More Chinese Communists Convicted of Spying 多名中共间谍在美国被捕

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More Chinese Communists Convicted of Spying

多名中共间谍在美国被捕

Written by Alex Newman
Monday, 24 May 2010 13:26

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Several individuals working for the People’s Republic of China were convicted in federal court this month, proving yet again that the communist regime has unleashed swarms of agents to gather the sensitive secrets and technology of American business, military and government. But despite the enormity of the problem, there has been very little coverage in the press.

Last week, a federal jury in Massachusetts convicted Chinese nationals Zhen Zhou Wu and Yufeng Wei of conspiracy, illegally exporting prohibited technological equipment to various Chinese military outfits, and several other crimes. The pair used Chitron Electronics Inc., a U.S. corporation which was also found guilty at trial, to acquire the electronics and ship them to the regime through Hong Kong.

“For more than 10 years, this corporation and these defendants conspired to procure U.S. military products and other controlled electronic components for use in mainland China – for military radar, military satellite communications, and military guidance systems. In doing so, these defendants violated U.S. export laws and compromised our national security,” said U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz in a statement about the convictions.

The exported equipment is also used in electronic warfare and some articles even have space applications. “These items could make a direct and significant contribution to weapons systems and war-fighting capabilities of U.S. adversaries,” noted a press release from the Department of Justice.

Both of the conspirators face up to 20 years in prison and deportation after serving their sentences. A co-defendant of the duo, Bo Li, pled guilty to related charges and faces five years in prison and a $1 million fine.

Two weeks ago in California, Chinese spy Chi Tong Kuok was also convicted by a federal jury for similar crimes. Among the technology he sought to provide for the communist regime was communications, encryption, and global positioning system (GPS) equipment used by the U.S. and NATO militaries, according to another press release from the Department of Justice.

"This conviction underscores the threat posed by illicit efforts to obtain sensitive U.S. technology and the need for continued vigilance against such schemes,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security David Kris in a statement. “The military encryption technology at the heart of this conspiracy is controlled for good reason and I applaud the agents, analysts and prosecutors who kept these goods from falling into the wrong hands."

These convictions are merely the newest additions to a growing list of communist China’s agents, and likely the tip of a massive iceberg. As reported by JBS.org-affiliate The New American magazine in a recent in-depth article entitled ‘Chinese Spying in the United States,’ the regime’s espionage is likely one of the greatest threats to U.S. national security, and dozens of its agents have been arrested in recent years.

“The Chinese are the biggest problem we have with respect to the level of effort that they’re devoting against us versus the level of attention we are giving to them,” said former U.S. counterintelligence chief Michelle Van Cleave in a CBS interview. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and many other agencies, officials and analysts agree. Of course, even former President Bill Clinton helped Beijing acquire America’s nuclear secrets and many other sensitive secrets. But the regime is obviously not satisfied yet.

Government estimates of the scope of economic espionage against the U.S. range to a quarter of a trillion dollars per year — and most of that is going to the Chinese regime. China is also actively seeking information on its dissidents living abroad, as evidenced by convictions of Chinese agents around the globe. Estimates on the number of spies working for the PRC, while hard to verify, are reliably placed at about 2 million by author Roger Faligot, who has written dozens of books on espionage with a particular emphasis on China. And most of their efforts are directed at America.

“There’s absolutely no doubt that their long term goal is world domination and to put the United States — as much as they can — out of business, and to become the world’s superpower,” former Canadian Minister of Parliament David Kilgour, also a former Minister of State for the Asia-Pacific region, told The New American for the article on Chinese espionage. “They want to run the whole planet.”

But while the U.S. government claims to be hunting down the regime’s spies, public schools in America are going forward with a controversial new program known as “Confucius Classroom” where the communist dictatorship supplies curriculums, funding and materials for American students.

Lest anyone not catch the importance of these developments, a simple examination of the Chinese government’s barbarous policies should loudly ring the alarm bells. The regime routinely forces women to undergo abortions as part of its “one child policy.” It jails political and religious dissidents and tortures them, or worse, harvests their organs while they are still breathing.

The spying issue should be a top priority for the U.S. government, since it directly endangers American lives and harms U.S. businesses. And while recent convictions should be applauded, there is still gargantuan amounts of work to be done. “American counterespionage — the FBI — has been largely ineffective against the Chinese,” explained Charles Viar, Chair of the Center for Intelligence Studies and a former U.S. counterintelligence official. Hopefully that will change soon. American lives may very well depend on it.

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Alex Newman is an American freelance writer and the president of Liberty Sentinel Media, Inc., a small media consulting firm. He is currently living in Sweden and has spent most of his life in Latin America, Europe and Africa. He has a degree in foreign languages and speaks Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian and a little Swedish and Afrikaans. In addition, he earned a degree in journalism from the University of Florida, with emphasis on economics and international relations.

Kai Chen/Purge Socialism from Your Heart and Soul 陈凯DVD网评“社会主义的危胁”

Kai Chen/Purge Socialism from Your Heart and Soul

A brief review of Coral Ridge Ministries’ special program “Socialism – a Clear and Present Danger”

陈凯DVD网评“社会主义的危胁”

By Kai Chen 5/27/10 www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

To Order the Program, Click the Link:

http://www.dangersofsocialism.com/resources.aspx

After I reviewed the special program by Coral Ridge Ministries - “Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger” in which an interview of me is a part, I feel compelled to recommend this very informative and very inspiring program to all the freedom-loving Americans.

Freedom-loving Americans? Sounds redundant, like a misnomer, doesn’t it? I used to think all Americans love freedom. They should all love freedom, in my understanding at least, just to be “American”. But after Obama was elected into the White House, I reexamined my view according to this new-found reality: Indeed there are some Americans who yearn for despotism, tyranny and state/governmental-slavery, with their ignorance, greed for power and a defective tendency to excuse their own pathological, irrational and soulless behaviors. They will do just about anything to escape their own individual responsibilities. They search hard for an easy way out of their own misery through some spiritual narcotics such as socialism/communism to find that illusory mirage - “heaven on earth”. (If by now you have not grasped what I mean, just listen again to John Lennon’s “Imagine”.)

I visited Zambia last summer. My daughter Alex is currently serving as a member in the Peace Corps there. Though Zambia is a country heavily influenced by Christianity with churches dotted throughout the landscape, in the village my daughter dwells I sensed tremendous amount of collectivist/socialist mentality – no one, by the constraints of traditional norms and mores, is allowed to get ahead by his own labor/hard work, talent, and ingenuity. Indeed as Winston Churchill pointed out: “Capitalism is an unequal distribution of wealth. And socialism is an equal distribution of poverty.” The compelling illustration of the experiments (in “Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger) conducted by “Amigos for Christ” in Nicaragua shows how socialistic mentality always brings misery and disasters while free market approach with its inherent principle of individual responsibility always channels human beings’ energy toward more constructive purposes and prosperity. I will certainly introduce this great video program to my daughter Alex in her determination and effort to make a positive change for the village people. I wonder how successful she will be to introduce the free market principles into a traditional culture bent toward socialism and collectivism. It is not going to be easy. That’s for sure.

“Socialism presumes that human nature is good, and it is only the social and economic environment that makes people do bad things.” Unfortunately traditional Chinese cultural mindset assumes the same, so the Chinese always yearn for an omnipotent savior in the government/emperors. China went communist, not just because Mao forced himself by the muzzles of guns to get his way. There has always been a deep-seated collectivistic despotism in the Chinese culture, with the same presumption that human nature is basically good. The Chinese people must bear the responsibility and blame for yearning for a God-like savior to save them from the bitter sea in the first place. The Chinese people must change their cultural and habitual presumptions and tendencies to escape from their own individual responsibilities as unique human beings created only by God, not by their government, not by their ancestors or their social and cultural environment, if they ever want to be and will be free.

Christianity corrects this fundamental error in human misjudgment of his own nature. Christianity establishes that human beings must be aware of their own nature as a fallible and imperfect one. Based on this accurate depiction of human nature, Christianity educates mankind to beware of its own imperfect beginning, and to establish human societies with a government controlled by checks and balances within itself, a government limited in scope and functions by a constitution that guarantees all fundamental rights to individual human beings – not to any collective or any governmental institutions. A nation with a government under God (not a government as God, not a government above God,) is a nation that is congruent with the natural law by which individual human being can truly find happiness and fulfillment.

If we say that Christianity is diametrically opposed to socialism, we must recognize Christianity is the philosophical and religious foundation on which modern societies have established themselves, with their indispensible and irreplaceable capitalism and free market institutions. Too bad in China today all the Christian churches are perverted to have become the tools and cronies of the communist regime. Can you truly trust a God that is ordered around by a communist government? As Obama starts to emulate the Chinese communist regime in using faith-based institutions and churches to implement his socialist “heaven on earth”, I advice all Americans to reexamine their own souls and ask themselves this simple question:

What does being an American truly mean?

History’s top murderer is China’s patron saint 历史最大杀人魔是中国的圣人

陈凯一语： Kai Chen's Words:

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将人类历史上最大的杀人魔与虐待狂毛泽东捧为圣人去崇拜说明中共党奴朝人们的道德的完全腐败与良知灵魂的彻底虚无。 这种病态与腐败必定要有其必然而来的严重致命的后果。 这是因为没有人可以自由于上苍。 但要去认知上苍，人必须自由。 --- 陈凯

Taking the biggest mass murderer (Mao) in human history as some saint/god to worship shows the complete moral corruption and a thorough nihilistic mindset/soul of the Chinese people. Such a moral corruption and pathological mindset will surely lead to mortal and disastrous consequences. This is because no one can be free from God and to know God indeed exists, one must be free. --- Kai Chen

我试想： 如果在北京天安门广场上有一个带有纳粹符的希特勒纪念堂，奥巴马是否也仍愿意向中共党奴屈从并朝跪拜磕头。 --- 李. 爱德华

I wonder: Would President Obama be so ready to kowtow to China if in the middle of Beijing there was a mausoleum of Hitler and, hanging from the gate to the Forbidden City, a giant swastika? --- Lee Edwards

Lee Edwards: History’s top murderer is China’s patron saint

历史最大杀人魔是中国的圣人

01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, February 2, 2010

By LEE EDWARDS

WASHINGTON

Can you name the greatest mass murderer of the 20th Century? No, it wasn’t Hitler or Stalin. It was Mao Zedong.

According to the authoritative “Black Book of Communism,” an estimated 65 million Chinese died as a result of Mao’s repeated, merciless attempts to create a new “socialist” China. Anyone who got in his way was done away with — by execution, imprisonment or forced famine.

For Mao, the No. 1 enemy was the intellectual. The so-called Great Helmsman reveled in his blood-letting, boasting, “What’s so unusual about Emperor Shih Huang of the China Dynasty? He had buried alive 460 scholars only, but we have buried alive 46,000 scholars.” Mao was referring to a major “accomplishment” of the Great Cultural Revolution, which from 1966-1976 transformed China into a great House of Fear.

The most inhumane example of Mao’s contempt for human life came when he ordered the collectivization of China’s agriculture under the ironic slogan, the “Great Leap Forward.” A deadly combination of lies about grain production, disastrous farming methods (profitable tea plantations, for example, were turned into rice fields), and misdistribution of food created the worst famine in history.

Deaths from hunger reached more than 50 percent in some Chinese villages. The total number of dead from 1959 to 1961 was 30 million to 40 million — the population of California.

Only five years later, when he sensed that revolutionary fervor in China was waning, Mao proclaimed the Cultural Revolution. Gangs of Red Guards — young men and women age 14 to 21 — roamed the cities targeting revisionists and other enemies of the state, especially teachers.

Professors were dressed in grotesque clothes and dunce caps, their faces smeared with ink. They were then forced to get down on all fours and bark like dogs. Some were beaten to death, some even eaten — all for the promulgation of Maoism. A reluctant Mao finally called in the Red Army to put down the marauding Red Guards when they began attacking Communist Party members, but not before 1 million Chinese died.

All the while, Mao kept expanding the laogai, a system of 1,000 forced labor camps throughout China. Harry Wu, who spent 19 years in labor camps, has estimated that from the 1950s through the 1980s, 50 million Chinese passed through the Chinese version of the Soviet gulag. Twenty million died from the primitive living conditions and 14-hour work days.

Such calculated cruelty fit his Al Capone philosophy: “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”

And yet Mao Zedong remains the most honored figure in the Chinese Communist Party. At one end of historic Tiananmen Square is Mao’s mausoleum, visited daily by large, respectful crowds. At the other end of the square is a giant portrait of Mao above the entrance leading into the Forbidden City, the favorite site of visitors, Chinese and foreign.

In the spirit of Mao, China’s present rulers continue to oppress intellectuals and other dissidents, such as human-rights activist Liu Xiaobo. He was sentenced last month to 11 years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power.” His offense: signing Charter 08, which calls on the government to respect basic civil and human rights in a democratic framework.

