Subtitle of this chapter: This session of the people is not good!

On Singles' Day in 1918, the Armistice of Compiègne Forest was signed. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In December of the same year, Grand Commander Wilson left New York on the steamship George Washington. The crowd on the docks cheered for him, and the ships in the harbor honked their horns for him. The warship fired a gun salute for him...... BOOM！

In England he became the most popular foreign leader in history, and the courtesy he received on the streets of London was only matched by the coronation of the king. ...... in Rome ...... in Paris At this time, he must be full of ambition, the goddess of peace is favoring him, the whole world is supporting him, and a bright future full of hope has shown the dawn.

It seems that as long as he tiptoes, an eternally peaceful earth is within reach like a ripe apple......

But his old man was immediately slapped in the face by history. Afterwards he wrote in his diary that in some respects the treaty was terrible, and that I should not have accepted the Shantung clause or the Italian frontier clause unless absolutely necessary, and that I should have determined the amount of German reparations, and that France should have been prevented from plundering a large amount of German territory. But under the circumstances, it was the best I could have achieved.

Hey, this president of a prestigious university really wants to be able to deal with the old foxes in old Europe, and what kind of World War II, even the May Fourth Movement will not necessarily happen.

Of course, the most fundamental reason is that the United States is not strong enough to dominate the world at this time.

However, as a political figure, he can write this in his diary, but he can't say this to the people in China. The problem is that the American people are a bit naïve, but not really stupid. Even if they are stupid, journalists who write political reports are not stupid, and American politicians, especially Republicans, will not admit their accounts so obediently.

Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, the commander-in-chief of the Entente, Marshal Fuxi, said that "this is not peace, but a truce of twenty years." ”。 Americans don't see it at all?

Before leaving the United States, Woodrow Wilson was the conscience of all mankind; After returning to the United States, he actually failed but always refused to admit defeat, but he made Americans feel congested.

When politicians lose the trust of the public, they lose their place to live.

In an attempt to justify himself and urge Congress to join the League of Nations Covenant he had advocated, President Wilson made a nationwide lecture tour upon his return. He had to give speeches once or twice a day in a huge, sweltering auditorium without a megaphone, he had to travel by car to city after city, he had to face a large number of reporters and flashing lights; At night, he could only toss and turn on the bumpy train and could not sleep.

At this time, the American people were tired of war and world peace.

In September 1919, his body collapsed, and a stroke left him partially paralyzed on the left side of his body, making him unable to stand up. And with his serious illness, the Democratic government was leaderless, and the entire administration came to a virtual standstill.

In addition to the foreign policy fiascos and the chaos of the administrative system, the United States from 1919 to 1921 was undergoing a critical economic transformation. Of course, there will inevitably be some side effects of economic transformation.

In the long run, the United States is evolving from primary heavy industry and processing industry to high-tech industry, because a large number of European capital and enterprises have fled the war-torn old Europe to the safe and secure New World, which can be said to be the foundation of the United States' global hegemony. However, in the short term, the domestic enterprises in the United States have lost a large number of war orders, and the market funds have been invested in emerging industries without getting a return for the time being, which has caused the stagnation of economic development.

If you look at the stock market performance alone, the past two years have been a big bear market, with the Dow Jones down as much as 47%, and it will not be revived until next year. Historically, it is known as the "Great Bear Market after World War I", and it is the sixth "stock market crash" in the century-old financial history of the United States.

This naturally made the American people even more dissatisfied, and the "Treaty of Versailles" can be said to be a "distant" story of old Europe, but the economic stagnation is a personal feeling for them.

So, there was silence in the classroom.

"Ahem, ahem......" Professor Klein coughed a few times and began, "In that case, I'll make my point." ”

He leaned on the podium with his hands folded and said in a sharp voice: "President Wilson called this election a 'great and serious plebistry,' and the masses of the people will stand up for him, for this country, for the League of Nations that has never been seen before!" But now it seems that he was wrong, and he was wrong. ”

Professor Klein suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed out the window and said loudly: "We can treat this election as a test, a test for the American people!" ”

"Sad!" He sighed, shook his head gloomily, and said bitterly: "This time the American people did not pass the test, this time they gave up their bravery and honor......"

Our Master Yuan was originally sitting in his seat thinking about his own thoughts, and the US election had little to do with him anyway. But listening to the words of the Jewish professor on the podium, his spirits could not help but lift.

Heck, don't these words mean "this people can't do it"? This professor is kind of interesting, I need to hear what he has to say.

I only heard people continue to complain loudly: "This time they chose to live and be comfortable!" ”

Wow, this guy really has a bit of a white left style in later generations, and he loves to talk nonsense. In the 1916 presidential election, Wilson's slogan was "He keeps us out of war," and it was only when he won a hard-fought victory over Republican candidate Charles Evans-Hughes. In fact, New York Governor Hughes is also a progressive, and the elder Ross commented on the two of them: the only difference between them is whether they shave their faces or not (Hughes is a bearded man).

If you want to say that American voters really "chose to live and be comfortable", then they chose it in 1916, why bother to talk about others.

However, our Master Yuan likes this kind of unbridled tone, so he listened carefully with vigor.

"So as economic workers, we must know that the masses cannot be trusted. Individuals who enter the group, under the action of the mechanism of the "collective subconscious", will produce an essential change in psychology. Like animals, dementia, toddlers, and primitive people, such individuals involuntarily lose their sense of self and become completely different creatures with a very low level of intelligence......"

That's right, it's really the set of statements in "The Rabble". Bai Zuo is really interesting, if people support you, you will be helped, and if people don't support you, then you will "become another creature with a very low level of intelligence". (note 1)

Note 1: The Rabble: A Study of the Psychology of the Masses, French psychologist Gustave Le Pen (1841-1941) His surname is Le-Bon, which is not the same as the Marina Le Pen Le-Pen of the National Front. ), thus creating group psychology. Anyway, those who engage in pyramid schemes and missionaries, as well as marketing and politics in later generations, must carefully study this book.