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7/26/2009 苏东剧变：20年之后南方周末，完整版
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20年前柏林墙倒塌之后，“苏东巨变”曾激起中国人的无限叹息，不仅因为那些“社会主义兄弟”纷纷做了社会主义的逃兵，也因为接下来的十年，大多苏东国家经济倒退社会动荡，很多苏东民众对转型的幻想化为泡影。 时光飞逝，如今又过了十年，我们的“前社会主义兄弟”现在都干得怎么样了呢？对这个地区稍作观察，就会发现“苏东”早已不复存在，剩下的只是波罗的海国家、东欧、中亚、外高加索等更精确的说法。在社会主义的历史纽带消散之后，原来的苏东国家，有的右转，有的左转，有的前进，有的后退，苏东这个“筐”已经无法装下如此多样的经验了。 从政治上来说，如果以《经济学人》杂志2008年的民主排名来说，苏东各国已经明显拉开差距：东欧和波罗的海几国排名靠前，其中捷克和斯洛文尼亚被称为“完全民主”，捷克的的民主排名甚至超过英法；南欧各国（比如罗马尼亚、克罗地亚）和前独联体主要国家（比如乌克兰，格鲁吉亚）居中，多属于“有缺陷的民主”或“混合政体”类型——俄罗斯被排在“混合政体”里的倒数第二；最落后的就是中亚的这斯坦那斯坦，其中土库曼斯坦和乌兹别克斯坦甚至排在了缅甸后面。事实上，乌兹别克斯坦和卡扎克斯坦20年来就没有换过领导人，而土库曼斯坦的尼亚佐夫要不是06年去世，估计现在还在台上。 当初同一个“娘胎”出来，如今最民主的排19，最不民主的排165，差距怎么这么大呢？除了常见的经济发展水平和文化倾向的解释外，欧盟的影响可能是主要原因之一。观察民主化排名会发现，大体来说民主化深度是和离西欧远近成正比的。从经济角度来说，中东欧各国都有加入欧盟的愿望，但是欧盟规定入盟的前提是这个国家必须是“政治民主化”和“经济市场化”。为了傍上欧盟这个富亲戚，东欧各国在推行民主化方面因此也格外努力，04年欧盟的大扩张，突击吸收了8个中东欧国家，算是对这些国家民主化成果的肯定。欧盟是不对亚洲国家开放的，这斯坦那斯坦自然也少了民主化的一个动力。 第二个原因可能是当初民主化的内生性程度。稍了解东欧史的人都知道匈牙利风波、布拉格之春、波兰团结工会，就是说，中东欧各国其社会内部本来就积蓄着长期的民主化冲动，有公民社会的暗流，在一定程度上可以说它们的民主化是自下而上推动的，因此这些国家接受民主也比较顺利。而对另一些国家，民主化更象是从天而降的——突然有一天“老大哥”说，队伍解散了，你们自谋生路吧，于是政府稀里糊涂套上了民主的外套，这种自上而下的民主化历程注定了它的空心性。 从经济上来看，众所周知，苏东经济改革过程非常痛苦，大多数在转型初期经历负增长。虽然有些国家（比如捷克、匈牙利、波兰）90年代中期就已经经济复苏到转型前水平并在此基础上增长，另一些国家则很久才突破瓶颈，比如乌克兰、格鲁吉亚、吉尔吉斯坦、莫尔多瓦人均购买力GDP到2005年左右才恢复到1991年水平。大多数国家都是在2000年左右恢复元气。苏东转型艰难主要原因是它们在政治、经济、文化上“三管齐下”地同时改革，带来的社会震荡可想而知。相比之下，葡萄牙、西班牙、希腊、智利、巴西、阿根廷等其它“第三波民主化”国家，转型时本来就基本是市场经济国家，只需进行政治改革这个“单项”改革，经历的震荡自然小得多。这个观点的推论就是，由于中国市场化进程已经基本完成，市场经济观念也比较深入人心，如果中国现在进行民主化改革，经历的震荡应该会比苏东当年小。 虽然历经痛苦，苏东国家大多还是回到了经济发展的正轨。从90年代中后期开始，各国纷纷开始从谷底走出。中东欧各国经济增长率近年平均4-5%左右。虽然不如中国，但考虑基础不同（比如俄罗斯、波兰人均购买力GDP在中国的3倍左右，捷克、斯洛文尼亚甚至在4倍左右），可比性有限。更具有可比性的是同一国的不同历史阶段：虽然中东欧各国90年代都历经负增长，但近十年4-5% 的增长率远高于80年代1-2%的增长率，说明市场化改革虽然带来阵痛，但中长期来看，其活力还是胜于计划经济时代。当然正如政治上拉开差距，各国经济也拉开差距：捷克、斯洛伐克、斯洛文尼亚、爱沙拖尼亚等国的人均购买力GDP已在两万美元左右，而吉尔吉斯坦、塔吉克斯坦则在两千美元左右。 