier Hong if he wanted to meet Chairman Qin Qin, and Premier Hong pondered for a moment and finally shook his head. Xiao Ding didn't say much, he knew some of the troubles, although Premier Hong had a good relationship with the Xiao family, but as the prime minister, some of the itinerary and arrangements were inconvenient to change easily, and in fact, after Qin Qin's Xinlan Group grew stronger, there were also some forces in the United States who were wary of it, thinking that the Xinlan Group might "change color." "So if Premier Hong Dingbang and Qin Qin meet, there may be

Eat... Necessary troubles to go out to meet. Not easy to arrange. It is really impossible to meet in secret, and some forces in the United States will have more reasons to meet at that time.

In the garden of a manor on the outskirts of Chicago, it is a bright spring, and under the sun umbrella is surrounded by a white wooden table, sitting a man and two women with swords, eyebrows and starry eyes, wearing a casual suit, and his bearing is outstanding, it is Xiao Zhen. The woman beside him has bright eyes and bright teeth, and she seems to be tied casually, but it is rather exquisite, but it makes her beautiful appearance more heroic, and this woman's gestures are elegant and generous, and it makes people fall in love at first sight. In addition, the woman sitting opposite was dignified and elegant, looking about her early thirties, mature and charming, but also giving people the meaning of independence and strength, and it could be seen from the constant smile on her face that she was quite happy at the moment.

Jefferson once said that "the best government is the government that governs the least", but starting with Roosevelt, the intensity of state administrative intervention increased, and Roosevelt's New Deal was based on the premise of a large state, and he also attacked the "idea of small government" in a speech after his re-election. But there are those who disagree, pointing out that Jefferson did not say that "the best government is the government that governs the least," but that "the best government is the one that provides the greatest welfare," and Republicans have attacked this, arguing that even if Jefferson did not say the first word, his platform reflected the former. No matter what, because of the different circumstances, he can't speculate one-sidedly about his original intentions, although Qin Qin smiled, it was obvious that the question she was talking to Xiao Zhen about was not funny.

"Auntie, although you grew up under the American education system, you should also know Lao Tzu's "rule by inaction" and "governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, right? In fact, isn't the so-called "small government" of Western countries just following this path of inaction? Xiao Zhen said with a slight smile.

"The rule of inaction?" Qin Qin frowned slightly, but did not immediately refute.

Xiao Zhen laughed, glanced at Ye Yuling, who was smiling and quietly listening to the arguments of their two aunts and nephews, and said: "The so-called "rule of inaction" is "doing nothing and teaching without words." All things are done without beginning, born without being, for the sake of not being ashamed, and succeeding and dwelling" means that things are handled naturally, and education is not empty talk. Let all things grow according to their own laws without making trouble, let all things multiply and not take them for themselves, bless all things without being reserved, and accomplish things without pretending to be self-serving. In this way, we can achieve "I do nothing and the people are self-reliant, I am quiet and the people are self-righteous, I have nothing to do and the people are self-enriched, I have no desire and the people are simple", and finally achieve "do not fight and win, do not say anything and respond well, do not call and come, and settle down with a lenient and frank intention and good strategy." Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not lost. And "governing a big country, if you cook a small fresh", comes from "Lao Tzu, Chapter 60": "To govern a big country, if you cook a small fresh." Coming to the world with the Tao, its ghosts are not gods; It is not a ghost or a god, and its god does not hurt people; If it is not a god, it does not hurt people, and a saint does not hurt people. The husband and wife do not hurt each other, so virtue is returned. Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, it is simple and easy, and the key lies in the Tao. With the Tao, ghosts and saints do not hurt people, then the world is at peace "The so-called Xiaoxian" refers to small fish. Cooking small fish can not be tossed and turned at will, otherwise it will be broken pins. Governing a big country is the same as cooking small fish, it is necessary to be quiet and inactive, and not to be harsh on government decrees. Because once the people are unbearable, the country will be in chaos. In layman's terms, it is necessary to practice the politics of inaction in governing the country, minimize the promulgation of government decrees, and minimize the things that disturb the people, but once the decree is promulgated, it must be strictly enforced. Therefore, "the rule of inaction has been valued for thousands of years." Don't bother the people, that's at the heart of this idea. We should not be enthusiastic about letting the government "guide the people" everywhere and be enthusiastic about launching a huge "movement for the whole people" in the name of the economy for the sake of showing the government's "promising" and the achievements of the leaders, and the people will only bear the bitter consequences in the end

Qin Qinliu raised his eyebrows: "Then I'm going to be strange, don't you *** like to engage in national sports the most?"

