Citizen's Self-awakening Ability and Media's Enlightening Ability

Cassidy 2022-03-23 09:01:59

I watched this movie in the auditorium of Xinhua News Agency and chose this movie when the party-state mouthpiece held an internal film week. There is actually a hint of irony!

There is no Central Propaganda Department in the United States, and the American media is privately owned, which also determines that even in the era of rampant McCarthyism, voices advocating freedom can still be seen in the media. And in the era of the so-called "white terror" that we have learned in history, it seems that it is not a word.

I am a journalist, and any journalist knows the current state of the industry in China. If you don't follow the banner of the Central Propaganda Department, you will have only one fate.

In fact, the Central Propaganda Department is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that most of our Chinese people have become accustomed to being a mess. Most of their minds are filled with oil, rice, firewood, salt, vulgar entertainment, and dissatisfaction with society that has nowhere to vent. .

What Mr. Liang Qichao said a hundred years ago when he commented on the Chinese still applies today: "Therefore, those who are in charge of it are only one body, and those who are bred are only now. The reason for the stagnation and degeneration is really this."

The ability of citizens to self-govern is the basis for Western countries to establish a society under the rule of law. Citizens' self-rights and democratic thinking are the foundation for building a democratic society. In the West, the idea of ​​democracy and freedom has penetrated deep into the bone marrow of society, and the media only serves as an introductory role for this civil rights.

Liang Qichao commented a hundred years ago that the Chinese currently "can only be subject to dictatorship but not to enjoy freedom" and that "a republic cannot work in today's China". The reason is that "the qualifications a citizen of the republic should have, although none of my compatriots have it".

Up to now, this situation has not changed. Our sad national character has made it impossible for a knowledgeable and thoughtful citizen class to become the mainstream of society. The progress of society can only be reflected in GDP, but not in many soft power and national thought.

After watching this movie and talking nonsense, I don't know how many doujinyou will watch this lesser-known movie and read my comments, so I will stop there.

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  • Ashly 2021-12-12 08:01:16

    Good Night, and Good Luck. I love this title.

  • Bernhard 2022-03-27 09:01:08

    Isn't that stuff TBAG?

Good Night, and Good Luck. quotes

  • Edward R. Murrow: [about O'Brian accusing Hollenbeck of being a leftist] Oh, forget it, no one worth their salt reads O'Brian.

    Don Hollenbeck: You read him.

    Edward R. Murrow: See? I rest my case.

  • Shirley Wershba: Name me another wife who reminds her husband to take off his wedding ring *before* he goes to the office.

    Joe Wershba: Ava Gardner.