这里比较有趣的一个现象是经济市场化和政治民主化的同步性——同步性未必意味着因果性，就是说，市场化未必是民主化的原因或者后果。但它至少说明，在东欧，与拉美式“反市场的民主化”不同，东欧国家的民主化并没有激起特别强烈的反市场化冲动。 另外一个有趣的现象是对改革路径的审视，也就是对“休克疗法”和“渐进改革”的比较。多年以来，人们惊叹中国“渐进改革”的成功，同时哀叹苏东“休克疗法”的失败。问题在于，苏东经济变革路径之复杂，用一个休克疗法统而论之有失确切。苏东内部，有的国家自始至终坚持休克疗法，比如捷克、波兰；有的休克了一半又不休了，比如俄罗斯，保加利亚；有的属于渐进改革，比如乌克兰，格鲁吉亚；有的根本就没怎么改，比如白俄罗斯、土库曼斯坦。如果对比苏东内部改革速度和改革成效关系的话，反而发现改得快未必发展慢，改得慢的发展未必快，甚至越休克疗法的越发展迅速。要对“休克疗法”和“渐进改革”做一个黑白分明的审判，“对方辩友”都可以找出反例，所以与其一棍子把“休克疗法”打死，倒不如说各国都要因地制宜。甚至有可能，相比改革透明性、公正性、法制程度、经济政策合理性，变革速度可能本来就不是个核心问题。 20年巨变之后，还有不得不回顾的一点，就是各国共产党的命运。众所周知，除了少数地方，89年苏东剧变基本可以说是一场不流血的革命。当初很多苏东共产党领导人不愿放弃权力，很重要的一个原因恐怕是担心下台后受到报复。事实证明很大程度上，这个担心是多余的。20年后回头去看，共产政体的垮台并不一定是共产党的垮台。事实上各国共产党要么改头换面、要么名字都不换，大多还“活跃在历史舞台上”。比如莫尔多瓦共产党01年以来连续三次选举赢得议会多数席位；波兰共产党转型为社会民主党，目前是波兰的第三大党；匈牙利共产党运气差点，由于拒绝意识形态转型，一直没有赢得议会席位；俄罗斯共产党曾经在90年代中后期重新崛起为第一大党，不过后来由于普京的排挤而风头消退，但仍然是俄罗斯的第二大党和最大反对党；捷克共产党89之后拒绝改名，至今仍是捷克第三大党；土库曼斯坦的共产党虽然改了名字（民主党），但“领导班子”和政治体系在巨变前后几乎没变；保加利亚共产党改名社会党，仍然是重要政党。这些情况的推论就是，如果中国面对民主转型，只要共产党及时调整党纲，不但不一定会被人民唾弃，反而可能在换个马甲后卷土重来。那种认为民主转型一定会带来流血、内战、你死我活的社会动荡的看法，从苏东来看，并不成立。 正如10年前给苏东剧变下结论太早，今天试图去做任何结论也许仍然太早。不过有一点是显然的，就是政治转型并非一个直线过程，有的国家走着走着会倒退，比如俄罗斯（俄罗斯民主在普京时代严重倒退，几乎已是不争事实），有的走着走着会跳跃，比如乌克兰和吉尔吉斯坦（颜色革命），历史之有趣也正在于此。还有一点也是显然的，政治经济转型既不是什么灵丹妙药，也不是什么毒药，它管不管用，还是要看病人的消化能力、抵抗能力、病情轻重，以及病人有没有真的把药给吃进去。 11/19/2006 Youth is dark,though cherish itYouth is hard,it shouldn't be filled with dates or boring classes,it should be your own ,full of your own struggles, trials,lost and gains,bothers,compromises,sacrifises,pressures.Sometimes i wonder how could people ever make it through after realizing the darkness of youth,when you have no idea of what you will be.Like stuck in a fucking endless tunnel without knowing which direction to go.I wanna hear i wanna feel like i'm close to something real,i wanna find something i've wanted all along,somewhere i belong.