Xiao Zhen smiled and said: "This time, that time"

Qin Qin skimmed out: "Chinese culture is broad and profound, such as" This sentence is one of the most philosophical and shameless sentences

Xiao Zhen and Ye Yuling couldn't help but laugh together, Xiao Zhen laughed and said, "Yes, I admit it." There are early concerns about the government's strong government-led economic growth model. Academics have vividly called China's current local economic growth model "crane economy, through the construction of bridges, roads, houses to sell state-owned land, control land pricing and premium fixed asset investment to drive economic growth." This kind of economy, which is invested through extended funds, cannot fully stimulate its internal and effective investment demand, and once the investment slows down, the development will also be affected. In addition, the government has too many resources at its disposal, and the supervisory power is weak, which is very easy to breed**.

We cannot deny that in the early days of the establishment of the socialist market economic system, the phenomenon of the government directly or indirectly intervening in the specific economic activities of enterprises and using administrative means instead of the market mechanism to allocate resources was still common, and the transformation of the functions of some government departments was relatively lagging behind, and the intensity of social management and public services was not strong. To achieve such a responsible government as the "shadow, the government and the people's night watchman, there must be a relatively long growth process.

According to liberal economic theory, in a benign market economy, it is true that the less government intervention the better, because the market has its own invisible hand that adjusts to demand. And the intervention of the visible hand of the government can disrupt the market in many cases. For example, the government cannot prohibit farmers from raising pigs and planting mulberry and silkworms uniformly, because farmers themselves will not do loss-making business based on their own interests; The government cannot promote and develop the local real estate industry, of course, and cannot publicize and encourage it in the mainstream media as a political achievement, because the prosperity of the real estate industry in a region may be different from the intentional guidance of the policy.

Therefore, a strong government does not mean that the government can do whatever it wants, but that it must manage the things it should manage, and have the ability to manage those things well. I don't object to a strong government, but I just think that what is strong is to know the people's will, obey the will of the people, simplify the punishment and be lenient, and live with the people's livelihood, because what society and the people want is a rational government and a government ruled by law. ”

Qin Qindi's smile was a little ridiculous: "Fork" The old two little tricks, don't use them in front of me. ”※

Xiao Zhen's smile stiffened, and he smiled dryly: "Where am I diverting the topic again." ”

Qin Qin crossed her lady's legs, took a sip of Portuguese juice, and said, "What I'm saying is that you ** love to engage in national sports the most, and you don't cherish the people's power the most, but you have changed the topic, can't I see it?" Qin Qin pouted: "I know that you read Chinese history well, in this regard." I can't compare to you", but can't you see how wrong your ** government has been in power for decades? ”

Xiao Zhen frowned slightly: "If a new idea wants to dominate a big country, labor pains are inevitable.

Qin Qin didn't talk about political theory with Xiao Zhen, but just followed his own train of thought and said: "After the violent Qin, the world was in turmoil, and after Han Gaozu won the world, what policy did the Han Dynasty do?" Recuperate! So in the end, there was a 400-year Han dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, it was also a great chaos in the world, Li Tang rose and dominated the country, and then what did Li Shimin do? In fact, it is also to recuperate and accumulate people's strength, and then there is the rule of Zhenguan and the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, "but on the other hand, what about your red China? Originally, he took over a mess, and the foundation was already poor, and there was a Great Leap Forward and another Cultural Revolution. That's why I say you've wasted decades of opportunity. ”

Xiao Zhen was slightly silent and said, "At that time, why was the Chinese Communist Party able to win? It is because it has won the hearts of the people, how did this people's hearts come about? It must be admitted that part of it is because the Kuomintang is already completely rotten, and the small people feel that it can't be worse anyway, so they simply change it to another ** that took over under this circumstance, but we have no experience in governance, and the political ideals of the first generation of leadership collectives at that time were very good, but they were not good at national construction. It is understandable to take a detour or even a fork in the road. We should not keep our eyes on the stage where we are on the wrong path, but on the present and the future. We believe that with the efforts of all the Chinese nation, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will inevitably succeed. As for the current Chinese society, there are still such and such problems, and we all admit it, but nothing can be done at once, and we have to take it step by step. Racial problems, unemployment problems, disparities between the rich and the poor, and law and order problems"Any government in the world can do wrong things, and the key is whether it can be corrected

Qin Qin rolled his eyes: "I must say, no matter how hypocritical the people are, they are better than **."

