Li Shenzhi Later Thought Reading

 Of you friends, thank you for your greetings and good wishes, I will do that for you best wishes for our efforts to ultimately create an era of our own, live in dignity and a decent piece of land. New Year's Eve Eve, Mao Zhaoyu plus snow, Friends send me to the countryside New Year, this year at noon returned to Hangzhou to see your message is really warm as in spring, although the cold is not yet over! I'm here thanks to an old age to you! bless you, bless our unfinished national suffering, blessing Our post-Olympic era!
Fu Kuo-Chung February 9, 2008, Hangzhou
Interpretation of the Later Thought Communications
Shen-Fu Kuo-Chung
Lu Xun in to, an increasing accident; gem in the heart of the rich has also been handed impermanence r l repeated face-to-face with the face, hh the fog of sadness, times Phi Waring, then breathe and understand, and then, just single gem. IX, People's Literature Publishing House, 1981, page 231)
, especially in the twilight of his life has been shrouded in fog so sad, stereo anti-rightist movement, the Great Leap Forward, the The understanding of who five years, and then said, thinking in the mist rising to 80-year-old Mr. Li Shenzhi numerous deficiencies with the wish wash away, the Chinese intellectual in an unprecedented way expressed nostalgia for the old man and respect. far away in Germany, Zhong Weiguang and far in the United States were sent a different CHEMICAL INDUSTRY voice, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY in the ink storm, one and a half later, the storm is long past, the problem is still hanging in the air. After carefully reading and Xu Liangying Li Shenzhi last five years of private communications, I feel that Mr. Li Shenzhi should have some new understanding, he thought in his later years these letters have a more real, more honest feelings, may help us to evaluate fully and fairly Li Shenzhi ideas.
two old contacts began in February 1998, Li Shenzhi trustee to Xu Liangying had presented in his article letter, from the beginning of their correspondence for five years, the 43 letters written to each other, both scientific and rigorous discussion of democracy, but also a reflection of traditional Chinese culture, more of a revolution of their own career path reflection, and the destiny of the nation's concerns and prospects, is quite involved extensive discussion in good faith enough to even younger to shame. until the end of life long ago, Mr. Lee has also written 10-page long letter, proposed rewrite modern Chinese history voluntary. Because it is a private communication, talk about anything, bare their minds, the articles published more than an intellectual reflection of their thoughts.
Through these letters we can see Lee in his life the last five burning on their own, eagerly pursue the ideal, his limitations.
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Li Shenzhi later years ago that democracy and return to the set the tone. he felt example, but not impossible, first, second and only Zhuizun Fourth, because the Chinese have only one source put it on. Bell, January 12, 2002, in which he said: nearly five hundred years of history, democracy has become a global value, and must be more promotion and more to deepen China's reform, and only have a future integration into the global value, the core values that is free, that is human rights.
Although he often laments his lifetime may not see the realization of a mm
democracy anyway, I know that our youth believe that utopia is not only impossible, but is a fallacy. democratic values will be more and more countries to accept, but full democracy as we now see in Western countries may be another two or three decades in China has not be achieved. (now there are many people worried about the future of democracy in China will be a I also have this worry.) But there are at least protect the civil rights of democracy, I think there is hope, at most, and the body and we can not see our next generation will be able to see. (7 December 2002 )
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my past years of installment of the other is about fifty people up and down, meet once every two months. I have recently repeatedly called for their theory and system of democracy, but in addition to a group of young, the reaction is very cold, and I also work with your Pita example to convince me, the results are not satisfactory, these people have figured out almost the only way out is China's constitutional democracy, I would urge them to look at the constitution, if the situation worsened, and the democrats from that company headquarters constitutions get it out, how can it? (October 30, 2002)
2003 年 1 on 2, his life leaving only three months and twenty days, he says in his letter:
life has no fundamental research totalitarianism; Second, legislation, legislation some democratic norms.
hand this year, there are four or five questions, I hope God will allow me to finish this job.
socialism as a political system has completely failed CPC actually gave it up, keep it as a slogan, it is nothing more than to maintain privileges. of course, socialism can also be used as a policy goal, and even the ruling party's policy agenda, but only in a democratic society, a democratic The political system is possible. And, if not the majority of voters approved, in relation to step down. Malie Si Mao said (although it is still the theoretical basis of the Chinese Communists came to power).