China presents itself as a vast market for U.S. companies and investors. But some U.S. companies are taking a second look at doing business in a country which considers Mao Zedong its patron saint. Google has said it is reconsidering its operations in China after discovering a sophisticated cyber attack on its e-mail which the government must have initiated or approved.

Google has revealed what many in the Internet world have known for some time — China routinely hacks into U.S. and Western Web sites for national security and other valuable information. Mao would have enthusiastically applauded this intellectual rape.

I wonder: Would President Obama be so ready to kowtow to China if in the middle of Beijing there was a mausoleum of Hitler and, hanging from the gate to the Forbidden City, a giant swastika?

Lee Edwards is distinguished fellow in conservative thought at The Heritage Foundation and chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation ( www.victimsofcommunism.org). He wrote this for McClatchy-

恐怖、谎言与病人 Fear, Lies and Sickness

恐怖、谎言与病人

Fear, Lies and Sickness

陈凯博客： www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

来源：民主中国 -- 欧阳小戎文集

一个简单的逻辑盘旋在十几亿人头上：专制社会的统治依靠恐怖和谎言。

令这个简单逻辑升华的哈维尔先生，在1990年那篇著名的就职演说中，毫不留情地说道：“我们不仅仅是（专制制度）受害者，并且是同谋者，我们是良知上的病人。”在中国大陆，一种强力的声音认为：恶的，仅仅是体制，而体制下的人却是好的，没有任何问题。甚至把在党把持的媒体上撰文为党歌功颂德的同时，偷偷摸摸塞进一点山头黑话一般令人捉摸不透的自由言论，就自命为道德清白高尚；或者明明在为党工作，却自认为自己是在藉着这种地位推进社会文明，等等不胜枚举。这种声音究竟强到何种地步，笔者不敢妄作判断，但毫无疑问，至少在中国的“知识界”，它远远压过了哈维尔先生的所持有的那种观点。笔者在此与哈维尔先生持有同样看法，那种盛行于中国“知识界”，不仅不愿与活在专制治下的芸芸众生们共同反省，反而试图影响民众远离自我反思的做法，其实质不过是在与专制绥靖。笔者无权反对某一个体对专制制度的绥靖态度，但当绥靖成为一种社会现象，超出个人自由范畴之时，情形将变得严峻。

在极权体系下，统治阶层内部的关系虽然极其微妙复杂，而其统治逻辑却又极其简单。今日之中国，极权体系衰退成为一个怪胎，极权体系的经济结构，已经完全面目全非，既非社会主义，亦非资本主义。一个由权力阶层主导；靠黑箱操作维持；聚敛财富，一半用于维系统治，一半就地分赃；经济学理论的原理仅能部分适用的古怪市场经济。极权体系的意识形态，早土崩瓦解。但极权体系的政治结构，仍旧没有发生太大变化。因此，只要极权体系的政治结构不变，那么其统治逻辑就依然适用于今日之中国。

基于这种简单统治逻辑，我们可以做一个简单模型，来分析中国社会。当社会被一股强大的势力所统治，以恐怖和谎言为基本统治逻辑，统治者会说：说假话拥护我，给你好处；说真话反对我，给你祸事。面对此情形，人有四种选择。第一，追求好处，选择谎言；第二，闭嘴什么也不说，亦不去趋利；第三，追求真相，承受迫害；第四，既想要真实，又追逐统治者那里的好处。

我们暂时将道德放在一边，仅仅以现实逻辑为标准来衡量这四种做法。显然，前三者是符合逻辑的，而第四个却在逻辑上自相矛盾。当真相与现实利益被迫对立时，人不可能同时追求二者。

然后将道德尺度放在这四种选择上，我们会发现，前三种选择可以用道德尺度来衡量，第四种却不可以，因为它在道德上是混乱的，没有一个可供衡量的清晰标准。追求真实和追求现实利益，这两者皆不过是人的本能，不存在道德含义，在真相与现实利益之间的种种选择，之所以具备了道德含义，是因为专制者既剥夺了人们逐利的其它正当（不损害他人曰“正当”）途径，唯有依附于它为它颂德效命；又剥夺了人们追求真相的权力，必须听从于那些谎言，否则惹祸上身。前述的第一种选择之所以在道德上败坏，不是因为选择了逐利，而是因为他们了为专制者张目危害社会。第三种选择之所以被赋予道德高尚的荣誉，不是因为他们追求真相，而是因为他们为追求真相所付出的代价。试想，在一个有新闻自由的社会里，一名记者赶到矿难现场去报道里头种种所见，能说明他道德高尚吗？显然不能，只能说明他工作卖力。而专制社会则不同，这样的记者极有可能会因其报道给政府脸上抹了黑而遭到迫害。

那些两面都想要追求的人，他们的逻辑大概如此：当他们追求利益时，闭口不谈自己为专制者效劳，危害或蒙骗民众之事，宣称逐利只不过是人之常情，无可厚非；当他们对真相感兴趣时，又宣称追求真相本身即是一桩道德高尚的事。这样的个体行为算不上罪恶，问题是在中国，大多数此类人士喜欢以社会良知自居，并试图影响民众。

在当今中国，这第四类人市场极大，大概就是哈维所说的那种“良知的病人”吧。在我们的模型中，专制者依靠要建立人间天堂的“崇高”意识形态网罗追随者，这个意识形态描绘着一个光辉灿烂的未来。在这个天堂般的前景面前，专制者的一切行径都被赋予天生的合法性，令追随者们努力为其效命，甚至杀身在所不辞，无论是死于敌手或是自己人之手。当专制社会刚刚建立之初，它表现得异常强大，具有不可思议的毁灭能力和恐怖手段。社会上的第一类人极多，第二类人属于少数，第三类人则极少，第四类人基本不存在。但极权的意识形态会随着实践逐渐破产，因为这种高度统治权威所制造的灾难，笼罩着社会的每一个角落，甚至连极权体系内部的走卒、头目亦朝不保夕。意识形态的逐步破产会导致统治者自身的统治权威下降，没有意识形态，他们无法说服追随者，更无法说服民众。因此他们制造的恐怖氛围的能力亦随之下降。亦即，选择真相所遭到的迫害水平逐步下降，导致第三类人增多。专制者如果仍然要想维持第一类人的数量，那么必须许予他们更多的好处，用好处来挽回自己的统治力。要提供这些好处，他们必须变革经济体系，改变那种没有任何自由度，社会每一个个体的经济来源都被其掌控的模式。因为经济需要自由度才能发展。只有经济活跃起来他们才有可能搜刮到钱财，笼络住足够数量的第一类人为其效命。于是对经济的高度控制逐渐放松，社会拥有了更多的经济自由，很多人可以摆脱专制制度依附者的身份，谋求相对更加独立经济空间，然后第二类人增多逐步成为社会主流。以上种种关系互为因果，引发的直接后果就是专制者的统治权威不可逆转地一步步下降，最后结局极有可能是专制政权崩盘，社会进入到一个可以通过许多正当的、对他人无害的方式逐利，亦可以毫无恐惧地去追求真相，一个符合常识的轨道上。

然而，第四类人的存在和大量涌现，却阻滞了该进程的正常演进，令这一进程停滞。在有意识或无意识间，他们与当今中国这一黑箱社会的操控者绥靖，甚至可以称得上为其张目。

这第四类人的来历，实际上源于极权时代的第一类人。在极权时代的第一类人中，一部分是受意识形态蛊惑，为一个子虚乌有的人间天堂失去理性甚至人性；一部分是源于深度的恐惧，不敢越雷池半步，以至于把自己口中的谎言信以为真；或两者兼而有之。他们都有一个共同点，或是主动接受，或是被强行植入了一个观念，认为专制者真的想要为民谋福，并且一旦失去专制者，这个为民谋福的事业将失去前途，因此对自己因追随专制者所犯的罪孽视而不见。

随着极权意识形态崩溃，这种行恶时无动于衷，把简单的美好愿望就当作高尚道德本身，忘记了道德之高低的评判，仅仅根据实际行动来考量，对自己实行双重标准的思维方式。其意识形态空白渐渐或多或少被另一种符合常识的观念填补。于是，一个奇怪的群体诞生，他们站在党的角度，却宣称追求普适性价值；他们没有为这普世价值做出一点牺牲，却以普适价值的捍卫者自居。

譬如可能会存在这样一个党校的教师，他为统治者培训其中层头目，却认为自己是在播种着自由。若问他为自由付出过什么，他也许会回答某次因“言语出格”被扣过一级工资。这种逻辑非常荒谬，他怎么仅仅记得自己被扣工资的事，而忘了自己得到过的更多的工资？或者一个记者，整天在写着歌功颂德，歪曲或掩盖真相的新闻报道。却因为用隐晦的笔法报道了一点诸如黑政治、奥运会奢侈之类的东西，便自以为自己是在为民众争取权益。或者一个论坛的管理者，每天都在做着和言论自由背道而驰的事，却因为放了几篇“出格”言论，就认定自己是言论自由的捍卫者。诸如此类，比比皆是，他们从不反省自己究竟为专制政权做了多少走卒工作，从专制政权那里得到了多少好处。

毫无疑问，这是道德上的病态，他们对自己施予了双重标准，并将此双重标准推向全社会。在这个国家，这样的人正在越来越多，这种观念被传得越来越普遍。专制者依靠他们的工作来为自己充电，延续统治，而他们却自认为自己是在追求自由。笔者与他们认同同样的自由价值，但自由价值本身不过是些具有普遍适应性的常识。自由价值之所以高贵，是源于追求她所需要付出的代价，而非这些价值本身。人们生活在恐惧与谎言之中，为制造恐惧与谎言，损害着十几亿人利益的人服务，却以一个善人来安慰自己。“我们是良知的病人”，如哈维尔先生所言。这世上还有一个与开篇时所提到的，哈维尔的逻辑同样简单清晰的道理，请允许我将其作为本文结句：专制之所以存在，是因为人们不去反对它。

（2010/05/24 发表）

DVD Review - "Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger" 社会主义的危害/DVD网评

About Ron Miller 网评者简介： 罗纳德. 米勒

www.RegularFolksUnited.com

Ron Miller of Huntingtown, Maryland is a conservative writer and commentator, and the executive director of Regular Folks United, a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and advancement of individual liberty and our nation's founding principles. The nine-year plus veteran of the U.S. Air Force and married father of three writes columns for Southern Maryland Online, Red County, RegularFolksUnited.com, American Thinker, and his own website, TeamRonMiller.com, in his spare time.

Ron is an outspoken advocate for free enterprise, low taxes and reasonable regulation, limited and effective government focused on national security, public safety and administering justice, traditional two-parent families and the sanctity of human life. He also writes extensively about identity politics and the repercussions of placing race above values, emphasizing the harmful effects of liberal policies on the black community.

Ron served in the federal government from 2001 to 2004 as a senior executive with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. During that time, he was recognized by Federal Computer Week in 2002 and 2003 as one of the "Federal 100" leaders in government information technology. Ron was cited both years for his technology leadership in the homeland security arena. Since 2004, he has held senior management positions with the American Red Cross and in the private sector and is currently a homeland security principal for a major technology professional services firm.

Prior to joining the federal government, Ron was a senior requirements analyst, project manager, and division manager in the private sector from 1992 to 2001, and served in the U.S. Air Force as an air intelligence officer from 1983 to 1992, attaining the rank of Captain. His military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Mr. Miller holds a B.A. in Political Science from Texas Tech University and a M.S. in International Relations from Troy State University. Mr. Miller is active in various ministries at Chesapeake Church in Huntingtown, Maryland, and serves as the communications director for the Calvert County Republican Party. He was a Republican candidate for the Maryland Senate in 2006. Mr. Miller has been married for 25 years to the former Annik (ah-NEEK) Aeschbach of Hegenheim, France and they are the proud parents of two daughters and a son.

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DVD Review - "Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger"

社会主义的危害/DVD网评

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By Ron Miller | 05/21/10

I had the opportunity to review a recently aired television special sponsored by Coral Ridge Ministries, titled “Socialism: A Clear and President Danger.” The documentary, available on DVD, tackles the rise of socialism in America, and essentially asks the question, “What would Jesus do?”

For Christians, most of whom receive conflicting guidance on this topic, this is a critical question for the times in which we live.

If you’re bored and you want to start something, toss the word “socialist” into a discussion about the Obama Administration and the 111th U.S. Congress, and watch the fireworks.

The President himself bristles at the charge, declaring to the House Republican Conference in Baltimore, “I am not an ideologue.”

In a subsequent speech to the graduates of the University of Michigan, he said “Throwing around phrases like ’socialist’ and ‘Soviet-style takeover’... has the effect of comparing our government…to authoritarian, and even murderous regimes.”

Others complain that those levying the “socialist” charge are hypocrites because they depend on government services daily. I find this argument maddening in its sheer ignorance.

National security, law enforcement, public safety, public infrastructure, and the administration of justice have nothing to do with socialism. These are inherently governmental functions.

Government is designed to be a protector of our rights and enforcer of our laws. The Bible describes government as “an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.”