"So, what is democracy? , Xiao Xiaoshang knew that it was the problem that the two aunts and nephews had never fought for victory again.

"Democracy is a state system formulated within a certain class according to the principle that the minority obeys the majority, Qin Qin said without thinking about it.

Xiao Zhen nodded: "In other words, democracy represents the will of the majority."

Qin Qin looked at him, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Xiao Zong smiled slightly and said: "Well, that is, for example, if a person goes to travel, and 4 people want to swim", if an individual wants to play well, then the democratic decision must be to swim, and if the final decision is to play, it will become a patent." ”

Qin Ping frowned and didn't refute.

Xiao Zhen laughed: "Then when we change the above example slightly, we will be shocked to see that in fact, this "democracy" is a big-tailed wolf in sheep's clothing: for example, 4 people in an individual think that people deserve to die, then democratic decision-making is legal. Kill that poor fellow!

You may say that there is nothing wrong with that, but if everyone thinks that a person deserves to die, then how can he be innocent? Unfortunately, this is a possibility. In fact, democracy is far more than "the majority." It's as simple as that, and in order to figure this out, we can dig those old history books out of the trash and read them carefully.

In the sixth century B.C., in the source of democracy, the ancient Greek city-state of Athens, a politician named Clestines understood the rudiments of the earliest democratic system in human history: "Shell Banishment Law" The so-called "Shell Banishment Law" is that the Athenians in order to deal with a certain dictator who destroys democracy and implements **, can convene a citizens' assembly and vote on it because of the shell voting, but later switched to pottery shards, if this person has too many votes, then I'm sorry, whether you are wrong or not, leave Athens immediately, Go out and stay old and come back. This punishment system is somewhat similar to the exile in ancient China, of course, the nature of the two is completely different, the former is the collective vote of the citizens' assembly, and the latter is the personal will of the ** monarch. But. In "Shell Banishment Law." On this altar, there is certainly the blood of dictators, but also the souls of innocents. In the history of ancient Greece, there have been many outstanding politicians and military strategists who were exiled and died in other places because of the "shell banishment law", such as the famous marathon hero Alisteti, known for his honesty and integrity, was once submitted to the citizens' assembly for trial by the greedy and ** Themistocles on the charge of "attempting dictatorship."

Wait a minute, maybe you will say that although the people's choice is not always right, it is their own choice after all, and even if they pay the price, they can only bear it themselves.

However, I have to tell you that you have made a logical mistake on this subject, because it is not the majority that pays the price, but the poor unfortunate bastard who is in the minority. If a person is forced to accept punishment for the mistakes of others, then this kind of "democracy." And how can it be reassuring? You also saw this, ancient Greece. "Shell banishment. Although it is a terrible thing under the guise of "majority", it is not a real democracy, in fact, it has another name. It's called "Most Tyranny."

In fact, this "majority tyranny." We have also learned that the catastrophe on earth many years ago was the result of the tyranny of the "majority" and the "minority". When millions of Red Guards, carried away by revolutionary enthusiasm, stormed schools, factories, institutions, and governments, and smashed, looted, and burned themselves, when those innocent victims committed suicide in grief and indignation, how many indifferent and even gloating spectators were savoring this terrible "democracy,!" Even we still have to regret to see. Similar to the young revolutionary generals of the year. Fourth, there is still life from time to time. One does not protect "a very few." What is the difference between the "tyranny of the majority" of the right and the "tyranny of the majority"?