China to modernization is only one way, that is comprehensive, full democracy, the only way that not only China, but also the only way for peoples of the world.
After entering the new century, I always say two things: 1, the realization of democracy in China, and the body to see whether I can compare the pessimistic .2 of China in the 21st century in democracy, I basically optimistic. However, I The so-called democracy, can only refer to abolish one-party dictatorship, a democratic framework, does not refer to full democracy. to achieve full democracy, the most optimistic to the 21st century need.
also in this letter, he asked the long-term democracy The Xu Liangying to 500 words to answer him, what is democracy necessary and sufficient conditions.
of the scientific spirit, Li Shenzhi also can not get on until his later years he would like to write a points less likely to be hard nor necessary, as regard the study of Chinese and foreign people called to the Chinese culture and Western culture, the fundamental difference between the West (in Greece as the representative) from the source to attention seeking, attention to China from the source to find the good, the difference after several years of development, the difference is too great. these words In fact, a cliché, but China has now become a philistine society, there is not much out of a big book, which is of course a good thing, however, one quite captivated the Chinese, then it is not a good thing. Now the patriots, are leading the world to talk about how China two thousand years, how great Oriental civilization such as so, I can not agree. But I am really ignorant of natural science, history of science is ignorance. just out of a sense of responsibility, that purpose can not let the Chinese God of drunk fans, forget it so, why they made this vow, I hope you can give me guidance and help. banner of nationalism. I lack academic ability, writing difficult, but as long as the die, the article should always write out. to discuss why science developed in China, why not produce modern science, they are from socio-economic and cultural aspects to answer the question; 1944, psychologists Chen published , meteorologists, geographers Impact and published ; Javier critique of totalitarianism is very profound, but actually considering how to replace it may be time to turn to Eastern thought put forward, although only one, but the Eastern thought (in fact refers to Confucianism and Taoism) poison (please if I use this word) the wide, one can imagine. rulers in the country is even more cross with incitement of the people played a great narcotic effect The letter said: 21 May, he also discussed this issue:
fallacy at the present reflected in its many (from Xi Zezong to Dongguang Bi), to attack them one by one row, it would need to collect materials and arguments. This year is never hands. Maybe next year can be put on the agenda.
ancient Western science that China has not, is not any different from human nature, but precisely because of the origin of civilization, and the trend is different.
Sound of Music is the highest values of Western philosophy, talk about good Chinese classical beauty is less about true. United States, with the value of good nature to the likes and dislikes, is not necessarily true. I really said to be value neutral, it is speaking in his heart as the maximum value. the United States, do not speak really good to lose the base. You cited the motto of Harvard University, the br> The value of truth in my mind neutral. * Declaration disyllabic Mandarin word for a major trend, has not changed translated as is the and utility of the national bone marrow in terms of depth, and advocate the value of truth and neutrality, in fact, want to go beyond utilitarian, beyond the naked, the reality of the narrow calculations. He believes in re-submit When most people only pay attention to democracy, while ignoring science, are also caused because there is no democracy. But I think science r l did not take root in China, and some scientists, academicians and even l r, the number of scientific spirit, I doubt. clarify the the smell of the feudal gentry, so even the Cultural Adherent Hu also called l l r. But the smell is the smell r, a close study of his life Ping-zhi industry, several times loudly l independent spirit, freedom of thought r, l liberty, or give me death ear! r with the May Fourth era Chen did not call for such a clear and concise, can serve as a slogan. hh Chen himself that life does not bow to the Northern Government and the Kuomintang, especially not with *** cooperation. I thought the end of the Cultural Revolution, He is one of the most clean, than by Yu, Shen are cleaner, not to mention the following person in Ba Jin. pseudo-academic, pseudo-academic status of the prevailing thoughts are worried about, from Ji (even Wangyuanhua) to Wang Hui, etc., April 21, 2001, read his 99-year-old Xu Liangying transferred the psychologists Chen's article, he said with emotion: However, in academic thinking is nothing more than a vulgar nationalists (now known as patriots), and now many of his tall hat to wear, even call l r. quarter of the academic master I certainly good name, they do no great harm just like holding an academic history of the world near National Study and ignorance of the elderly, it is a disgrace. Wang originally thought poor writing ability, but, just does not make sense of his incomprehensible words that can capture a large number of young people actually think that is learned, insightful, thinking, is that we emulated, resulting in a large number of scholars and pseudo-pseudo- thinking, is really deplorable. but so far rarely see strong criticism. is the criticism I received this article, of course, very good points, but the text, had a Li Shenzhi
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the hearts of old age has a lingering reason for the deep concern the future of their generation (that is, that is deeply rooted understanding of despotism. Third, through his own reflection on the revolutionary road, which does not repent.
