Given the dozens of people massacred for “revenge” in Zhuhai and the multiplication of similar episodes, the Beijing government calls for “in-depth investigations” into disputes between families, neighbors and unpaid wages. The writer, former Red Guard, Yan Chunguo explains that “social disorder is the result of a State that has lost the idea of justice, causing the people to lose their soul.”
Two weeks ago, the case of a man who, due to disagreements over his divorce trial, ran over and killed dozens of people with a van caused a strong commotion in Zhuhai. But this is not an isolated drama; Many voices in the People’s Republic of China report the multiplication of this type of explosions of violence and even the Chinese Communist Party itself has publicly expressed its concern. At the direction of President Xi Jinping, the Ministry of Justice recently asked local mediators to carry out “thorough investigations” into disputes related to family, neighbors, land and wages. But what is really behind these tensions that are exploding? asks Chinese intellectual Yan Chunguo (also known as Ngan Shun-kau), originally from Fujian, a former member of the Red Guard who has lived in Hong Kong since late of the ’70s, where he has repeatedly denounced the drift of the Chinese Communist Party. Ngan Shun-kau just published in your profile Facebook this reflection, which we reproduce in our own translation.
One netizen estimated that from May 20 to November 16 this year, there were 20 cases of indiscriminate killings in China, including 35 dead and 43 injured in Zhuhai, 11 dead and 13 injured in Taian, and 8 dead and 5 injured in Changsha. . The latest two cases follow an incident that occurred on November 21 in Foshan, Guangdong province, where a bus driver indiscriminately ran over people, and witnesses estimate that there were at least 50 dead and injured. In the province of Hunan, a truck also ran over many people, although the exact figures have not yet been reported, but the videos show an apocalyptic panorama with a large number of corpses and seriously injured people.
Accidents caused by private vehicles have a limited impact, but when it comes to buses or heavy trucks, the situation becomes hell. Regarding the attacks in the villages against officials and police, since they do not receive media coverage it is impossible to calculate the exact number of victims.
On the other hand, in recent years in China suicides have increased steadily: people jumping from bridges or buildings, young people gathering in remote mountains to commit suicide together. These phenomena of despair have become increasingly common. Since last year, incidents of indiscriminate homicide caused by automobiles have become a new trend, with culprits who seem to no longer have moral limits, and the more victims there are, the more social damage they cause, the greater the disturbing effect and the more value seems to have the act of killing.
Many are wondering about the causes of these social tragedies: people’s lives reach a hopeless point, families and careers ruined by injustice, suffering without any possibility of redemption, all these things can explain the incidents. However, I believe that there is also a deep cause linked to systemic and structural factors. Popular anger in China is growing rapidly, and society is like wildfire just waiting for a spark.
A profound reason is that the State has lost its justice. What is the justice of a State? A State exists to seek the happiness of its citizens, to guide the nation towards a path of common prosperity, equality and freedom. Without this objective, the State has no meaning. But today’s China is an instrument in the hands of a small group of corrupt members of the Communist Party who exploit and oppress the people, who are forced to solve the problems of the Party, while the Party does not solve the problems of the people.
The State has lost the meaning that justified its existence: the People’s Republic of China has always been the private property of the Communist Party. China’s wealth does not belong to the Chinese and the people have no right to intervene in governance. The relationship of subordination that should exist between the State and the people has been reversed: the State is no longer a State and the people are no longer a free people.
The second profound reason is that the government has lost its capacity. The government is tasked with effectively managing the country, directing economic development, improving the quality of life and opening broader horizons. But when the government creates problems and is not able to solve them, politics and the economy get worse and worse, internal and external problems accumulate and, in the end, all the difficulties fall on the people, who live in increasingly worse conditions. unsustainable.
Recent measures to save the real estate sector and the stock market have failed, consumption stimulus is weak, investments are out of control, foreign trade is in difficulties, and the diplomacy and military situation is plagued with obstacles. At the same time, “Zero COVID” policies are increasingly ineffective, the fight against corruption appears to have fueled corruption even more, and social stability policies are becoming less stable. The plight of the Communist Party is widespread, long-term and deep-rooted, and Xi Jinping is powerless in the face of internal and external difficulties. Popular anger has no vent, the conflict between the government and the people is increasing, and while they continue to talk about stability and well-being, the government is running towards a dead end.
The third profound reason is social disorder, which is the inevitable consequence of the loss of justice by the State and the loss of government capacity. The normal functioning of a society is based on traditional logic, laws and social conscience as a moral basis, government self-regulation, trust among citizens, well-defined hierarchies and consensus between the government and the people. But this traditional order quickly collapsed as a result of the damage caused by the Communist Party. Social disorder is not something that happens in a day, but rather it is a process that slowly erodes society. The leaders have no scruples and those below imitate them. The people are considered just a tool to be exploited. The people’s ability to endure has reached a breaking point, and when things become unbearable, a way out is sought. The way out for the people is to stop being subjugated, stop being slaves and fight against the social order to save their lives, because anger and resentment cannot be appeased. The breakdown of social order is not only a matter of interest, but also an act of “reciprocal ruin.”
The fourth profound reason is that the people have lost their soul. A nation with an ancient cultural tradition should also have a positive system of ideas. But the spiritual essence of China is a fusion of Marxist-Leninist ideas with Chinese imperialist thought created by Mao Zedong, a “four-legged monster” that makes no sense in the context of the 21st century. Marxist-Leninist ideology is no longer applicable, capitalism is not viable, universal values cannot be expressed, feudalism cannot be restored, and the soul of the Chinese has been destroyed and fragmented.
The reason why the people have lost their soul is that China is isolated from the rest of the world, separated from the currents of contemporary ideas, and the Communist Party maintains control of thought to preserve its absolute power. When the reforms began, capitalist ideology was widespread, but when the economy began to improve, the Party reinforced ideological control, preventing any liberation of thought. Since the moment Xi Jinping came to power, control has increased to the maximum, social stabilization has weakened the spirituality of the Chinese people day by day.
The loss of the soul of the people has led to the disappearance of any spiritual search and shared values. Among people, the only thing left is the pursuit of pleasure and material advantages, and natural humanity, in the face of a cruel system, is consumed and suppressed, causing brutality to prevail over human civilization.
The State has lost justice, the government has lost its capacity, society has lost order and the people have lost their soul. China is currently in a state of unprecedented disintegration. From the foundations of society, a visible process of disintegration is underway. History cannot be reversed and humanity cannot reverse the course of things. Indiscriminate homicides are only the expression of individual frustration, but from here to a global social crisis, the distance is not long.
Anyone who has even a minimal understanding of reality already sees the end, and the Communist Party sees it. But ultimately it doesn’t matter if we see it or not, the result is destined to manifest.
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