George Washington declared “Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. Government is force; like fire it is a dangerous servant -- and a fearful master.” Because of this, our nation’s founders took steps to design a central government limited in size, scope and function.

Socialism, on the other hand, is government control or direction of the production and distribution of private goods and services. The confiscation and redistribution of privately-held wealth according to someone’s arbitrary notion of “fairness” is socialism.

If government assumes the role of provider as well as protector and enforcer, and confiscates wealth from private individuals and businesses to perform its expanded role, that is socialism.

When the federal government owns 60 percent of General Motors, the nation’s largest, and the world’s 2nd largest, automobile manufacturer, it has crossed the line into socialism.

What Illinois state senator Barack Obama in 2001 described as “the redistribution of wealth” or “redistributive change” in the name of “political and economic justice in society” is socialism.

When U.S. Senator Obama told Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher during the 2008 presidential campaign, “I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody”, he was talking like a socialist.

When President Obama declared recently, “I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money,” thereby implying government should dictate wages and salaries, he was advocating socialism.

So when President Obama complains about the use of the word “socialist” to describe his political agenda, our response, paraphrasing the immortal words of William Shakespeare, should be “he doth protest too much, methinks.”

The documentary itself mentions the infamous Newsweek issue, “We Are All Socialists Now,” and shows the Rev. Al Sharpton, an ally of the President, saying “the American public overwhelmingly voted for socialism when they elected President Obama.” They have revealed their agenda, even as the President and his allies try to conceal it.

The focus of the documentary is the struggle Christians seem to have with discerning God’s will when it comes to socialism versus free enterprise, or capitalism. After all, it opines, the language of socialism is seductive to the Christian – who doesn’t want “social justice” or to meet the needs of the poor?

Dr. Jay Richards, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute and author of the book Money, Greed and God, credits socialism with “the best marketing” in terms of appealing to human compassion and the ideal of everyone sharing their possessions so all have enough. In contrast, capitalism, with its emphasis on the accumulation of wealth, appears to be morally deficient.

This siren song cannot, however, drown out the sounds of death and destruction at the hands of socialist regimes throughout history. Since 1917, 120 million people have been killed by communist regimes, the grisly laboratories of socialism.

In the documentary, Joseph Farah, journalist and editor of the website WorldNetDaily (WND), speaks to the failed history of socialism:

“All you have to do is read The Black Book of Communism to see that socialism should be a thoroughly discredited ideology on the ash heap of history, but unfortunately it seems like every generation has to relearn these lessons for themselves.”
The rhetorical appeal of socialism also doesn’t square with the Biblical truth about human nature, and real-world illustrations are presented of failed socialist experiments, such as the Pilgrims’ attempt to use common property to feed and care for one another.

Only when they divided property into private plots were the industrious motivated to produce, and the lazy forced to work if they were to eat. The switch from communal farming to privatized farming led to the colony’s most abundant harvest, and their largest Thanksgiving celebration in 1623.

Amigos for Christ, a charity operating in Nicaragua, describes how it collapsed after following a communal model, reconstituted itself using private property and incentives, and is now thriving, with 120 people starting their own businesses and creating jobs for others.

So why does socialism keep rearing its ugly head?

In addition to flowery rhetoric, the appeal of socialism is kept alive by the academic community, where intellectuals to this day continue to preach the evils of capitalism and the morality of socialism. Socialism’s failures, they teach, are the result of flawed institutions rather than the nature of man, the consistent failure of socialistic experiments at all levels of human interaction notwithstanding.

The documentary features many people who were socialists or Marxists in their college days, but who “converted” to capitalism as they matured, such as Dr. Richards, Dr. Marvin Olasky, provost of The King’s College in New York City, and David Horowitz, an American conservative writer and policy advocate who was a leader in the New Left movement in the 1960s.

The catalyst for Dr. Richards and Dr. Olasky’s conversion was the conflict between socialism and Christianity. Atheism is the cornerstone of socialism which, according to the documentary’s narrator, Dr. Jerry Newcombe, seeks to “dethrone God and undermine the Biblical truth about human nature.” This objective is cited frequently in the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, who together wrote The Communist Manifesto.

The documentary makes a compelling Biblical case for free enterprise. Two of the Ten Commandments clearly speak to ownership of private property. “You shall not steal (Exodus 20:15)” implies private ownership, as does “You shall not covet…anything that belongs to your neighbor (Exodus 20:17)." 1 Thessalonians 3:10 states, “For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: ‘If a man will not work, he shall not eat.’”

It also refutes the liberal claim that Acts 2:44-45 is an endorsement of socialism:

And all that believed were together, and had all things common; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

This practice was a voluntary act of charity among the believers, and not a clarion call for government to take someone’s wealth and give it to another. While charity is freely given, government programs are thievery masquerading as compassion, and they are fueled by covetousness, envy and resentment.

Socialists present their case as if wealth is a finite asset, and that one person’s possession of wealth comes at the expense of another. To the contrary, wealth is an infinite resource, limited only by the will, the ingenuity and work ethic of human beings.

The documentary uses the analogy of a pie to illustrate the socialist view of wealth. Socialists see the pie as fixed and those who get a bigger slice are leaving less for others. In reality, however, capitalism creates more pies.

The most compelling testimony in the documentary comes from Kai Chen, a Chinese immigrant who fled the oppression of his home country, came to America, worked at a fast food restaurant while taking adult education classes to learn English, and is now a wealthy businessman with a political science degree from UCLA.

“It's [America] founded for the free souls like me! Now we come here and want to establish ourselves. We create value; we're not zombies. We do not suck value from others! We create value. Now I live in this house; it's a beautiful house. I didn't steal; I didn't rob. I didn't do anything bad. I saw opportunity, I create value, I enjoy my life. That's what it is; that's what America is about.

“You need me! America! You need me, a person emigrated from China, to tell you what this country means. You don't even know what this country means anymore! You lose...you have lost it. You have lost it because you don't read the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence anymore. I was born Chinese, but I chose to be American. I chose to be American because I chose to be free. That's all.

“Once America is perverted, once America is gone, so goes the world. I mean, where am I going to go? Where are the Kai Chens in the world going to go? American people, you need to hear what I say. I'm here to tell you, do not change. You exist with a special meaning by God.”

An extra feature on the DVD, “Socialism and the Media,” describes the role of the media and the entertainment industry in keeping socialism alive. A sermon from the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, the founder of Coral Ridge Ministries, on “Government – A Fearful Master,” and features on the history of socialism and the Biblical basis for a free market, round out the DVD.

The DVD and its companion book, “10 Truths About Socialism” co-authored by Robert Knight and others, are available for sale on the Web

Hacienda La Puente Unified's Confucius Classroom curriculum under review 陈凯与前总监克莱默审查孔教材

Hacienda La Puente Unified's Confucius Classroom curriculum under review

陈凯与前总监克莱默审查孔教材

陈凯博客： www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

By Maritza Velazquez, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/21/2010 06:06:27 PM PDT

INDUSTRY - Instructional materials for a controversial new Chinese language and culture classroom have come under scrutiny after community members said Friday the books include messages that will indoctrinate children with Communist ideals.

Activist Kai Chen and former Hacienda La Puente Unified Superintendent John Kramar reviewed the materials for the district's new Confucius Classroom on Friday.

"That's part of Chinese infiltration into this country and the corruption of the political culture of America," Chen said of the classroom, which will be funded by the Chinese Language Council International, or Hanban.

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District officials have allowed the public to view and provide

Materials for a new Chinese language and culture class have been donated by the Chinese Language Council International and will be implemented by the Hacienda la Puente Unified School District if approved by the board of education. (SGVN/Staff photo by Leo Jarzomb)feedback on books, DVDs and other instructional aids that will be used in the Confucius Classroom elective course at Cedarlane Middle School this fall.

After reviewing the books Friday, Kramar and Chen said they believed the Chinese-sponsored literature did not include a thorough account of the nation's history. They were also concerned about several definitions in a Chinese dictionary they said reflect ideals of Communism.

"Are we willing to sell our souls for $30,000, in order to promote another country's superiority over us?" said Chen, a Los Angeles resident who has participated in anti-Chinese government protests. Chen said he was born in Beijing and moved to the United States in 1981.

Kramar, a Hacienda Heights resident, said he has no issue with students learning Chinese language, but said culture has no place in the classroom.

Hacienda La Puente Unfied Superintendent Barbara Nakaoka said several teachers and community members have already evaluated the materials without any serious concerns.

"We've had several of our own internal people review the books and they didn't see any symbols or signs that they are propaganda for the Communist party," Nakaoka said.

Since the board voted 4-1 in January to approve the Confucius Classroom, it has divided the community, with several residents speaking in opposition at nearly every board meeting.

Cedarlane Middle School already has a Chinese language and culture class in operation at the Hacienda Heights campus and Nakaoka said the current educator would continue teaching in the Confucius Classroom.

According to the agreement between the district and Hanban, the organization will provide $30,000 in funding, including the salary for a teaching assistant.

The Board of Education will now do its own formal review of the curriculum and make a decision to approve it for the Confucius Classroom by July, Nakaoka said.

Nakaoka encourages more community input and review when the curriculum materials will be made available again in June.

"That's why we've been open to having anyone and everyone come in and review these books," she said.

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孔子課堂教材曝光 滲透中共宣傳 Kai Chen Exposes Poisons in Chinese Confucius Material

陈凯博客： www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

圖：著名人權活動家陳凱、前學區總監約翰奎馬爾（John Kramar）5月20日審查該學區孔子學堂教材，赫然發現其教材中傳達共黨毒素，證據確鑿。

（攝影：袁玫/大紀元）

孔子課堂教材曝光 滲透中共宣傳
Kai Chen Exposes Poisons in Chinese Confucius Material

【大紀元5月22日訊】（大紀元記者袁玫哈崗市報導）

南加州華人聚居的哈崗學區引入中共漢辦孔子課堂引起巨大爭議，對此，學區教委徐乃星曾堅持孔子課堂純粹是語言教育，教材雖是從中國大陸引進，但都是字典之類的工具書，談不上共產黨宣傳。然而5月20日，數次前往美國洛杉磯哈崗學區例會抗議的前中國男籃隊員、著名人權活動家陳凱和前學區總監克萊默（John Kramar）在審查了孔子課堂教材後，赫然發現其中「潛移默化」滲透著共產黨宣傳，中共利用孔子課堂傳播毒素的證據確鑿。

在學區辦公室內，兩張桌子上陳列著由「漢辦」提供該學區的教材、DVD 、掛圖等，最令人驚訝的是一張「中華人民共和國」地圖，它標出的中國疆界，包括台灣，直入西沙群島。陳凱表示，菲律賓、越南也被劃為其版圖，如此一來，當地圖展示時，學生將被誤導，而承認中共這個不合法政府所謂的中國版圖。同時，教師要怎樣說明「台灣是一個合法的民主政體」？

克萊默表示，這張地圖將會給孩子們一個概念「中國是世界第一強國」，事實上，目前中國仍在共產黨統治之下，中國現今真正的情況是不能漠視的，仍是迫害信仰，控制媒體的共產國家，用這些東西來教導11歲的孩子，後果如何？

克萊默曾多次出入中國，在天安門事件發生時，正在中國，對中國共產黨的血腥屠殺知之甚詳。

在教學材料中，天安門的照片上是兩張共產黨標語，毛像亦懸掛在上，陳凱表示，老師是要如何解釋這個殺人廣場，要如何解釋天安門事件，教師是不能避免將面對這個問題，敢不提嗎，如是拿了中共的錢能說出在天安門真正發生甚麼事嗎。

在「跟我學漢語」的前言中明白指出，教材是中國國家對外漢語教學領導小組辦公室（簡稱漢辦）所主持的一項重點研究項目的一部份…等，就此一點，陳凱強調，中共政府更狡詐的，在英文解釋部份，註明漢辦非官方組織，來欺騙非中文使用者，同時，有些材料是由共青團協助出版，共青團實際是屬於共產黨的政治團體，共黨邪惡價值無形當中灌輸給學習中文的學生。

對此，克萊默表示，如果教教孩子認識中國字，學中文，瞭解中國文化是好的，但是教材不應該由外國政府來提供。

又如「五星旗」，這是專制不為美國承認的共黨國家的旗幟，它代表了一個不合法、不是人民選出來的政權，是建立在殺人手法，沒有道德的政權，在課堂上，怎麼教孩子。

陳凱說，談到「道德」，更是荒謬。「新華辭典」中對道德的解釋是，「社會形態之一，以善惡評價的方式調整人與人之間及個人同社會之間，關係的行為規範的總和……」，這完全是共產黨的解釋方法。

2008北京奧運有一個口號「同一個的世界、同一個夢想」，事實上當時大批因為堅持信仰而無辜被關押的法輪功學員正被中共關入另一個沒有自由的黑暗世界、上百萬為北京奧運場館建設付出艱辛勞動的農民工被劃入了另一個世界，如此的「同一個世界、同一個夢想」，奧運開幕式的DVD，也都出現在教材當中。

有的書籍中引用中國的故事，但卻加以曲解，陳凱舉例如「人善被人欺」，強調強權而不提道德的重要、「兔死狗烹」宣揚「利用」人的觀念，這是孩子們不應該接受的概念。

陳凱表示，如諾不是瞭解中共文化毒素的是不易察覺。諸如此類的蛛絲馬跡將一點點的被發現。下一次學區例行會議時，將把這些發現公諸大眾。

奎馬爾表示，中共以軟力量（soft power）入侵美國，像散佈種子一樣，10年以後，將長成大樹，毒素深植，因此不能作以待斃，被共產黨污染，不能讓這種事情發生在美國，必要時將征簽集合大家的力量，把「孔子課堂」趕出去。 (http://www.dajiyuan.com)

美東時間: 2010-05-21 20:09:18 PM 【萬年曆】
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Problems and Issues in the Introduction and Teaching 孔子课堂教材中发现的重大谬误与毒素

Problems and Issues in the Introduction and Teaching

-Poisonous Material Provided by Chinese Government for Confucius Classroom-

孔子课堂教材中发现的重大谬误与毒素

By Kai Chen 陈凯 www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

5/21/2010 Email: 1c

“Confusing what is good or evil with what is different only reveals our own moral and intellectual corruption.” – Kai Chen

“混淆善恶（是非、真假、对错）与不同只能暴露我们自身的灵魂与理性的腐败。” -- 陈凯

With the consent of Hacienda La Puente School District, I roughly reviewed the material provided by the Chinese communist government for the Confucius Classroom to be opened in the fall of 2010. As I have expected and predicted, the communist propaganda, poisonous cultural elements, deceptions and lies are everywhere to be found in the material. I will now enumerate just a few below. Further inspection of the material and elimination of the problematic and poisonous elements is a must if the school district board is to be truly responsible for the mental and spiritual health of our children.

