北京：革命被遗忘，孔子请上台

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北京：革命被遗忘，孔子请上台

星期四, 13 一月 2011.
天安门前竖孔子像方维稳，教科书中删革命史以遗忘

陈励志 中国劳工坛（chinaworker.info）

1 月12日，位于北京天安门广场东侧数百米外的中国国家博物馆门前一座高达9.5米的孔子青铜塑像新近落成。 这成为了媒体和网络上讨论的一个热点，而官方媒 体更是以此为契机为“以人为本的科学发展观”大为吹嘘。 “万岁图腾”的毛泽东与“千古一师”的孔丘终于在中国共产党成立90周年之时在“中国的政治中心”天安门广 场上比邻而居，这可谓是何等的“和谐盛世”？

一 方面，面对贫富分化、阶级矛盾和社会严重冲突的现实，当局与资产阶级忙不迭地对过去的革命采取遗忘、删改与 歪曲之举。 “五四”之类历史上重要的群众运动纪念日如临大敌，对大中学生严密监视唯恐其越雷池一步；而《国际歌》之类 的革命歌曲也成为党内“钦定歌曲”，普通群众自 不可轻易染指，唯恐激越的曲调引发“不和谐”事件。为了彻底遗忘革命和防止青年学生们新旧对照，更是在教育 课本大动干戈；将包括鲁迅的《药》、《阿Q正 传》、曹禺的《雷雨》和夏衍描写1930年代上海工人悲惨生活命运的《包身工》等反映封建主义和资本主义剥 削与压迫的文章大加删除。恐怕实在是因为当学生 们阅读到这些文章，情不自禁地会将21世纪的“新社会”和1949年前的“旧社会”相应对照，而产生不知“ 今夕是何时”的错觉。如是因此引起青年学生要 “洗尽天下弊病，治愈社会痼疾”的“不当理想”，对于“繁荣安定的”统治秩序实在大为不妙。所以，对早已背 叛革命的中共当局来说，告别革命历史正当其时。

另一方面，为了维持统治实现所谓的“社会稳定”，当局与新生的资产阶级不得不重复中国历史上诸多腐朽统治阶 级玩过的花招，乞求于封建孔 孟之道将民众“教化”成为识得“礼义”的“跪稳的奴隶”。从21世纪初以来，“复兴国学”和“发扬传统文化 ”大兴其道。山东省曲阜祭孔典礼一年胜过一年， 省党政大员齐齐出席。中央电视台等官方媒体中孔丹等“御用学者”讲《论语》说儒学的节目风靡一时。从小培养 孩子学习儒学典籍的国学班和组织学生着汉服习古 礼的风尚更成为了教育领域和中产阶级的新风尚。官方更是在世界范围内组织282所孔子学院和241所孔子课 室进行所谓“中国优秀传统文化的宣传”。而与此 “礼仪教化”相对应的是，专制压迫、官僚腐化、血汗奴工、二奶小妾和赌博吸毒等封建余毒也是“枯木逢春死灰 复燃”。

正如陈独秀在 1937年《孔子与中国》一文中所写的，“看近数十年的历史，每逢民主运动失败一次，反动潮流便高涨一次； 同时孔子便被人高抬一次，这是何等自然的逻 辑”。 1919年五四运动开启社会主义思潮进入中国之先声，其主要口号之一就是“打倒孔家店”，冲决延续数千年压 迫和盘剥中国人民的腐朽专制的封建思想。而中国 共产党本身和包括陈独秀与李大钊等在内的诸多中共创始人与骨干皆是从此运动中踊跃而出。

随着中共当局近30多年日益推行资本主义复辟，近 一世纪前以废除封建主义为己任的中共今日重将“孔教”等历史垃圾供奉上台，足以说明其为维持岌岌可危之统治 可谓是挖空心思费尽心机。更进一步暴露了中共当 局本身在政治思想和意识形态领域矛盾反动与黔驴技穷；与其所标榜的“社会主义”实在是背道而驰 有千里之遥。

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天安门东侧国家博物馆前孔子像

[Queercommie Girl]

There is absolutely nothing wrong at all with the principle of 以人为本的科学发展观, that is indeed what socialism is all about. And "Science and Democracy" is indeed the central slogan of China's socialist May 4th Movement.

The problem is that in China now this slogan is largely a hypocritical one. Actually to borrow an ethical doctrine from Confucianism itself, the most important element in any kind of social ethics is what's referred to as the Rectification of Names: that is to say, reality must correspond with the slogan, no hypocrisy. In China now this is completely messed up. The slogan is "scientific humanistic development" and "harmonious society", but the reality is the complete opposite: unscientific unplanned anarchic capitalism that is inhumane and ultra-brutal.