Yes we've got stuck in a a moment and we can't get out of it.And i know someday i might be old enough to forget about all this and be a busy-working whore,getting rid of all this paranoia and this lack of security.Still,U2 say walk on walk on,i konw it aches and your heart it breaks,what you've got they can't deny it can't buy it,they can't steal it,they can't even feel it.
TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE STUCK IN THE MOMENT AND CAN'T GET OUT 6/12/2006 High Heels ProblemWhat's so good about high heel shoes?
Well,they are perfect for aerating lawns,a simple trip around the yard in a pair of those babies eliminates all need to call for a lawn care specialist;and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all those messy chunks of dirt lying around.Second,heels are quite functional for defense against oncoming enemies, who can easily be scared away by threatening them with a pair of these sharp,deadly fashion accessories.
Of course i'm kidding.What kind of alien could bear two sticks under his feet?
Unfortunately,it seems most women are aliens.And their reason is:"Those babies can make me look better! "Having a pair of those babies can ruin their backbone,pelvis and kneecaps,but will make them look taller,more straight with more charming legs--and that's the only reason why so many people bear them.
I bet the one who invented high heels must be male--with a short wife and was so sexism that took women as things to criticise.It doesn't matter whether terrible things were invented--many are being even today--the thing that matters is how many adherents they have.If they are not taken seriously,as most are,it'll be fine.However,those women who were so eager to improve their appearance gave up their backbones and picked up high heels.Ever since then,high heels has been somewhat like a dog leash,with them you're adopted,and at the meantime,lost your dignity.
Why women today who have swarmed into most workplaces and much more capable than before still have to sacrifice their health to please certain people's freaky taste?Is it more fun to show your real fantastic personality than to stand on weird sticks to show your legs? 5/5/2006 Science & ReligionIf we talk from the very beginning, it should be religion.
When human beings were struggling to survive in the early years, since they can’t take charge of themselves and their surroundings, they let others take charge, which, or whom they call God. Every mountain, river, tree, flower…has its own God, and Gods are holy. They know everything, they can do everything. Human beings sacrificed their harvest to Gods begging for what they want and good luck, coz they believed Gods are capable of anything, that they are the stronger ,smarter ones than themselves.
What we are more familiar with is Christianity, which includes anno mundi and Noah’s Ark. We have Jesus Christ who wills to sacrifice himself to save the world, for whom, we learn to tolerate and love people even if they hurt us, to know that there are something stronger than human beings and to take our responsibilities and do goods coz sooner or later there will be the great account deciding whether we should go to heaven to hell.
However one day, a guy called Nicolaus Copernicus noted that the mathematic knowledge needed for the saying that the sun revolves around the earth was much more complicated than the hypotheses that the earth goes around the sun. Then after some time, he declared that the earth did revolve the sun. Which, was like a super bomb to the Western Church, who believed the center of the world is with no doubt the earth, coz the Bible say so, and so we have some place for heaven and hell. To rescue people from such evil, the Pope decided to set the evil guy on fire;and after him,many more.
They tried hard to protect people from evil, unfortunately, more and more people tended to see the rationality from science. More and more, science foretells the natural signs unbelievably correct,it can cure illness…In some way,science seems more capable than God.