1. As I encountered a map of PRC (People’s Republic of China), with its borders including Taiwan, Tibet and other disputed territory, I immediately run into the problem with legitimacy and recognition. ROC (Republic of China – Taiwan) has its own map with its own borders that is much different from PRC’s. Communist China is recognized by UN and most countries in the world but without any legitimacy - a criminal enterprise by the muzzles of guns, deception, violence/threat of violence against its own citizens with a long list of anti-humanity atrocities (80 million innocent lives perished under the reigns of terror since 1949). Republic of China (Taiwan) is not recognized by UN and most countries in the world, but it is legitimate democratic country with a government by the consent of the governed. How will a teacher, being funded by the communist regime in China, adequately address and educate the students about the truth and morality with regard of this issue – recognition and legitimacy? Will a teacher mention Dalai Lama’s position on Tibet?

2. As I encountered the photo of Tiananmen Gate and Tiananmen Square, I wonder how the teacher (imported and funded by the communist regime) will explain the communist slogans on the Tiananmen Gate and Mao's (the biggest mass murderer in human history) portrait and corpse displayed there. Will the teacher mention Tiananmen Massacre in 1989?! Where is the “Tank Man” who has disappeared since 1989?

3. As I saw China’s five-starred flag, I wonder what the teacher will tell the students what it means: a symbol of bloodshed, violence, unconditioned submission and subjugation of the individual to the state will, a society centered around power and government, a state that enslaves human freedom and spirit.

4. Deception: In many instances, the Chinese and English expressions of the same concept/term are entirely different, even opposite. For example, in English, “Hanban” is supposed to be an NGO (non-governmental organization). But in Chinese, it clearly establishes that “Hanban” is just another government branch. Another example: Quite a few books are produced by the Communist Youth League with cooperation of the Chinese Consulates General overseas. The Chinese language clearly states such a fact. But this fact is never mentioned in English.

5. When I encountered the book “Art of War”, I wonder whether students this age should learn about intrigues, deception, and manipulation of the opponents’ emotions just to win.

6. When I saw the Confucius’ quotations, I wonder whether our children should adopt the fake morals such as “Of everything in the world, harmony is the most important”. What about Truth, Justice, Liberty and Human Dignity – the fundamental American values?

7. Some examples/stories/fables in the books for our parents and teachers to think about: (Poisons such as these are everywhere in the material.)

a. “If you are meek as a person, you will be trampled upon. If you are meek as a horse, you will be exploited and ridden by men.” 人善被人欺，马善被人骑。 (Doesn’t this diametrically oppose the Christian value “the meek shall inherit the earth”? Clearly a worship of power is established in such an expression.)

b. “If the hare is caught, the hound will be cooked and eaten.” 兔死狗烹。 (Should our kids learn not to finish what they started for fear of losing favors of those who employ them? A culture of “Use and being Used” is thus established.)

c. “Using suicide as a means to threaten/blackmail in order to achieve the end.” 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。 （Should our kids learn the art of manipulation of human emotions by threatening suicide? What is difference of such a mentality from the Islamic suicide bombers? ）

d. Definition of “morality” in the Chinese Dictionary I flipped through is a communist definition: A set of principles by which to behave according to one’s social and economic classes.

e. When a book talks about tourist sight in Beijing, it mentions ruins of Yuanmingyuan (It was looted and burnt down by the allied expedition). But it never mentions why allied forces from the West entered Beijing around the end of 19th century. It covers up the atrocities by the Boxers’ Rebellion to kill all foreigners and missionaries in China. Remember the “50 Days of Siege in Beijing”? Will the teacher, imported and funded by the communist regime, tell the students about the truth?!

Invitation to Review Confucius School Material 邀请公众审查孔课堂教材

Invitation to Review Confucius School Material

邀请公众审查孔课堂教材

Dear all:

Public review of Confucius Classroom material. Reporters are welcome.

Time: Friday 5/21/2010, 1:00 pm. Address: 15959 East Gale Ave. City of Industry, CA 91745

My friend Teresa and I have just reviewed the material for the Confucius Classroom program in Hacienda La Puente school district. Everything is as what I have expected -- the material is laden with poisons, deceptions, lies:

1. Against what the Chinese government claims, the "Hanban" is never a NGO. Stated clearly in Chinese on some of the books, "Hanban" claims to be a government organization directly under the communist control.

2. In quite a few books provided, the introduction clears states the Chinese Communist Youth League is behind the production of the material with the help from Chinese Consulate General in the US.

3. In the Chinese dictionary, the word "Morality" in Chinese has a communist definition: Morality is a principle according to social and economic classes.

4. In many of the stories, ancient Chinese folklore, formed expressions, etc..., worship of power, deception, manipulation of human relations without any moral principles are being blatantly taught. For example, there is a formed expression that "the meek is to be stepped upon" and "strong will take over". Remember what Christianity is teaching us: The meek shall inherit the earth. Opposing view of the world, isn't it?! (No wonder the Chinese follow Mao to worship political power only from muzzles of guns. Do you want your kids to do the same?)

The poison such as this is everywhere in the material. But if you don't speak and read Chinese, you will never know, for the Chinese version and English version are totally different. So the deception continues. The English speakers and readers will not detect the problem easily. I cordially invite you to please join me this Friday at 1:00 pm in the above address. I will explain what is exactly in the material.

Thanks for your attention. Best. Kai Chen

Fox News/Confucius Classroom in the US 福克斯新闻台采访陈凯

Fox News/Confucius Classroom in the US

福克斯新闻台采访陈凯

陈凯一语： Kai Chen's Words:

陈凯博客： www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

Here I want to correct the facts reported inaccurately by the Fox News: The issue of Confucius Classroom in Hacienda Heights has never been resolved. We will continue to fight the Chinese communist regime's infiltration into our schools. The material the reporter (Anita Vogel) reviewed is not with expert eyes. For example, the Monkey King story has a Buddhist background that may have violated the US law not to have religious education on kids in public schools. --- Kai Chen

我在这里想更正一下福克斯新闻台的报道： 1. 并不像记者所说，哈岗孔子课堂的争议与问题并没有解决。 我们（我与学区的抗议者们）会一直将这一至关重要的博争进行下去。 2. 采访记者（Anita Vogel）对中共提供的教材没有内行人的鉴别。 如“西游记”中的故事可能由于其宗教来源（佛教）违反美国法律。 --- 陈凯

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Fox News Link on Confucius Classroom:

1. http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/05/18/confucius-classrooms-in-the-u-s/?test=latestnews

2. http://www.thefoxnation.com/texas-textbook-wars/2010/05/24/ca-lets-communist-china-supply-school-curriculum

3. http://video.foxnews.com/v/4223162/confucius-in-the-classroom-controversy/?playlist_id=87937

Confucius Classrooms in the U.S.

May 18, 2010 - 12:45 PM | by: Anita Vogel

They're called Confucius Classrooms, named after an ancient Chinese philosopher, and they are becoming more and more popular throughout the United States. They are classes paid for, in part, by China and designed to teach U.S. school kids Chinese language and culture. Proponents say it's one extra tool students can use to be competitive in the global environment, but critics say it's nothing more than a subtle attempt by the Chinese government to spread pro-China propaganda.

Confucius classrooms have been around for the past few years and there are currently 60 of them from New York to Oregon. Each is administered through a network of organizations and universities that have deals with the Hanban, China's official language teaching agency. Chinese officials insist the programs have nothing to do with communism and the curriculum was created to help clear up misunderstandings about China. Some parents are not so sure.

In Hacienda Heights, California, just east of Los Angeles, the notion of a Confucius Classroom was highly controversial and caused an uproar in the community. Many parents and longtime community members spoke out against the program suggesting that their kids would be exposed to a communist agenda. However, in the end some issues were resolved and the school board voted to put the classes in place to begin this fall.

At Riverview Elementary, in Lakeside, California, just outside of San Diego, third graders are learning Mandarin at a rapid pace. The principal there, Olympia Kyriakidis, insists this is a major asset for her students. She says in addition to Spanish and multi-media classes, her kids are going to be at the top of their game and ready to compete in the global market. As for concerns that there might be some hidden message being taught in the classes, Kyriakidis says she and her staff personally review all the materials by hand and have yet to find anything off color. She says it's all about language and culture, no politics.

The principal also points to a large American flag hanging in the corner of the room, and says no matter what it's America First.... each class starts with the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States.

Socialism: A Clear And Present Danger 社会主义-对自由的不容置疑的威胁

陈凯一语： Kai Chen's Words:

陈凯博客： www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

我在此对“珊瑚圣训”电视台与组织对我的采访与对“社会主义-对自由的不容置疑的威胁”DVD的制作深表感谢。 对保卫以美国为代表的自由与人的尊严，我们每一个人都有着德不容辞的个体责任。 美国自由价值的永恒意味着世界上所有专制文化与制度的必将灭亡。 --- 陈凯

Here I only want to express my gratitude toward Coral Ridge Ministries in their interview with me and in their effort to make this program a reality. Indeed America is in danger and America is under attack. We, as free individuals, must assume our responsibilities as such in our mortal struggle against socialism and all forms of despotism. As long as America remains free, all tyrannies in the world will tremble and their days will be numbered. --- Kai Chen

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书籍： 社会主义的十大罪恶

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May 14, 2010

Sunday TV special: 'Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger'

By Anita Crane

You've probably seen people driving around with the Ichthys Christian fish symbol smack next to an Obama campaign sticker on their cars. Maybe both messages are on your car. For Christians who don't realize the contradiction between these two forces, Coral Ridge Ministries has produced "Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger" and the two-part series debuts May 16 and 23 in the Coral Ridge Hour TV time slot.

This special isn't strictly about President Obama, but Robert Knight, Washington correspondent for Coral Ridge Ministries, explained why he thinks Christians should watch the program.

"A lot of good people voted for Obama for the best of reasons," said Knight. "He came across as a reasonably moderate candidate and the press airbrushed out his radical background, his radical views and the kind of agenda that they knew he would put into effect the minute he took office. And of course that's what has occurred. He has radically altered the relationship between government and its citizens, and he is turning us into subjects of an ever stronger central power in Washington, D.C.

"Make no mistake: Obama is a socialist," Knight said. "And the people with the Christian fish and the Obama stickers on their bumpers can be forgiven for perhaps not knowing at the time they voted for him, but at this point they should know that he's not what he appeared to be. They also need to know that they need to start opposing him and his agenda if they want freedom to be preserved in this country."

Indeed, many Christians apparently confuse charity and corporal works of mercy with government takeovers. However, progressive/big-government officials have little — if any — regard for our human and constitutional rights to life, liberty, private property and happiness. As Knight and his colleagues explain, Christ commands able individuals, not governments, to care for widows, orphans and the poor.

"The biggest misunderstanding is that socialism is somehow compassionate and that it leads to more equity and fairness," Knight added. "But the reality is that it always leads to coercion and despotism because it violates human nature and it goes against God's immutable laws of economics and morality. The evidence has been there for years, but it has been ignored by the mainstream media, educational institutions, Hollywood, and pretty much all the elite who have been instrumental in conveying societal values."