2002 年 5 18, in reading our , little is known about the people of liberalism. > So, he would say: . In addition, there are few people in China? China's talent is too small, so I always tend to very rare, I want to get a bit more opportunity to speak, but I always wanted to play some role in how much energy.
hh so this name is a name I, of course, prompting the authorities to consider not cried, but to give people a concepts, I'd like to tell the truth, my maximum program remains political authorities are continuously tightened about my article published in the mainland is no longer possible, I of course, is clear. However, we have old material to say that we are the least horrible, now elderly people are increasingly more recession, I dare limited, more limited role, it can be called out is the sound.
I am increasingly convinced that ?
In this letter, he later added a few words, that work I still believe that Marx's words, not have to yell, I knew no longer the ability of shouting, a year at most, can only write thirty-four article, at most, only thirty thousand words. However, no place to send think of the place can feel a little something to write as much as possible in order to benefit China. Some of the silent, trying to stretch remarks space. see this, or pleasing. daily-like phenomenon. in his last five years, he repeatedly stated that he has done everything but this nation, and the history and reality, he has a calm, objective understanding of:
So the Chinese people lament civic r l reasons, anyway, only knowing they are impossible of. consciousness, not as the Reform Movement, not as Xinhai, not as the May Fourth Movement, not as eight hundred and thirteen, never compare 1948m49 (it was an important turning point), even lower than 1976m77, when the old man is not dead light. All the common sense of democracy is almost the lowest in the period since the late Qing Dynasty, almost no elite. This person I know or know but twenty. I strongly illusion that the country may have a two hundred. This realistic to hope that China will soon democratization, at least I no such confidence.
I know you're studying the issue of democracy, democratic practice should be [according to] have conflicting interests and mutual checks and balances, there is the courage to struggle against their own interests, but also can compromise the individual, this process is in gestation, however, when that hatched, I can not imagine.
now the vast majority of Chinese people, probably like Hu said l do not feel free, also free r.
I certainly have some positive thoughts, my hope, of globalization. But this is a general vague aspirations, and no specific, realistic According to.
I thought I almost our generation is very small in the liberation, in the also included within this very small number. than our young people, hh the theory of democracy and even less to know. and then down to the students during the Cultural Revolution, most of the Red Guards, only a few can be said to rely on self-study, as Enlightenment thinkers reflect on their own people, China is now relying on them to prop up one day in the academic community. But this day is too small, too few such people.