Then with the invention of the first steam engine, the Industrial Revolution began. People were so surprised to find that engines could do so much. They began to take over all the heavy works and seemed able to do more.People began to turn to Science when they need help rather than pray,and indeed science has been developing with an incredible speed.By now,we can’t live without it:medicine,digital communication,space trip,gene…
Science has become the new God.
Nowadays,every day we can see from newspaper new progress science has made,whose speed we can hardly control.It seems that the battle between science and religion has finally ended and science has won.But is it all?
Many people say science is the one to save human beings, but is it really doing so? Science promises us efficient and easy life, nevertheless, what I see now we have is mania and pollution.Scientists are innocent,they are just trying to use their abilities to give human beings a better place to live.We want more food,they give us gene food;we want more energy,they give us nuclear,the fault lies in us. We now have science knowledge but no moral leash,just like young kids accidentally gain a weapon,more dangerous than an adult do coz he doesn’t know how to use it at all.
So who is more ignorant?The one who can’t define the lightening or the one who dares not the lightening at all? The unperfect we found before lies in people not religion itself.Religion does not mean we have to go to church every Friday or something like that,it’s just that we believe someone or something greater than ourselves;that what we do,sooner or later we will get paid,goods and bads;that we have something beyond understanding;that we need to take responsibilities.We have belifes.
The time we have a guarding star,science will no longer be just a dangerous weapon found by a young kid,instead,a usful tool of a mature human fighting for a better tomorrow. 2/16/2006 Feminism & Not FeminismFeminism
A question for men:"What are the images emerge in your mind when you think of women?"
Apart from some certain body organs we may get the conclusion including"sexy secretaries,sweet cuties,tomboys,bright girls,graceful ladies,capable maids,and even prostitutes."
Now we can find something here.For men,women are some PATTERN THINGS.For them,a woman should be either sexy or lovely;either wild or graceful;either a princess to care or a chamberlaine to command;either a buddy to drink with or a pussy to insert.
How does this come to happen?
We know that in ancient times,women were in quite high social class,mostly,were for their ability to "creat'babies,and their mysterious emmenia that keeps an obvious pace with the moon period.The first problem might have come when men and women had to decide who's to go out to hunt and who's to stay at home to look after the kids.
Coz since this was slowly becoming a tradition,men began to feel that since it is they that are fighting with the animals to gain food for women and kids,they should surely gain more power for this contribution.The things happened afterwards we've already seen:men got more and more power for their contribution,and with all this power,they did have done many contributions;but women,the ones who at first agreed to stay at home were finding their social class declining.At last,when someday some of them shifted attention from families and opened eyes to the world,they realized that they were so unfairly treated that they were only someone for men to creat and raise the baby and to wash the socks!Few women who tried to stand out and do something else than doing housework got tyrannized and denigrated.
The most representative ensample is Mary Magdalene who was known as a prostitute treated by Juses and then followed him everafter.Nevertheless,more and more people realized nowadays that prostitute might not be her real status.The truth might be:as a brilliant disciple and even Juses's wife,she gained more respect than Peter after Juses's death.And Peter,who can't help his jealousness began to denigrate her.When he succeed,Mary Magdalene,who helped Juses with his work,sat with him in "the last supper",watched his death beside the cross and viewed his revival became a prostitute using her tears to wash his feet!Further more,Paul wrote in his evangel that"women should not speak at the synod,coz it is not allowed.They should be docile as it is said in the law.If they want something,they can ask their husbands when they are in their house,coz it is degrading for women to speak at the synod."From then on,women were considered as some strange substitutes:hatchers,baby-sitters,washing machines,slaves,or even conllections.But not people!
As we may imagin,after realizing this,women began to fight for their rights.But after all those movement and works,untill today,we are still living in sexism.After thousands years of evolution,it seems that men today are still overinterested in body differences between women,more than something like voting right or sharing houseworks.
Guys,if you are only wanting women for the reason of sex,why not masturbate?If you can't even envisage a world where you and women are au pair,how do you convince others that you have the ability to save other species?