Jay Richards of the Discovery Institute appears in "Socialism" explaining that he was swept away by Marxism as a college student. After investigating its deadly results, he wrote a book exposing it.

Likewise, former Communists David Horowitz and Marvin Olasky discuss the hazards of socialism from doctrine to deed: including the 120 million persons murdered in the name of equality and social justice.

Even Rev. Al Sharpton unwittingly contributes to the Coral Ridge Ministries' special. In a Fox News clip, Sharpton states, "...Americans overwhelmingly voted for socialism when they elected President Obama."

One of the most moving testimonies comes from Kai Chen, who was born in China four years after Chairman Mao took over. He described the horror of China's Communist regime seizing families' private property, such as homes and farms. Many Chinese families were so desperate to survive that when their children died of starvation, they had to resort to cannibalism. Because it sickened the parents to eat their own children, families would swap the corpses of their little loved ones. Mr. Chen immigrated to the United States, where he is a Christian businessman who provides employment for his fellow citizens.

In "Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger," Coral Ridge Ministries enters Venezuela to examine the socialism of Hugo Chavez and his henchmen. The Chavez takeovers are remarkably reminiscent of Red China and a warning for U.S. citizens.

In this documentary, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota says that the U.S. government has usurped 50% of our economy by seizing banks, mortgage companies, the largest insurance company, General Motors, and the healthcare industry.

Beyond the scope of the TV special, the irony of ironies in President Obama's "healthcare" law is that people without health insurance — people who can't afford it — will be subject to fines and jail sentences. How does this help the poor?

"Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger" features further analysis by Coral Ridge Hour host Jerry Newcomb; publisher and businessman Steve Forbes; Prison Fellowship's Chuck Colson; Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr. of Hope Christian Church; Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention; Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America; Joseph Farah of WorldNetDaily.com; and Matt Spalding of the Heritage Foundation.

Robert Knight and other scholars wrote 10 Truths About Socialism, a complementary book for the TV special. To see the more about the programs and search for a station airing them on May 16 and 23, or to purchase the DVD and book, visit DangersofSocialism.com.

© Anita Crane

Who will warn the West of the mortal threat 中共党奴朝对自由的威胁

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Who will warn the West of the mortal threat to its existence as Einstein did to FDR in 1939?

中共党奴朝对自由的威胁

(Lev Navrozov emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1972. His columns are today read in both English and Russian. To learn more about Mr. Navrozov's work with the Center for the Survival of Western Democracies.)

After Lenin and Stalin established their Russia-wide prison, everything in it became revolutionary: the countrywide prison was officially called the "Union [!] of Soviet [!] Socialist [!] Republics [!]". No wonder Mao's countrywide prison has been called the "People's Republic of China." You see? "Republic" is not enough — it has to be "People's Republic"!

As for National Socialism in Germany and Fascism in Italy, the National-Socialist Germany began to be called "Nazi" Germany, with the implication that nothing is as anti-Socialist as "Nazi." Or as "Fascist." The word "Fascist" comes from "fasces," the rods, held before magistrates in ancient Rome, and Roman Law is still regarded as the basis or origin of legal justice. But the word "fascist" began to denote right-wing brutality: in Stalin's Russia, to call Stalin a fascist (loudly enough) would have meant to run the risk of being (secretly) tortured to death.
Today it is obvious that the new society like the "People's Republic" is made of Absolutism, as it existed for millennia, and private enterprise, as it has been developing in the Western "bourgeois countries." Absolutism in Stalin's Russia or in the People's Republic of China has preserved its military advantages in warfare.

On the other hand, private enterprise is efficient, especially if foreign capitalists are invited, in the production of whatever is needed for daily warfare. Unique projects are handled by institutions of Absolutism.

Hence the People's Republic of China combines Absolutism and private enterprise, with attention to the working force such as the requirement to have one child per family, since this is better for absolutism than even two children to grow up in poverty, one of whom may become a criminal, as in a Soviet underground song.

One child per family becomes a developer of the latest weapons or their user in the army, commanded by the Absolutist owner of the country.

So: Absolutism plus private enterprise, inviting foreign capitalists. What is mortally dangerous to, and possibly fatal for the free countries is that the population of China is 1.3 billion. That is, for the United States, with its 300 million people, this is like being confronted with four countries of its own population size.

In WWI and WWII, the United States was out of reach to German aviation. The owners of China have been developing space warfare, whereby each point of the United States is expected to be as accessible to space weapons as Britain was accessible to German aviation.

So far no authoritative group that I am aware of has addressed the American population with a message warning about the threat of annihilation of the United States by China's global attack with space warfare weapons and in alliance with Japan and whoever else would join China's space warfare crusade.

At the beginning of his presidency, President Obama had a two-day meeting with top China officials, whereby Obama proclaimed friendship between the two countries. Nowadays he has declared that the U.S.A. is more powerful than the People's Republic of China, and hence all fears are unfounded.

Totalitarism has its military advantages, while democracy has its own. The military strength of a totalitarian society comes from the conversion of its entire population, beneath the level of the country's totalitarian owner, into slaves or better yet into tools performing what their owner wants them to perform in time of peace or war.

Democratic society has its own strength obvious from the statistical fact that many thoughts indispensable for wining a war come from the minds of "people," not "specialists." Thus Einstein did not even have the status of an immigrant in the United States. He fled Germany as a fugitive from "justice." His guilt was being a Jew, and to face German "justice" would mean to face death. Yet owing to his letter to U.S. President Roosevelt in 1939, the United States obtained nuclear bombs earlier than did Hitler, who lost the war and committed suicide, since he failed to have nuclear bombs earlier than the United States.

Thus, the thinking of a foreigner in flight named Einstein was more important than entire thinking of all democratic governments and their military men put together. But for this to occur, the people without any posts or salaries and in flight, like a fugitive such as Einstein, had to know what Winston Churchill said in his famous speech about the life-or-death determination to fight Hitler's Germany.

One essential note would be in place. Suppose a British or an American spy in Hitler's Germany had an opportunity to go through all German government records to find out Einstein's involvement in the development of the nuclear bomb in Germany. The spy would find nothing, because Einstein was never connected with it. He wrote to Roosevelt about nuclear research going on in Germany because he thought about it, but bureaucratically speaking, he had nothing to do with it. Similarly, his nuclear bomb message to Roosevelt in 1939 was not a result of any connection with any development of such a bomb in Germany, but a result of the thinking of a man of genius.

Thus democracy enabled the brilliant mind of a scientific visionary, a fugitive from German "justice," never connected with nuclear research in Germany, to come to the logical conclusion about the need to start the development of the nuclear bomb in the United States and obtain it ahead of Germany to save the United States and other free countries from being destroyed by Nazi Germany.

The threat from the People's Republic of China to the United States is no less serious than was the threat from Hitler's Germany. Citizens of the democracies must know China's intentions, as in 1939 they knew about the threat coming from "National-Socialist Germany" owing to Einstein.

Otherwise the advantages of the democracies (freedom of thought) will be lost — just imagine what would have happened if Hitler's Germany had obtained nuclear weapons ahead of the United States.

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COMMENT LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Comments

Never forget that Bill Clinton made China the super power of the 21st Century!

David Dunn 10:06 a.m. / Friday, May 14, 2010

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Great commentary! China has already deeply weakened the USA economically, aided and abetted by the ultra-greedy U.S. businessmen who are lined-up at the airports to go to China to set up shop. The list of blows to the American people by the Chinese goes on - intense cyber attacks and spying, the pirating of American technology, the poisoning of US citizens with tainted medicines and food, etc. So we are in affect, bankrolling the Chinese military machine, a machine that will one day bite the hand that fed them.

Darien 7:06 p.m. / Thursday, May 13, 2010

刘亚洲将军在昆明基地的一次震撼演讲 A Speech by General Liu Yazhou

陈凯一语： Kai Chen's Words:

www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

General Liu's speech indeed surprises me. As someone in the Chinese military, he indeed exhibits his own conscience, rationality and courage to see the truth/reality in this speech. This is a lot more than what I can say to some so-called anti-communist groups and self-claimed anti-communists. To see America not as a moral/human ideal, but as some collective/race/territory is a common mistake by those from a culture of despotism/tyranny. Thus we can take Mr. Liu as China's Admiral Yamamoto - someone educated in America but had to serve a despotic regime as a soldier. --- Kai Chen

刘亚洲将军的这个演讲着实使人震惊。 作为一个中共党奴朝专制制度中的军人，他面对真实的理性、良知及勇气使我印象深刻。 对那些自称反共的中国专制文化的卫道士们，刘亚洲的演讲应使他们及每一个人深深地反思反省。 将美国作为一个群体与民族是刘与大多数中文系人们的道德误曲。 为此刘亚洲可以被看作中共党奴朝的“山本五十六”- 一个较为懂得美国但意在服务于专制的悲剧性效忠暴政的军人。--- 陈凯

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Why Chinese communists fear America

刘亚洲谈美国精神

16/11/2009 14:50:00 By Gong Cheng /Renmingbao

Liu Yazhou，a deputy political commissar of the Chinese Communist Air Force in an internal speech a few years ago, expressed his fear of the United States. He said that he most feared America's "spiritual and moral strength"!

The opening question of his speech was "What is the real fear of the United States?" He stated that "even though the United States has the world's most powerful army and the most advanced science and technology, I think that is not the most scary at all. It is said that its stealth aircraft are free to come and go in China, but even from that we have nothing to fear. The fearful things are not these. "

In that case what is the fear of the United States? The Chinese Communist Air Force lieutenant general said: "I feel there are three points."

The aspirational/promotional system of the United States

The Chinese Communist Air Force lieutenant general said: "The cadre system and its mechanism to ensure that decision-makers are an elite group. The tragedy of China, from national affairs to local, is that in the majority of cases the people with ideas are not the decision-makers, the decision-makers do not have ideas. People with brains do not have a seat, People with a seat do not have a brain. The United States is just the opposite, with its valuable system that allows people to aspire to greater heights."

Therefore, in the U.S. - first, he did not make mistakes, second, he makes fewer mistakes, third, he made a mistake but he can quickly correct his mistakes. We make mistakes, this is the first. Second, often make mistakes. Third, it is very difficult for us to correct the mistake that we made."

The tolerance and magnanimity of the United States

Liu said: "The Americans can wear the flag on their clothes. I have brought a stars and stripes pair of trousers in the United States. I usually wear it. I wore it because I despised it and to release my anger, it is a psychologically dispersed satisfaction. Americans wear it for fun. It is essentially different. Americans can burn their national flag in the streets. Dai Xu (author’s friend, "the Air Force military academic" editor) said: if a country can burn their own flag, what other reason do you have to burn it? "

Great spiritual and moral strength

Liu continued: "This is the most horrible. 9.11 was a disaster. When disaster strikes, the first casualty is the body, but the soul continues to stand up. For some nations when disaster strikes, the soul has already disarmed before the body falls.

Three things occurred in the 9.11 incident, from which we can see the power of Americans. The first thing is after the top of the World Trade Center was crashed by the plane, raging flames were surging and the situation was critical. When people escaped through the exit to go downstairs, they did not particularly panic. People went downwards and the firemen rushed upwards. Each gave way to other with no conflict.

When there were women, children and the blind, they were automatically let go first. They even let a pet dog go first. If the spirit of a nation is not valiant to a certain extent, certainly they are not able to act in this way. In the face of death and being as calm as this, I am afraid that even though they are not saints they should be very close to saints.

The second thing, on the day after 9.11, the world already knew that this is the act of Arab terrorists. Many Arab shops and restaurants were attacked by angry Americans. A number of Arab businessmen were also attacked.

At that moment a considerable number of Americans spontaneously organizes themselves to protect the Arab shops and restaurants. They patrolled Arab residential areas to prevent further tragedy. What sort of spirit is this!?"

"The third thing is that the 767 plane that crashed in Pennsylvania, was supposed to be crashed into the White House.

The passengers fought with the terrorists before the aircraft crashed. At that time, they already knew that the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had been hit, and they decided that they could not do nothing.

They carried out a life-and-death struggle against the terrorists. Even in such a situation, they still did one thing: they decided to vote whether or not to fight the terrorists.

In such a matter of life and death, the Americans do not impose their will on others."

Democracy

"What is democracy, this is democracy. The idea of democracy has gone deep into their lives, their blood, and bone marrow. Such a nation, if he did not prosper, then who will prosper; such a nation, if it did not rule the world, who can rule the world. "

Liu concluded "I often have a fantasy: the world's most sophisticated weapons, the latest science and technology, the most powerful armed forces, are in the hands of these people (Americans), nevertheless it is very appropriate."

If "it was in our (CCP) hands, what would we do"?