[RedStarOverChina]

There is absolutely nothing wrong at all with the principle of 以人为本的科学发展观, that is indeed what socialism is all about. And "Science and Democracy" is indeed the central slogan of China's socialist May 4th Movement.

The problem is that in China now this slogan is largely a hypocritical one. Actually to borrow an ethical doctrine from Confucianism itself, the most important element in any kind of social ethics is what's referred to as the Rectification of Names: that is to say, reality must correspond with the slogan, no hypocrisy. In China now this is completely messed up. The slogan is "scientific humanistic development" and "harmonious society", but the reality is the complete opposite: unscientific unplanned anarchic capitalism that is inhumane and ultra-brutal.
The phrase "以人为本" did not come from Confucius (it came from 刘备, of the Three Kingdom Period ). Historical records suggests that Confucius didn't give a crap about lower class people. He was in fact, quite brutal when he was in the position of power.

The idea of Rectification of Names did come from Confucius, however it does not mean what you think it does.

What Confucius meant was that rulers must consolidate their legitimacy, and followers must serve as their position demands. Everyone's position/class should be be "rectified", because only then will policies be adhered. (名正言顺)

To sum up his "philosophy" in his own words, "Lords be lords, vassals be vassals, fathers be fathers, sons be sons."

Here's a short critique of Confucius I wrote (in Chinese):
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_599179780100dj64.html

It's a little messy but it gets the point across.

[Queercommie Girl]

Chen Duxiu, the founder of the Chinese Communist Party, wrote an article on Confucius.

If you can read Chinese, here it is:

http://ailong2588.blog.163.com/blog/static/55792165200911287814352/
http://ailong2588.blog.163.com/blog/static/5579216520091128770975/

Basically Chen's idea of Confucius is very good. Whereas Mao considered Confucius to be completely reactionary, Chen recognised that Confucius was partly progressive, because Confucius was a rational humanist who challenged the religious superstitions of China's antiquity. In this aspect Confucius is closer to socialism than religious figures like Jesus and Muhammed, whose views are primarily centred around superstitious beliefs.

在现代知识的评定之下，孔子有没有价值？我敢肯定的说有。 　　孔子的第一价值是非宗教迷信的态度；自上古以至东周，先民宗教神话之传说，见之战国诸子及纬书者，多至 不可殚述，孔子一概摈弃之，其设教惟德行、言语、政事、文学四科（见《论语·先进》），又“子以四教：文、 行、忠、信。”（见《论语·述而》）

"According to the standards of modern knowledge, does Confucius have any value? I can definitely say yes. The primary value of Confucius is that he has a rational stance against religious superstition. From the most ancient times to the Eastern Zhou period, the Chinese had accumulated a huge amount of religious and mythological literature. Confucius threw all of them away, and created an education system based on the four subjects of Ethics, Rhetoric, Politics and Literature. (See Lunyu/Xianjin) And Confucian ethics is primarily based on four elements: "literary education, effective action, loyalty and faithfulness". (See Lunyu/Suer)"

科学与民主，是人类社会进步之两大主要动力。孔子不言神怪，是近于科学的；孔子的礼教，是反民主的。人们把 不言神怪的孔子打入了冷宫，把建立礼教的孔子尊为万世师表，中国人活该倒霉！

"SCIENCE and DEMOCRACY, are the two main dynamos of human social progress. Confucius does not talk about gods and spirits, in this he is close to SCIENCE, but the feudal rites of Confucius are anti-Democratic. The Chinese forgot about the scientific Confucius that does not talk about gods and spirits, yet established the Confucius of reactionary feudal rites as the "teacher of ten thousand generations". No wonder the Chinese suffered ill fates in history!"

[RedStarOverChina]

It is true that his philosophy is secular in nature. But he was not alone in being secular back in his days---many of the other schools of thought, such as Daoism, were also secular. Neither could he be considered "rational" simply because his philosophy was secular. Ancient China had quite a few remarkable individuals that can be considered rationalists, but Confucius was not one of them.

In fact, he himself was evidently superstitious, but at the same time he was smart enough not to comment on the supernatural. That was indeed commendable, in my opinion.

[Queercommie Girl]

It is true that his philosophy is secular in nature. But he was not alone in being secular back in his days---many of the other schools of thought, such as Daoism, were also secular. Neither could he be considered "rational" simply because his philosophy was secular. Ancient China had quite a few remarkable individuals that can be considered rationalists, but Confucius was not one of them.

In fact, he himself was evidently superstitious, but at the same time he was smart enough not to comment on the supernatural. That was indeed commendable, in my opinion.

You could say Xunzi had more of a "strictly rational" philosophical position, but then keep in mind that Xunzi's Legalism originated as a branch of the Confucian school of thought too.