The Masses Will Not be Managed 大量不會被處理
Villagers in Wukan, Southern China, recently marched in demonstrations against corruption and exploitation by their authoritarian elite. This is what people around the world are waking up to.
Regarding the Wukan demonstrations, a Communist official named Zhu Mingguo delivered a message to his superiors that should be a message to all authoritarian elites of the world:
“The task of managing the masses is becoming more and more difficult....The public’s awareness of democracy, equality and rights is continually getting stronger, and as a result their demands are growing.”
This is the truth. The lies and distortion, propaganda and sloganeering, will no longer work like they used to. All authority ultimately depends upon the consent and cooperation of the members of the community. Consent and cooperation may be coerced, but not forever. Inequities will be tolerated, but not continually. There is a point at which tolerance turns to outrage and the public refuses to cooperate further in its own exploitation.
Regarding the Wukan demonstrations, a Communist official named Zhu Mingguo delivered a message to his superiors that should be a message to all authoritarian elites of the world:
“The task of managing the masses is becoming more and more difficult....The public’s awareness of democracy, equality and rights is continually getting stronger, and as a result their demands are growing.”
This is the truth. The lies and distortion, propaganda and sloganeering, will no longer work like they used to. All authority ultimately depends upon the consent and cooperation of the members of the community. Consent and cooperation may be coerced, but not forever. Inequities will be tolerated, but not continually. There is a point at which tolerance turns to outrage and the public refuses to cooperate further in its own exploitation.
posted by Alex Budarin | 8:10 PM
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