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刘亚洲将军在昆明基地的一次震撼演讲

A Speech by General Liu Yazhou

Article link: http://boxun.com/hero/201005/xln/9_1.shtml

时间:2010-05-10 00:42 作者:刘亚洲 文章来源：共识网

刘亚洲原系大陆军队作家，亦系原中共国家主席李先念之女婿，其夫人李小琳现任中国对外友协副会长。刘亚洲曾在美国留学数年，加上间断生活，在美国居住接近十年。 数年前开始在大陆军队及中共高层领导人中间推销其个人关于国际军事分析观点及中共军队改革方案。 据了解，该观点曾得到相当部分文官支持及少部分军队专业人士的支持，其中主要是中下级别军官的支持。 目前，刘亚洲将军现任中共空军副政委。

正文开始：

我是中国文化的继承者，也是中华文化的批判者。过去，我首先是它继承者，其次才是它的批判者。现在，我首先是它的批判者，然后才是它的继承者。西方的历史是一部改恶从善的历史。中国的历史则是一部改善从恶的历史。

古代西方什么都禁，就是不禁人的本能。中国什么都不禁，独独禁本能。西方人敢于展示自己，既敢于展示自己的思想，又敢于展示自己的裸体。中国就知道穿衣服。给思想穿衣服。穿衣服总比脱衣服容易。西方鞭挞自己的黑暗，所以得到了光明。它的思想在驰骋。我们歌颂自己的光明，结果带来千年的黑暗。黑格尔说：“中国无哲学。”我认为中国几千年来没有产生过思想家。我指的思想家，是像黑格尔、苏格拉底、柏拉图，这些对人类文明进程有重大贡献的思想家。

老聃，你说他是思想家吗？仅凭五千字的《道德经》能当思想家吗？且不说他的《道德经》有问题。孔子能算思想家吗？我们后人怎么审视他？怎么审视他的作品？他的作品从未为中国人内心提供一个可以对抗世俗权力的价值体系，提供的是一切围绕权力转。儒学如果是宗教的话，便是伪宗教；如果是信仰的话，便是伪信仰；如果是哲学的话，则是官场化社会的哲学。从这个意义上说，儒学对中国人是有罪的。中国不可能有思想家，只有谋略家。中国社会是个兵法社会。我们民族只崇尚谋略家。一个事业上并不怎么成功的诸葛亮被人反复的纪念着。他心胸不开阔，用人也不当。有资料表明他也是弄权者。但恰恰是这么一个人，被抬到了吓人的高度，这也是我们民族心灵的一种写照。

在这种社会形态下，有三种行为大行其道：

①诡辩术。

我儿子今年考上了某大学新闻系，该大学新闻系是中国最好的新闻系之一。我对儿子说：拿教材来我看看。看过后我说，这不值得看。里面有这么一个论断：中国发明了火药。火药传到欧洲之后，冲破了欧洲中世纪封建的堡垒。真是笑话。你发明的火药冲破了人家的封建堡垒，你自己的堡垒怎么没被冲破？反而更加坚挺？在国防大学讨论台湾问题时，有一个观点颇有市场：台湾象一把锁。如果台湾问题解决不了，台湾这把锁就会把中国的大门锁住。中国将没有出海的通道。这是诡辩。我一句话就可以给你顶回去。西班牙成为海上强国后，并没有能阻止它的近邻葡萄牙也成为海上强国。法国多佛海峡离英国只有二十八海里，英国阻挡法国成为海上强国了吗？中国失去海洋关键是历代统治者没有海权观念。

②对外怀柔，对内残忍。

欧洲文明和中国文明几乎同时起步，但是欧洲形成了许多小国家，中国形成了一个统一的大帝国。谈及此，我们往往沾沾自喜。其实，欧洲形成这么多国家正是它自由思想的一种体现。它虽然形成了这么多小国家，但是，多少与人类文明有关的东西是从这些分裂的小国中产生出来的，而我们为世界文明做些什么呢？统一江山肯定与统一思想有某种必然的联系。谋略社会是个内向性的社会。我曾经仔细研究过中美两国的差异：中国在国际事务方面基本是柔，在国内事物则是刚。美国正相反，在国际事物方面刚，在国内事务方面柔。我不记得我在哪本著作中提到过这个问题，可能是《对台作战，危险评估》，并做出这样的结论：这是由于文化不同所决定的。中国文化是封闭的，内敛的，内向的；美国文化就是开放的、外向的。大一统的理念也是个内向形的理念。这也是解释我们为什么在外国侵略者面前是羊，在自己同胞面前是狼的原因。近百个日本兵，就能够押着五万名国民party军俘虏到燕子矶去枪杀。不要说反抗，他们连逃跑的勇气都没有。解放战争中莱芜战役，仅三日，我军歼灭敌七个整师，五万六千人。战后，王耀武抱怨：“五万头猪，叫共军抓，三天也抓不完。”而中国人要自己打自己人，那才叫勇猛！

③鄙俗。

精神鄙俗必然带来行为的鄙俗。精神高贵必然带来行为的高贵。大约二十年前吧，我住的小区发生这么一件事：一对夫妻闹离婚，丈夫把新欢带进家，大吵。妻子跑到楼顶，欲往下跳。围观的人很多。有的人兴灾乐祸地大叫：“快跳快跳！”后来police把人救下来，围观者甚至感到遗憾。我长叹一声，回到家里，打开电视。正播着一个在欧洲刚发生的真实故事：某国，依稀记得是匈牙利，七十年前，一个年轻的矿工马上要和新娘举行婚礼，婚礼前最后一次下井，但发生了塌方，矿工永远没有回来。新娘子不相信她的爱人就此离她而去，苦苦等了七十年。前些日子重新整理矿井，在坑道深处一汪积水中发现一具尸体，正是七十年前被埋在井里的新郎。由于没有空气，又浸泡在饱含矿物质的水中，他仍如七十年前一般年轻。新娘子已成为白发苍苍的老妪。她扑在心爱的人身上痛哭。她做了一个决定，继续与爱人完成他们的婚礼。那一幕太动人了：八十多岁的新娘子一身盛装，洁白如雪。头发也如雪。她的爱人，依然那么年轻，闭着眼睛躺在一驾马车上。婚礼与葬礼同时举行。多少人都落泪了。

最能考验我们民族道德水准的事情就是美国发生的“9.11”事件了。9.11“虽然没有改变世界，但是改变了美国。同时，”9.11“之后的世界很难回到”9.11“之前去。当”9.11“事件发生的时候，在我们国家，至少在一段时间里，弥漫着一股不健康的气氛。9月12号的那天晚上，北大和清华的学生正在敲锣打鼓。我说中国足球队还没有出线呢，中国队出线要到10月7号，那是最后一场，中国对阿联酋。赢了就提前出线进世界杯。隔了片刻才知道是中国大学生在庆祝美国”双子星“大楼被炸。我国有一个记者代表团，当时正在美国访问，看到世贸大楼被撞，这些记者团的成员情不自禁地鼓起掌来。这是一种文化的浸濡，这不能怨他们，他们已经控制不了自己了。结果被宣布为永远不受欢迎的人。我在北空，那几天部队来人看我，我都问他们对”9.11“什么看法。众口一词：炸得好。后来我讲，这是很悲哀的。如果是这样的人爱中国，那中国还有救吗？媒体就更不用提了，中国最没有新闻的地方就是在报纸上。1997年戴安娜遇车祸去世。你不管戴安娜这个人怎么样，英国王室怎么样，她至少具有新闻价值。世界各大报纸都在第一版登了这条消息，唯独中国的报纸不登这条消息。那天北京各大报纸的头版新闻是”北京市中小学开学了“。这条新闻就等同报道”北京人今天吃早饭了“一样，就这个价值。”9.11“第二天晚上，我坐在电视机旁看《焦点访谈》，我想看看那些国嘴们如何评介”9.11“这个焦点，结果那天的《焦点访谈》的内容是关于农村party支部加强自身建设什么的。你想看什么？偏没有。你不想听的，偏讲给你。国嘴当然无辜。

1999年美国打南斯拉夫，中国出了一次头。那次出头的代价就是大使馆被炸。这次差点又出了一次头，后来还是以...同志为首的party中央及时扭转了局面。我们这个文化的列车，带着巨大的惯性，载着我们这批有道德缺陷的人，风驰电掣地驶向终点。有人还在这个时候提出，趁机打台湾。此时动手，一鼓可下。这些同志的心情可以理解，但现在委实不是一个恰当的时机。当时我想，”9.11“死了这么多人，都是无辜的人。丧失的是人的生命，是世界上最有尊严的东西。这些生命本身与美国government没有关系。我们以这种态度对待别人，别人却不以同样的态度对待我们。与此形成鲜明对照的就是多佛惨案。去年，一批福建偷渡客乘闷罐车从多佛海峡进入英国的时候，由于在空气不畅的车里呆了几十个小时，人都闷死，只有两个活的。这个事件曝光后，中国大使馆的官员没有一个出面。最后是英国老百姓在多佛这个地方自发地举行追悼会和烛光晚会，悼念那些死去的人。很多孩子来参加，手里拿着玩具，中国制造的玩具。顺便说一句，现在世界上百分之九十的玩具是MADEINCHINA。记者问孩子：为什么来参加追悼会？孩子说，他们也是人嘛。我们现在手里拿的玩具，有可能就是他们当中的人生产的。在整个追悼会中，没有一个中国人在场。什么叫文明，什么叫不文明？我在思考。

①为KB叫好很KB。

（kb应为恐怖）中国文化教育出来的中国人。首先漠视和轻视自己的生命，才会对他人、他国的生命也视如儿戏。自己没有珍惜生命的权力，也不许别人有。鲁迅早年前批判过的”看客“心态就是这么炼成的。中国人看杀别人，无不兴高采烈。统治阶级故意把人放在大庭广众下去杀。被统治者就在大庭广众下享受了统治者的快感。特别在凌迟处死犯人时，连续三天，人山人海。连小摊贩都在那儿摆摊。刽子手还出售沾血的馒头。今天没有凌迟了，但当众审判也是这种习惯的延伸。当年如同过节一般去看杀谭嗣同六君子的国人，甲午之役中怎么能不丢掉台湾？他们的子孙——我们，如果还和他们一样，又如何解放台湾？公共汽车上一个歹徒逞凶，万马齐喑。就凭这样的人去解放台湾？就凭这样的人怎么去实现四个现代化？你实现了四个现代化又有什么用？我早上锻炼的时候看电视，《早间新闻》的广告节目，最畅销的产品是什么？防盗门。这是一个民族的悲哀。你看我们住的就像笼子一样。我在成都住的是前几任成空政委的房子。我进去一看，哎哟，我进监狱了。窗子上、阳台上到处都是防盗栅栏。我让拆掉。前些天有一本书叫《中国可以说不》。我说，你是可以说不，但你是在防盗门后面说不。这不是勇士，而是懦夫。乔良说的好：“连看见鸡鸣狗盗之徒都要躲着走的爱国者，偏偏胆气粗豪地对遥远的列强说不！”

②要客观、全面地看待美国。

(Kai Chen comments: Mr. Liu cannot escape his own collective identity as a Chinese. National interests (China's interests) still ranks high in his priority (He is indeed a military officer). His comments, though with words such as America as an enemy, shows he is fighting hard against China's anti-American elements.

