On the contrary, what is democracy? Democracy is not "everyone has the final say" or "the minority obeys the majority"; it is that everyone has the quality of independent thinking and criticism rather than blind obedience. Democracy needs to be properly guided, practiced and regulated. Otherwise, democracy will move toward equality, but freedom will be lost forever.
Replace inequality with equality, injustice with justice, laziness with fighting spirit, and helplessness with collective love. These are all things we crave, and with this seemingly grand craving, the wickedness of human nature is exposed. Once we firmly believe that we represent the right, we will eliminate all "wrongs", all dissenters, the world is either white or black, those who obey me prosper, and those who oppose me perish. But what proof is there that what we believe must be true? Even if we are right, what right do we have to deny others the right to choose in order to pursue the goodness set within us?
In contrast, the collectivist education and ideological indoctrination received by the Chinese people. In fact, one or two generations of us witnessed the tragedy of 1966-1976 firsthand; we also know what's going on in North Korea. Collectivism makes people disciplined, full of fighting spirit and vitality, and has great strength, there is nothing wrong with it. The problem is that once this power is exploited by selfish people, each person in the group will be reduced to his means to his own ends and will go to freedom. Even if one day this Chrisma announces the end of the game, the public or a part of the public, especially the vested interests in this collectivism, will become the most dangerous mob like Tim.
So what should our education be like? I don't think it's not to blindly cancel this kind of collectivist education, not to throw dirty water with the children. Rather, it is at the same time cultivating independent citizens, cultivating their proper participation in democracy, making them aware of the dangers of collectivism in extreme situations, and keeping them on their toes.
We can have school uniforms, we can sit upright in class, we can get up when we can answer questions. But at the same time, we must also give everyone the right to express their own opinions, and everyone also needs to learn to respect the choices of others.
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