knowing I really l they are impossible but I l, r r. capacity is very small, but also a year to write thirty-four articles, weight is not large, that's all. I agree with the social conditions in China today compared to the KMT era, the May Fourth era, and probably the late Qing era greatly progress, progress that is the so-called democracy of the social factors can be greatly increased. However, I think people are too conscious less. Apart from my mind the more, hh and nationalism is a l r five thousand years of cultural tradition and a hundred years of national humiliation for the background, and very likely to win the masses. In fact seen from the various public opinion polls, this group of young students in the number of has been increasing. try to think of our own childhood to the main departure from the patriotic only to pro, pro-Soviet socialist road, the results on a big bear. In fact, in the 20th century the world has undergone major changes. Free Marxism has certainly become the mainstream values of the world, while China is still value exposure to the outside of the mainstream (to say government action is still the mainstay of r l a bit of flavor). If the Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen a decade of thought as anti- background, now, the trend has been very dilute, and thoughts of nationalism already greatly enhanced.
what human social development, said the iron law of the case, I do not believe it. However, the advanced nations due to various accidental factors formed makeshift good experience, become a model for later, we have to learn, and form a common path (that is, Mao Zedong said, l only knowing they are impossible r. doctrine, that is, outside the law in Confucianism, the impact of the May Fourth Movement two thousand years only a little, but far from complete, so the name of the Cultural Revolution, Youyi coming back even further. China is still the rule, this is my article in the introduction Javier said post-totalitarian society l r. that is not a religious country, but China is definitely a strong national ideology, since the emperor As the whole country today, no one from the domination of this ideology, which dominated despotism, whether Confucianism is a law, or table or where, are nothing more than autocratic, and intensified, after five years of the 20th century up to the extreme, it is good some twenty years, however, is my assessment HAVEL, but also the works of the totalitarian later said it . Of course I understand that, it can not maintain two or three decades, but over the hurdle (of course, can be said to be decisive in the first place) then, of course, as with Taiwan, there is freedom without rule of law. Chinese people must go freedom have the rule of law ideal tries to keep traditional culture and modern combination of efforts. China since 1840 after the Three Gorges valley, that his mind from the tyranny of the transition to democracy, he thought of the Three Gorges to be two hundred years, that is, from today, and four years. We have not discussed this view of our history. But I think that in fact the same. modern China to turn to real democracy, not too long four years. said: l round and round r, of course, society still has progress, it must be said that foreign capital, technology, models and ideas of the results, the Chinese people themselves the role of consciousness is very small, except that the first outbreak of the May Fourth Movement. that Mao's despotic tyranny worse than ten times Chiang, and if not Mao's authoritarian, autocratic Chiang later than he actually still a little better, and perhaps could reach the mainland to the end of the century has been the level of Taiwan today. (mainland than in Taiwan big a few times, better than Taiwan, in my opinion is impossible anyway.) If so, said another four years to get out of the Three Gorges valley does have potential. history of prophecy, Xu Liangying have a different view: )
2001 年 8 22, historian, Yuan Weishi in reading a long article on the Sun Yat-sen, the Li Shenzhi not without emotion, told the friend: too deep-rooted authoritarian tradition's sake, and think about ourselves and look at reality, the feeling is very long way to go. as Two thousand years of Chinese traditional final nail is not accidental. Unfortunately, today He wrote a 10-page long letter to Mr. Hsu, said he was a few years ago the idea to rewrite modern Chinese history, and the preliminary views of the first to write down: creation of its political system, economy, culture, national character by the decision. and Marx's economic determinism different .1840 years ago in China, its political system is authoritarian, counting from the emperor has been two years, not only to develop bone marrow of the Chinese people's deep servility, and suppressed the development of China's productive forces. After China's modernization is made exogenous. but even so, it should go, and already has a considerable internal. Theory and far the most authoritarian traditions, the Chinese formed the most darkest thoughts of Mao Zedong's rule in three decades. Chinese tradition into a totalitarian despotism. is indeed a turning point in modern Chinese history, China began the difficult process of extrusion of totalitarianism. But because of Chinese history has come to an extreme, the irresistible influence of globalization, the process despite the difficulties and setbacks, but has not reversed. now China has entered the late totalitarian totalitarianism, should be completed in another two to three decades of democratic reform preliminary. br> Four
Li Shenzhi in his later years thought to have been continue to engage in introspection, which even without repentance, but as he was April 21, 2001 letter, said: However, I can only when young ***, 57 years can only be ...