Not Feminism
Girls,the problem we should consider really hard is:"How to express ourselves in this sexism world?"
Does it mean that we should try our best to be what men want us to be in order to get a higher social class and get what we want?
NO!!!
And i would say that this is where we fall.
For all this years,have you seen any woman gain any respect because she sold her body and soul to others?
Women are always trying to be the types men giving them.
Men are good at creating types,if they have even a little wit.In this way,entrepreneurs creat sexy secretaries,young boys creat sweet cuties,novelists creat tomboys,professors creat bright girl students,nobles creat graceful ladies,lazy bones creat capable maids,and EVERY MAN creats prostitutes.Everytime there is a type of women men like,they want every women in the world to be that type.
What confused women is everytime they triumphantly change themsleves to that type,men seem to not buy that,they turned to another type.Men are doing this coz even they themselves don't understand what type they like.One time they got interested in one type the next time he may think that is ridiculous.What might explain this is:men are AFRAIN of the real,respectable women.As they want to be more "man",they turn to what can't overmatch them,and meantime,what can't really gain their respect.They are trying to find for themselves an infirm antagonist,and then look down upon them.
Thus,girls,how you be willing to spend your life time begging for a pattern from men?How about be yourself?Can't you see once you try to keep on pace with those patterns you are forever SOMETHING not SOMEONE for them?The tragedy is not men's patterns but women's taking serious of those patterns.Don't you wanna see a time when all men take women as human beings not sexual beings?
PS:As a female,i think i have the responsibilityn to give some advice to women today:
A prostitute is an eternal pattern for men.Many women measure up to that,coz men want them to be like that.Pathetic women got milled by the Fortune's wheel,not because they are not outstanding enough.The reason lies in their begging for a pattern to follow.If a woman does not have her own pattern,she will be easily changed by men's patterns,then she won't be herself anymore. 11/5/2005 Rock.Chinese.Fan rock
Many people may ask what is the so-called "soul"of rock?I can't give the answer ,and even if i did,it won't please everyone.What i'm gonna do now is just to discuss something spiriture connected to rock.
Some people consider rock as rebel things,which is not right.Maybe you can take punk as this kind coz they seem to go against the government the society the world,but rock is not only punk,just look at the cranberries and u2 you 'll know what you've missed.The fact is,unlike pop,rock pays more
attention to something else not only love.
Instead of talking about getting or losing a boyfriend or a girlfriend all day,rock tends to many more things.Despite those drugs sex violence and death in heavy metal,we've also got sickness starvation wars criticized.As i believe,no one would ever forget the concert held by Bob Gandalf to raise money
for Africa.On the other hand,beautiful things are also admired:love,peace...
In one word,rock has everything that exists in the world that worth talking about,and it trys to change something through its music. rock in china
People born in the 80s all experienced such a period when they first listen to hongkong music,then mainland pop.And then in the 90s,more and more people began to know about foreign music,while later china began to have its own rock band.Some of the earliest chinese rockers still are musicians
today,and there's no need for me to mention their names.At present,there are also some quite good rockers,but what i feel is,after beyond,there's no
other band that can inspire so many people.
(Of course,as a youth,and a not so"fan"rock fan,i'm not qualified enough to comment on such a phenomenon,so don't tell your rockfan friend!!!) It might has something to do with the big atmosphere that time,but unlike some rubbish music which are easy come easy go,lots of people would confess that their music can still bring them back to the old days.Meanwhile,we must say that today's chinese rock seldom has such effect,though they
might sound different or out of commen on hearing.The truth is,they don't touch us.
What is the problem? My point of view,is that they don't make music out of their hearts.Music has become more and more commercial these days,and musicians have been more and more like merchants instead of artists.No longer do they sit at home writing tunes and lyrics,they come out to publicize their new albums to
get more fans and more money.They prefer their music go up to top 10 of the ranking to get more attention rather than having more appreciation.This
is where the problem lies.This is the reason.