陈凯评语： 刘在此仍不得不将美国作为敌人，因这是中共党奴朝的共识。 但你可以看出他与与中共军方的死硬反美派有相当的分歧与冲突。)

美国是什么样的国家？记得早年听过这样一句形容纽约的话：世界上最好的和世界上最坏的加起来就是纽约。用这句话来套用今天的美国，是不是也合适呢？我们这一代军人，担负祖国未来希望的军人，既不当“亲美派”，也不能当简单的“反美派”，而应当做成熟的“知美派”。知道敌人才能战胜敌人。贬低对手便是贬低自己。拓跋焘把柔然的国名改为“蠕蠕”，意即虫子，可他偏偏被这条虫子打败。那你连虫子都不如。美国不希望中国强大就如同中国不希望美国称霸一样。中美关系有冲突，但也有一定的共同利益。如何化解冲突，发展共同利益，是当前中国外交家们应当努力去做的。中国要发展就不能断绝与世界的交往。现在世界是单级的。只有美国衰落才能出现多极世界。我们既不能断绝与美国的关系，又不能对美国抱有太大期望。目前与美国对抗并非是最适当的时机。国家利益应当永远是我们行动的最高准则。我们需要忍耐。忍耐并不是软弱。只有屈服才是软弱。美国当然亡社会主义心不死。美国当然不希望中国崛起，不希望中国经济发展上去。但我们应切记：与对手做斗争，一定要让你的对手见到一种最不愿意见到的局面。美国人希望中国人打内战，我们就真打内战了。他不在被窝里笑得浑身发抖才怪哩。当然，一味地“卧薪尝胆，韬光养晦”也不行，中国作为一个...大国可能象古代一个武侠一样躲进深山里苦练武功，待武艺高强了再出来与敌人决胜吗？以中国的人口和资源。特别是以中国的文化，中国不可能和美国一样强大，况且美国也不是停止不前。还是Mao.ZD说得好：“打还是要打，谈还是要谈，和还是要和。”人要机智。外交斗争更要机智。要牵着别人的鼻子走而不是被别人牵着走。赫鲁晓夫就是个机智的家伙。我给你们讲个故事：在一次大会上，赫鲁晓夫大肆揭露并批判斯大林的暴政。有人递上纸条，质问赫鲁晓夫，赫氏本人在斯大林当政时期也是权力核心集团的一员，为什么他在当时不起而反对斯大林的独断？赫鲁晓夫把质问的纸条高声念一遍，随即当众大声道：这是谁递上的条子？站出来！站出来......下面轻轻骚动了片刻，但是没有人站出来。赫鲁晓夫道：“你们瞧，我们现在这样民主，这样无须恐惧的情况下，递条子的同志尚且不敢站出来；试想想，在斯大林统治时期的那种气氛中，有人胆敢站出来顶撞斯大林么？”全场鼓掌。我们对美斗争。应该具有赫鲁晓夫这种机智。该韬光养晦时，就韬晦到家。就象小平同志当年对加拿大总理特鲁多讲的一段话：我们所讲的韬光养晦，包括不要脸面，也一定要与世界上最发达的国家保持关系。（大意）

Dengxp的意思是，中国一定要与世界文明同步。不能远离世界文明。在“9.11”事件中，除了个别国家，中国一部分老百姓（而不是government）是离世界主流文明最遥远的。该斗争时，寸步不让。“崇美”不对，“亲美”不对。“仇美”也不对。美国government和政客与美国人民既一样，又不一样。有共同处，有异处。你要有高度的智慧把他们区分开来。过去，美国人民为了帮助中国摆脱殖民统治，打败日本，为中国社会文明进步做出过巨大贡献。两国没有根本利益冲突。今天因为美国利益遍布全球，两国有了冲突。但我们仍要以道德之心来评判事物，不可冲动。我曾讲过，对屠杀了我几千万同胞并且没有认错的日本，我们经常说“要世世代代友好下去”，对帮助我们打败了日本的美国人民，我们又有什么理由要仇视呢？

③美国真正的可怕之处在哪儿？

美国虽然有着世界上最强大的军队，最先进的科技，但我认为这并不可怕。据说它的隐形飞机来去中国很自由，但这也没有什么可怕的。它可怕的东西不是这些。1972年我在武汉大学读书，上政治课，一个政治老师讲：“美国是腐朽、没落的资本主义国家的代表，已经日薄西山，气息奄奄了。”我，工农兵大学生，一身军装，立即站起来，反驳：“老师，我觉得你说得不对。美国虽然不象中国一样，是早晨八、九点钟喷薄而出的太阳，但它也不是什么夕阳，而是正午的太阳。”老师气白了脸，结结巴巴地说：“你这个同学，怎么敢说这话！”他没有问我为什么要说这话，却用了一个“敢”字。其间心态，一眼看穿。就是这个腐朽、没落的资本主义国家，却在上世纪九十年代领导了世界上最新的一场科技革命。我大学毕业后，正逢改革开放。我又有一个观点：美国是由千千万万不爱自己祖国的人组成的国家、但他们都很爱美国。那时很多领导人，一边骂美国，一边把子女往美国送。反差巨大！

讲了半天，美国可怕之处何在呢？我自己感觉有三点：第一，美国的精英体制不可小觑。他的干部制度，他的竞选机制，能够确保决策者是一批精英。我们中国的悲剧，大到国家，小到一个单位，多数的情况是，有思想的人不决策，决策的人没有思想。有脑子就没位子，有位子就没脑子。美国正好相反，他的宝塔尖体制，正好把一批精英弄上去了。因此，第一，他不犯错误，第二，他少犯错误，第三，犯了错误他能很快改正错误。我们是犯错误，这是第一。第二，常犯错误。第三，犯了错误很难改正错误。美国用一个小小的台湾牵制了中国整整半个世纪。他把这个棋子走活了，走神了，一个台湾，改变了东亚的国际政治生态。我最担心的中国新世纪发展的战略框架因为台湾而扭曲。

现在对强势民族来说，领土的重要性大大下降，已经变追求领土为追求国势。美国人对任何国家都没有领土要求。它不在乎领土，它在二十世纪的全部作为都是造势，什么叫造势？除了经济强大以外，民心啊！有了民心国家就有凝聚力，失去的领土可以回来；没有民心，你拥有的土地肯定会失去。有的国家领导只看一步。美国行事往往看十步。因为如此，所以二次世界大战结束后发生的每一次重大的全球性事件都在加强美国的地位。如果我们被它牵着走，就可能丢掉所有的战略筹码。我一再讲，美国的战略重心不会移到亚洲来，但不意味着它不包围中国。很多同志只看到美国在军事上包围中国，就象很多人只看到中美双方在科技和武器装备方面的差距，而没有看到在大战略、尤其是外交层次上比装备落后更严重的失衡。我们的对美外交，要么有措施没有境界，要么有细节没有全局。

“9.11”之后，美国迅速在两个月之内拿下阿富汗，从西面包抄中国。日本、台湾、印度的军事压力也未减轻。看起来我们从“9.11”中得到了一些眼前的利益，但这些利益不出一两年可能就会消失。我认为对我国的战略包围是另外一种，不是军事，超乎军事。你看，近些年，我国周围的国家纷纷改变社会制度，变成所谓的“民主”国家，俄罗斯、蒙古变了，哈萨克斯坦变了。再加上原先的韩国、菲律宾、印度尼西亚...这种威胁对我国而言比军事威胁更厉害。军事威胁或许是短期效应，而被所谓的“民主”国家包围则是长期效应。第二，美国的大气与宽容。你要到欧洲去，再去美国，你会发现一个重大差异：欧洲早晨大街上没有什么人，而美国早晨大街小巷有很多健身的人，甚至全天如此。我有句言论：健身是一种品质。健身代表一种蓬勃向上的文化。一个国家有没有朝气，看看它有多少人健身就知道了。美国人可以把国旗当裤衩穿在身上。我在美国买过一条星条旗裤衩。我常穿。我穿它是为了蔑视它，是出气，是一种心理的渲泄和满足。美国人穿则是一种调侃。本质不同。美国人可以在大街上焚烧自己的国旗。戴旭（作者朋友，《空军军事学术》编辑）说：如果一个国家连自己的国旗都可以烧的话，你还有什么理由去焚烧它呢？第三，精神和道德的伟大力量。这是最可怕的。“9.11”是一场灾难。当灾难袭来时，最先倒下的是躯体，但站的是灵魂。有的民族逢灾难，躯体未倒，灵魂已缴械。“9.11”事件中发生了三件事，都可以让我们从中看到美国人的力量。第一件，世贸大楼顶部被飞机撞击之后，烈焰奔腾，形势千钧一发。楼上的人们通过EXIT向下逃生的时候，并不特别慌乱。人往下走，消防队员往上冲。互相让道，并不冲突。有妇女、小孩、盲人到时，人们都自动地让出一条道来，让他们先走。甚至还给一条宠物小狗让道。一个民族的精神不强悍到一定的程度，断然做不出这种举动。面对死亡，冷静如斯，恐怕不是圣人也接近圣人了吧。第二件事，“9.11”的第二天，世界就知道这是阿拉伯KB分子所为。很多阿拉伯商店、餐馆被愤怒的美国人砸了。一些阿拉伯商人也受到袭击。这个时刻，有相当一批美国人自发地组织起来，到阿拉伯人的商店、饭馆为他们站岗。到阿拉伯人居住区巡逻，阻止悲剧的进一步发生。这是一种怎样的精神啊。我们自古就有报复的传统。我住在成都。邓艾破成都后，庞德的儿子把关羽一家老幼全杀光了。血腥报复，斑斑点点，不绝于史籍。第三件事，在美国宾夕法尼亚坠毁的那架767客机，本来是要撞向白宫的。后来机上乘客与KB分子搏斗，才使飞机坠毁。因为当时他们已经知道世贸大楼、五角大楼被撞的消息，他们决定，不能无所作为，要和KB分子进行殊死斗争。即便是在这种情况下，他们还做了一件事：决定投票通过，是不是要和KB分子作斗争。在这么一个生死悠关的时刻，我都不把我的意志强加给别人。后来全体同意，才去与劫机者搏斗。什么叫民主，这就是民主。民主的理念已经深入到他们的生命中、血液里、骨髓中。这样的民族，他不兴盛谁兴盛；这样的民族，他不统治世界，谁能统治世界。我常作奇想：世界最尖端的武器、最新的科学技术、最强大的武装力量，掌握在这些人手中，还是挺合适的。总比掌握在日本人手中强吧，总比掌握在利比亚、伊拉克人手中强吧？就是掌握在我们手中，我们能做出些什么，也未可知。

美国这个国家有很多成功的经验，值得我们学习的借鉴。“9.11”事件后，美国没有成立“9.11”委员会，没有成立什么应急指挥部。我非常反对不实在的东西。我到成空以后，要么不开会，要么就少开会。非开不可的会，开短会。我来成空，首先就把常委学习改成自学。拿着文件念，学习的什么呀。我在同习惯势力抗争。我个人力量有限，但我不能不抗争。哪怕碰得头破血流也不气馁。比方说我一般下部队不吃饭，只要一天能回来的，我都带着干粮，我不吃部队。我到三十三师，在北空也是这样。如果不得不吃，我只吃简单的。虽说一两酒喝不倒红旗，一顿饭吃不垮江山。但是太多了，太浪费了，积少成多，就难说。有人说打台湾不要用什么新式武器，派几个“真正的...员”上岛去吃喝他两三年，绝对把他吃光了。还有一个笑话是说开会的，有一个局长，病得要死了，就是不咽气。老婆说，孩子都来了，你放心上路吧，不行，死不了。老婆说，一切事都安排完了，你放心上路吧，不行，死不了。老婆说，家里财产都放好了，你走吧，不行。后来还是秘书比较了解他，凑过去悄悄在他耳边说：“局长，人到齐了，开会吧。”局长心满意足地闭上了眼睛。这故事当然是编的，但是，说明人们对这种东西的反感、厌恶。

“9.11”不仅是美国的机会，也是中国的机会。搞不好中国就是“9.11”最大的牺牲品，关键是你怎么把握，全世界都面临重新洗牌。研究美国，我们应把握它真正的内涵。不能光看小的，要看大处。有一句话说的好：经常议论别人的缺点，你就是一个道德水准低下者；经常议论人类的缺点，你就是一个思想家。

(Kai Chen's Words: Mao is still revered by Liu. That shows he is either using Mao to advance his agenda, or he is just another Mao's worshipper.

陈凯： 刘在此仍把毛作为崇拜物。 他有可能在用毛，也有可能真崇毛。 读者自鉴。）

今天给你们讲了三个多小时，我的目标和我所追求的目标是人的解放。我相信，今天，我来跟大家讲课，与其说是我认识你们，不如说，是你们认识我。我十分坦荡，把我自己全部交给你们。我在你们面前展示我自己思想的裸体。尤其是我在最后谈了对西方、对美国的看法，并没有离开今天讲话的主题。有两条我要再补充讲一讲，第一，我是一个纯正的民族主义者。我讲的一切，都是为自己的国家好，自己的民族好。我在任何情况下，都会以民族利益为最高利益。为了它，我可以抛头颅、洒热血。我脑海中常留着朝鲜战争的一幕：1951年冬，我爸爸所在的部队向美军进攻。因为武器不如美军，必须在夜间潜伏在接敌最近处。一个连队悄悄潜伏下来，整整一晚上。那晚天降大雪，奇寒。天亮时，我军冲锋号吹响了，可潜伏的一百多个战士没有一个跃起来。原来他们全部被冻死了。至死他们仍保持着战斗队形。后来毛主席听了这件事的汇报，他当即脱下帽子，站立，久久不语。1962年中印边界自卫反击战中，我军歼灭了印军一个部队，这个部队当年曾编成在英军序列中，参加过第二次鸦片战争，火烧过圆明园。毛主席接到电报后，拍案而起，说：“百年国耻！”同时，同志们还应看到，中国国情和西方不一样。有些事情虽然看到了，但不能一蹴而就。有些事情还没有看到。有些观念的差距，有待时日，方能减小。譬如，前几天德国总理施罗德在竞选时，就因为一个小小的问题差点败北。什么问题？他染了头发。在我国，染头发算什么？爱美之心，人皆有嘛。爱年轻之心人皆有嘛！几乎没有领导不染发。但在西方则不行。因为你染头发，就是给人一假象，就是不真实的表现，就是欺骗。而政治家这样做，则被人打问号。你看，苛刻到任何地步！

第一次和昆明基地的营以上干部见面，就非常率真地、大胆地讲这么多，这都是我研究的成果，我对自己的讲话负责。讲对的地方，你们就往心里去，讲错的地方，你们就这个耳朵进，那个耳朵出，莞尔一笑，不要当回事。每个人都是一个个体，每个个体都是自由的。我不能要求我的思想都给你们。我更不能要求把你们的思想都统一到某一个思想上来，那是不可能的，但是我们偏要追求那种可能，这是非常虚无飘渺的，实际上做不到。到此为止，谢谢大家。