Therefore, it is necessary to correct the first example: there is a person who goes to travel, and 4 people want to swim "If an individual wants to play, then the democratic decision is to swim, but with a restriction, that is, the person who wants to play, there is a person who says, "Yang." and the 4 people who go swimming, must learn to respect this "four"

But don't worry, democracy, it's not just about talking. "Ribs, even if the word is a partner, it still has many requirements and conditions. If you think about it, although the 4 people who went swimming did not object to others doing what they wanted to do, how do individuals play, there must always be an opponent to play with him, right? At this point, the question arises: the four of us are going to swim, and it's already good not to force you to go, what's the matter? Do you want us all to play with you? You kid itchy skin

Do you think the idea of those four people is quite reasonable? yes, why do you want everyone to play with that kid? Isn't it democracy? How did it become the majority obeying the minority again? Wait, you know, yes, merely respecting the opinions of minorities without providing a level playing field for them, then they are far from true democracy. In order to make this clear, let me tell you a true story, which you may know, because it seems that it is not easy to go swimming in the United States.

In the 60s, in Mississippi, USA, the cause of the incident was a black student named Aunt Jay Meredith. Apply for admission to the University of Mississippi. Auntie, you know, Mississippi was a very racist Southern state at that time, where although blacks theoretically had the right to go to college, in reality it was impossible to do so, because the governor of that state was a racist himself, and public opinion in that state was also critical of the governor's racial remarks, and it was not difficult to imagine that poor James was inexplicably rejected by the university board for the simple reason that he was black.

James quit at this point, and he immediately approached the National Association of Colored People, who paid for a lawyer to accuse the University of Mississippi of violating the Constitution and human rights, and took the case to the Circuit Court of Appeals. After a year-long trial, James won the case, and the court ordered the University of Mississippi to admit him to school.

At that time, American society was in the midst of the civil rights movement. The black civil rights organization led by Martin Luther King Jr. organized a series of large-scale nonviolent protest gatherings, which brought an unprecedented impact on the entire American society. But at the same time, he also understood that in the southern states where racial discrimination is very serious, it may be very difficult and dangerous for black students to get into school, so when he heard that the court ruled in James's favor, he immediately dispatched federal officials with a law enforcement team to protect James from entering the school.

However, the court's injunction immediately angered the Governor of Mississippi, and on the day James entered the school, he instructed the lieutenant governor to stand at the gate of the school to block it, and arrogantly announced that if the people of the federal government dared to support James in confronting the state government, they would arrest one by one! Note: The U.S. government is organized differently than in our country. The power of the state is very decentralized, each state is like an independent kingdom, no one buys the account of the central government, and the governors of the states are not appointed by the president, but run in the states. It is only responsible to the people of the state, so the attitude of each state towards the central government is: I can live as I want, and you can't control the federal government, but if something happens to me, you have to bear it for me.

Therefore, when Kennedy heard the tough attitude of the governor of Mississippi, his scalp immediately numb, and he knew very well that something must be wrong. Sure enough, on the day of Jayance's enrollment, the people instigated by the governor clashed seriously with the federal law enforcement team and the school police students. The violence intensified, causing a great deal of bloodshed and death, which did not subside until the next morning

In the end, the horrific bloodshed caused the governor to think about his historical responsibility, so he backed down, and the frightened James, under the protection of federal law enforcement, finally ended the history of Mississippi banning blacks from attending college.

Well, with the examples out of the way, I want to say that through this incident, it is clear that respecting the opinions of minorities is just an empty slogan, and that sometimes it is necessary to pay a heavy price for the minority to truly enjoy the same rights as the majority.

Well, in this case, we're going to change that example again: if one person goes on a trip, four people want to swim, and one wants to play, then the democratic decision is: four people go swimming, one person goes playing, and then another one is hired. Someone came to play with that little bastard, and as for the money for hiring, everyone shared it.

But wait, why sacrifice the interests of the four of us for the sake of respecting the minority? Could it be that kid alone is more important than the four of us? If I don't want to pay, don't you have to respect my opinion? But don't forget, this time you may be in the "majority", say goodbye and run to swim, but ah, maybe next time it will be your turn to play, who are you going to go to then? So, in order for you to find someone to play with you next time, so that we can find real democracy, you have to pay that price, even if it means that you may have to pay as much as you do in Mississippi.

Now you must have seen that the so-called democracy is not the embodiment of the will of the majority, nor is it the respect for the opinions of the minority, but the equal rights given to everyone, and do not forget that this democracy is not a free lunch, you want to get it, it costs money. ”

Qin Qin was stunned, Ye Yuling paused for a moment, and then looked at Xiao Zhen seriously, and couldn't help but snicker.

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