And another aspect lies in their trend to imitation.Many have such viewpoint as to learn from foriegn music,right,but it seems that the thing is they try to catch up with them,but turns out to copy them.
chinese rock fans
I really think there's no need for me to mention this,coz some guys have already figured out that chinese rock fans are just too fashional.I say this coz they go as a crowd,one time heavey metal became really hot,and it turns out that every rock fan says he loves heavy metal to death;and then it was
punk,nowadays it seems like gothic.
Why is it this way? I'm really sorry to say,but i do feel that not every rock fan a real rock fan.They think being a rock fan is a way to show them being different.They would like others to consider them different from others to get more attention.For this aim,they say they like Marilyn Manson,they wear black T-
shirts,and they always shows up with earphones in their ears.However,they truth is,if they can,they'd rather change the rock cd to Lindsay Lohan.
So,why doing this? Being yourself is the best way to be different,no need to pretend to like something or hate something.Anyway,rock is just a way to let out the feeling.Just the same as new age or jazz,so why not just shout out and tell others what you really like inside? Definitely,this is one big issue. 10/6/2005 Subculture of homosexuality---Chinese gays and marriage Three ways Chinese gays choose
1.Get married .This is the way most Chinese gays choose.Many foreigners just don't understand why most Chinese gays like to marry a woman they don't love and even have no interset in.They don't get it coz they don't know about the social pressure of marriage and family,and most gays make this choice only to prevent being considered as queer.However,in such case,the biggest victims are those innocent wives,about whom i'll talk about later.
2.Get married and divorce later.Despite the first one,many gays choose this way.Coz this is so far the best way to stay single while keeping away from all the gossips.
3.Stay single all his life.This is proberbly the most painful way for Chinese gays,means they'll have to stand misunderstandings and bad treatings.Therefore,very few people have the courage to choose to go this way,and among those who choose this way,most give in half-way and get married at last.
Harm to innocent wives
To be honest,most married gays are good sons good sons-in-law and good fathers,and most times good husbands.I said most times coz very few guys can live normal sexual life with a wife.Most will try to have a baby after marriage,and once succeed,they'll never touch their wives again.And many wives,because of the Chinese trandition,are too shy to mention "such thing",even if they do require for once,most are rejected and never mention again.The point is,most Chinese women consider this as so private thing that they won't talk about it with others,and even think every family are like this.
Just think about it,in China,the society is not viligant enough to realize homosexuality around them,and the problem is,how about those girls that are chosen by gays to cover their homosexuality? 10/5/2005 Subculture of homosexuality---Correct some untrue thinkings Proberbly,in most chinese people's imagination,gays are far far away.They are always considered as sissy guys doing nothing all day but hanging around.Which,is totally wrong.
First,not all gays look sissy,in fact,there are sissy gays,but most gays look just the same as common men,and many feel sick of the sissy image that TV shows and movies present of gays;second,most gays don't behave obvious enough in public that can be discovered by common people.To tell the truth,homosexuality does not only exist in a certain crownd,homo contains all kinds of people,from managers to workers,from cities to countries,from rich to poor...And it comes to the fact that homosexuality is everywhere,and maybe just around you. 7/5/2005 Deep Impact And Something Else...Deep Impact,last night,i'm sure the whole human race felt pround for that.And of course me too!
Even just imagin can make you feel excited:A celestial body in the endless universe can be hit in the center by a human-manufactured thing after hard calculations,i guess every human being will feel extremely pround
However,this also made me think,what is it that makes America,one of the youngest countries in the world,to become the strongest country in such a short time?
No wonder,ambition is one of the reasons.Americans believe:"God bless America".They think they are special coz they are americans.They believe if there is to be a hero that must save the world,he or she will be an american!Spiderman,batman,superman...all these are american,and they can always save the world over and over again,and all by themselves or just with the help of a few friends!!!They believe they can do everything if they want,and many mad scientists are americans...But wait,i'm not going to say it's terrible,in fact ,what is it that makes the US so strong now?What makes the US make so much progress and turned from a group of people in May Flower to the No.1 country ?They have the courage to try things that have been considered impossible or untranditional,so they move on!Many inventions and discoveries are made by americans only because they believe they can and they are willing to try!However,this kind of confidence do make me feel in danger sometimes...