转引自《淘股吧》taoguba.com.cn

刘亚洲 1952年10月出生，1968年参军，1972年入武汉大学英文系学习，1974年开始文学创作，处女作长篇小说《陈胜》于1977年出版。大学毕业后到空军联络部工作，以敏锐的目光和宽阔的胸怀捕捉国际军事斗争新动向，创作了一系列国际军事题材的报告文学，代表作品有《恶魔导演的战争》，《攻击、攻击、再攻击》等。1984年，南国有战事，随军采访，负伤，创作了战争题材的小说《一个女人和一个半男人的故事》，引起反响。1984年在第四次全国作家代表大会上当选为中国作家协会理事。1986年，任美国斯坦福大学东方语言系客座教授。1990年后创作了《广场》、《胡耀邦之死�

屠杀面前，中国道德哲学为何破产 Morality/Immorality, Chinese Style

陈凯一语： Kai Chen's Words:

www.kaichenblog.blogspot.com

李铁先生的文章是少有的用中文反省中国文化中的邪恶与病态的文章。 基督精神是他文章中分析评判的道德与理性的准则。 我只希望更多的用中文的人们能像李铁先生一样自省自评，走入真实的道德与正义的世界。 --- 陈凯

Mr. Li's article is a rare piece that penetrates the evil core of the despotic, man-eating Chinese culture. Christianity is the foundation on which he based his moral judgment and analysis. I only hope more people will be like Mr. Li, gradually establish a moral foundation in Christianity to guide their thinking and behavior. Thus a just world for free beings can be possible in our future. --- Kai Chen

“在中国的文明史上，似乎从未有人因惨案而宣布过文化的失败，可问题是，从未宣布过失败才是我们文化最大的失败。” --- 李铁

In Chinese history, no one has reflected upon its cultural and spiritual foundation after an anti-humanity atrocity/crime committed by the government or the rebels. But the truth is undeniable: Not to see our failure in our cultural formation is the biggest failure of the Chinese. --- Mr. Li Tie

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屠杀面前，中国道德哲学为何破产

Morality/Immorality, Chinese Style

作者:李铁
2010-05-07 16:58:41

“杀一个够本，杀两个赚一个！反正不想活了，临死也要拉几个垫背的！砍头不过碗大一个疤，二十年后，又是一条好汉！”

如果有人已经完全放弃了此世的意义，喊出以上令人毛骨悚然的宣言，我们怎幺办？我们的文明如何去制约各式各样的反人类罪行？

一部文明史，也是一部与各种反人类罪行斗争的历史。当仇恨和杀戮蔓延的时候，人们往往将罪行归咎为政治和社会的因素。但文明中的一些基本原则，正是为了应付最极端的社会政治环境而设定的。

各种不同的文化在防止反人类罪行方面都有不同的制约机制。孰优孰劣，自然应该由历史效果来评价。当我们比较中西历史上的各种屠杀和罪行，我们不得不面对一个残酷的现实：

中国历史上的反人类罪行，不论死亡人数还是残忍级别，都远胜西方。中国的传统文化设计，不仅在面对罪行的时候缺乏制约力，显得苍白而浅薄。而且在罪行发生之后，我们的文化严重缺乏忏悔和反思。再大的悲剧，也只是轻飘飘地化解为少数人在表演的闹剧，我们总是太容易以“化悲痛为力量”、“相逢一笑泯恩仇”为借口而快速淡忘，以至于对于历史上发生的一些惨痛无比的灾难，中国人自己都非常陌生。

中国历史上的奥斯威辛

二战时期，600万犹太人惨遭纳粹屠杀。作为屠杀和集中营的象征，奥斯威辛成了一个文化符号，妇孺皆知。在西方的思想著作中，“奥斯维辛以后”（After Auschwitz）已成为一个专门术语，知识界为此陷入了深刻的反思，与此有关的研究成果，汗牛充栋。

德国哲学家阿多尔诺的名言：“奥斯维辛以后诗已不复存在”，被广为流传。他甚至这样提问：奥斯维辛以后是否还有理由让自己活下去？对于奥斯威辛，这样的反省绝非个别，而是知识界的普遍现象。法国哲学家利科说，当今哲学面临恶的决定性挑战。思想家们纷纷质问：“奥斯威辛以后，人怎么还能谈论上帝？”他们甚至宣布，奥斯威辛是西方近代文明失败的公开证明。

在中国的文明史上，似乎从未有人因惨案而宣布过文化的失败，可问题是，从未宣布过失败才是我们文化最大的失败。

中国历史没有过奥斯威辛吗？不，看看这些事实吧：

先看看被某些人美化的农民起义领袖黄巢都干了些什么？

攻陷城池之后屠城，对黄巢来说，只是“小菜一碟”，仅广州一城，保守估计就杀了12万人。更可怕的除了杀人，还有吃人，超大规模地吃人。

黄巢围攻陈州，也就是今天的河南淮阳，军粮不足，就开始吃人。陈州守将赵犨也不含糊，也出来抢人吃。《新唐书》记载：指乡聚曰：“啖其人，可饱吾众。”官军追蹑，获盐尸数十车。

黄巢看到官军来抢人，干脆下令将周边所有的活人都杀了，做成“便携食品”。《旧唐书》记载，黄巢下令建造了数百巨碓，将大批乡民，不分男女老幼，都纳入巨舂，磨成肉糜。陈州四周的老百姓被吃光了，就“纵兵四掠，自河南、许、汝、唐、邓、孟、郑、汴、曹、徐、兖等数十州，咸被其毒”。史家估算，当时被黄巢军吃掉的人数，超过三十万。这样令人作呕的兽行，你还在哪个民族的历史中见过？

再说明朝末年张献忠屠川。他在成都、在四川各州县进行了灭绝种族的大屠杀。这些都被欧洲传教士利类斯和安文思二人亲眼目睹，载入了他们所着的《圣教入川记》。经过张献忠和后来清军的几番屠戮，四川的人口由明中叶的310余万陡然下降至清初的9万余人。

还有太平天国战争，战争之前，中国人口为4.3亿。太平天国失败后，中国人口只剩下2.3亿人。一场农民战争使中国损失了2亿人，是人类历史上人口损失最多的战争，超过了动用了原子弹在内的现代化武器的二次世界大战。

对于这些历史，中国人基本不提。

恶魔们为什么无所顾忌

鲁迅说：“我翻开历史一看，这历史没有年代，歪歪斜斜的每页上都写着‘仁义道德’几个字。我横竖睡不着，仔细看了半夜，才从字缝里看出字来，满本都写两个字是‘吃人’!”对于中国历史，这样的文字绝非只是文学修辞。

诚然，灭绝人性的恶魔哪里都有，再文明的社会也无法杜绝校园杀童惨案。但中国历史上的疯子和恶魔实在多的有点离谱，专制极权固然是仇恨的热土，但除了现实的政治社会因素，中国传统哲学的一些基础设计，对于罪恶的制约力之苍白，我们也必须有清醒的认识。

首先，中国文化缺乏一种绝对的正义观念，极容易陷入道德相对主义。

按照一种粗线条的宏观概括，中国哲学讲天人合一，西方哲学讲天人相分。对于西方人而言，除了现世的此岸世界，还有一个绝对高于此世的，与此世相分离的，超自然、超历史的造物神上帝。这个代表真善美最终极原因的上帝永远在彼岸世界，与“罪”的、非神圣的此世人永恒对立，与此岸世界存在着永恒的紧张关系。

另外，人生的意义要到上帝那里寻找，现世的人不可能自救，人只有蒙受上帝的恩宠才能获救。人生是否有意义，是否符合正义，最终不由人自己来判定，上帝才是真善美的终极原因和裁判。这样一种文化设定，无疑为现世的道德、正义、价值评价提供了一种神圣的普遍性准则。使得正义具有绝对的意义，能够对人间罪恶给予绝对否定，杜绝了道德相对主义。

而中国传统哲学则缺乏两个世界的悲观性对立。它没有设定一位绝对超越的上帝与堕落的有“罪”的被造物的世界的对立。

马克斯·韦伯指出，儒教是一种“绝对地肯定世界与适应世界的伦理”。儒家认为人通过自身的心性修为、道德功夫与宇宙之整体秩序合而为一，即可达到成圣成贤的人生最高境界，并且是“人皆可为圣贤”。

韦伯说，在中国传统中，由于没有两个世界的悲观性对立，人们缺乏对现世生活的非神圣、易堕落的体认。这样的文化，自然缺乏对现世罪恶的批判力。

16世纪时，罗明坚、利玛窦等西方传教士来华传教，他们很快发现，“罪”的观念大概是当时儒家最难明白的观念之一，因为在中国的传统文化中，没有与天主教中的“罪” 的观念相对应的观念。我们相信现世就是完美的，怎么会有罪呢？

既然中国人相信“人皆可为圣贤”，那么价值标准也可以由人自己说了算，这很容易导致道德相对主义盛行。“成者为王败者寇”、“历史由胜利者书写”、“法律只是统治阶级的工具”，这些相对主义论调，我们是不是再熟悉不过了？

试想，如果一个人像郑民生那样觉得此世已经无意义了，不想活了，像黄巢那样觉得拥有暴力就拥有一切，我们拿什么去制约他？

对于西方人而言，即便你现世不想活了，也不得不有所顾忌。基督教义中讲末日审判，耶稣将于世界末日，审判古今全人类，分别善人恶人，善人升天堂，恶人下地狱。

意义世界的基础设定，对于个人而言，或许不一定对每个人都具有约束力，但是作为一个民族的文化设定，却意义重大。中国哲学的这种设定，缺乏一个稳定的正义支点，很难从自身产生实际的约束力。面对罪恶的反思和批判，尽显苍白无力。

中国人性论的问题

中国传统道德哲学的核心是心性之学，喜欢谈人性的善恶，中国人很热衷于讨论谁是君子谁是小人。而在讨论反人类的罪行时，按照传统人性论，不论是性善还是性恶，都不利于对罪行作出有力的反省和批判。

中国的人性论多数都持人性本善的立场。这种理论认为“善”和“诚”是人类的本性。但是“性相近，习相远”，人生来是纯洁的，但是后天的影响变得丧失了本性。孟子讲求放心，儒家都讲要求恢复本性，反身而诚。

这种设定，很容易让我们把罪行都推给社会环境，原因很简单，我的人性那么纯洁，那么真诚，怎么会犯罪呢？即使犯了罪，也是好人办坏事，是政治腐败、环境所逼。孔子说，君子有三畏：畏天命、畏大人、畏圣人之言。这里，唯独不畏自己，不怕自己犯罪。这种人性论，如何能有忏悔和反思？

把恶魔的行为归于性恶，同样不利于反思。说犯罪者人性本恶，实际可以为公众提供一种心理上的极大安慰。将犯罪者视与我们迥然不同的疯子和性恶之徒，我们自己的纯洁与高贵就不会受到威协。他是恶人，我们继续还是善良的君子。这种善恶的区分，实际是把罪恶置于“我们之外”。

与中国传统哲学不同，西方人反对人性善恶的讲法。西方哲学认为谈人性是善是恶，人自己是不知道的，只有上帝知道，人不能对其他人做这种终极评判。

西方哲学不谈论人性，他们很早就提出了一个更根本的伦理问题－－人的自由意志问题。如果一个人的行为没有自由意志，就无所谓善恶，一切善恶都立足于人能够选择，立足于人的故意。

在西方文化看来，谈人的本性是很奇怪的。既然是人性如此，那就是一个决定性的东西，就像自然规律一样，没有自由意志，就谈不上善或者恶。

按照西方人的这种理论，郑民生、黄巢的行为，只要他们存在自由意志，存在自由选择，就不能把罪恶推脱给社会政治环境，他们必须为自己的行为负上应有的道德责任。

犯罪者有责任，那么其他人是不是不需要反省了呢？在西方传统中，自以为无罪，自以为纯洁，一定是在自欺，是最大的恶。儒家那种认为人通过自身的心性修为即可达到拯救，成为圣人，在西方人看来是绝对的被造物的狂妄。

在西方传统中，人性不是一个点，而是一段历史。人背负有原罪，而且既然有自由意志，随时都可能堕落和犯罪，因此，我们永远需要反省和忏悔。

圣经里有这样一个故事：有一次，耶路撒冷的一个高塔突然倒下了，压死了十八个人；无巧不成书，犹太总督比拉多也把一些加里肋亚人杀了，把他们的血搀和在祭品中。有人把这些事报告给耶稣，耶稣喟然而叹：“你们以为他们是因为犯下大罪，才遭此天谴吗？我告诉你们，你们所犯下的罪和他们的一样大。”

－－原载：《李铁Blog》，2010-05-06
http://litie2003.blog.163.com/blog/static/672020320104610636287/