Although not definite,i do think the moon thing is possible.The US presidents have long taken interets in the space,the moon ,mars,everytime the US is the first.Apparently,the US wants to conqueror the world,the whole world ,not just the earth now.She thinks she is meant to do so coz God stands in her side.Possible that one day the US do some agression to us saying"china is doing so bad in human right",possible that the US take control of the earth coz "we want to make it a better place"...they will not feel guilty for this coz they think they are right ,what they are doing is God's job,they think they're making the world a better place but only in a way they think better!!!Which is kind of horrible...
Well,i guess i won't feel safe till the US does not behave so agressive... 6/26/2005 About HomosexualitySome people may think this topic is too sensitive,well,whatever they say,i'm gonna say something about this. A gay is a boy who loves a boy,and a lesbian is a girl who loves a girl.I'm not gonig to discuss this problem in some phisical aspect,coz i don't know much about hormone,and i don't know how they get attracted by each other,what i'm trying to say is the society has given too little care to them. Some may argue about this,yes,Holland has passed laws that they can marry ,and Britain will do so soon...But still,most people look down upon homosexual,for they are weird.They would not be accepted when they have the same condition as others,even better.For such reason,they don't dare tell people around them who they really are.Of course,nowadays this situation seems to have turned better,and i've heard that Elton John will get married soon.However,who dare say that homosexual are treated equally? We think a man must marry a woman,only because we do this thousands of years.We tell our child that when he grows up he should marry a woman ,only because then we'll have a grandchild.Are we sure it is right that a man must marry a woman?Are we sure it is right to tell our children so?Are we sure it is right that homosexuality for love is even worse than forced married or marriage for sex or fame or something else?Are we sure it is not right for two people to live together while they want to spend the rest of their lives with each other only coz they are the same sex?Are we sure it is right to tear two people apart who love each other only because they are the same sex?Will we be finally satisfied if they give up and get married ?Are we just too odd?Are we just for the reason of fertility? Everytime i see a couple of gay or lesbians i give them my best wishes,coz they at least have the courage to face.Face others' words,face the real real themselves...Thought in China,homosexuality still recieves too little care ,i hope they can find confidence and dare declare to the world:"we are beautiful!" Here is the lyrics of Beautiful,i give it to those people who need care: We are beautiful No matter what they say Words can't bring me down I am beautiful In every single way Yes words can't bring me down So don't you bring me down today
PS:In case that this article leads to some misunderstanding,i now declare here that I am NOT a lesbian. 6/14/2005 E-mails & LettersThere is no need for me to discuss the difference between E-mails and letters.Everybody knows that E-mails are faster and cheaper and of course more convenient than letters ;however,almost everyone i know gets the idea that letters can show the writer's feelings and sincerity better.So this topic in fact leads me to the discussion about modern and old way of life. I'm not on a certain side, on one hand,i do think E-mails are more convenient and suitable for me;but on the other hand,letters can really transport a kind of wonderful feeling between the writer and the recevier.Imagin a picture:A girl sits beside a desk ,writing a letter to her best friend.Choosing her favourite letterpaper,wondering how to express what she wants to say.All this in the atmosphere of orange light from her lamp,and outside the window is quiet night with the starry sky...what a beautiful scene... From the aspect of history, however,most people seem to stand against modern things.Remember when computers first came to birth?People believe they will replace the position of human beings and finally take control of the whole world.Fortunatly,computers are not so dangerous as they described.In fact,computers have done us a lot of good and changed our lives a lot.And in my point of view,computers have made our lives better in the whole.Another instance is the presence of clone.Still i don't have the right to tell whether it's a good thing.It is maybe another "computers",but still the possibility of its being a disaster exists.But it can be agreed by most people that organs replacing which clone made possible is a wonderful thing isn't it?The same as this,we have a long list of human beings who only gained great reputation after their death.Maybe human beings just can't identify with people and things in the same times as them? The discussion about E-mails & letters is never ending,but ,whatever,choose the way you like: ) |
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