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下面是艾未未接受德国报纸采访的部分原文,你引的这篇文章我觉得是断章取义。文章里关于理解习近平政府的高压政策那段,我觉得有一定道理。
Everybody was surprised by the news that you were allowed to travel. Just recently hundreds of human rights lawyers were detained in China.
Yes, there are some cases where the authorities act quite totalitarian. But it’s very different from when I was detained. Today, when they detain you, they come with arrest orders. Courts decide what kind of treatment these people will get. They follow procedures. And if there is not enough proof they release you. The tactics are not as unlawful as a few years ago. Of course the police have the right to arrest you if they think you’re suspicious. Although I think this is also used as a tactic to control these people.
Still, it looked like the dawn of a new era of repression.
The reason is the anti-corruption campaign by president Xi Jinping. That creates a lot of tension, so they want to make sure they don’t lose control. If they see any sign of unrest they do whatever it takes to stop it. By the way: The anti-corruption campaign was very necessary. It was completely rotten. It was a urgent step to clean up this huge mess.
Do you understand why the government has treated you so harshly?
Yes, form their point of view it makes a lot of sense. Of course, I’m a fighter for freedom and human rights, so it might sound strange. But the social and political structure in China is quite fragile. If they lose some ground, everything might collapse. There is no established modern social structure in China. There is no individualism, no freedom of speech, no personal freedom. China is a society which doesn’t have any layers. There are no religious groups, no unions or any other kind of group that could give voice to people’s interests. It’s the emperor and the rest. It’s still like that.
And that’s why someone like you could be so dangerous to them.
I’m extremely dangerous. The state has maintained this structure for too long. It can’t allow different opinions. They can’t even allow the potential that somewhere a new power is emerging.
Wouldn’t it be smarter for them to leave you alone. And hope that you might make peace with the government just like other artists have?
They don’t care about social justice. No, this would never work with me.
A year ago you said you were convinced that your son would see a democratic China. Do you still think that?
I’m always too optimistic and naive. That gives me a great passion and maybe some power. China has to change. It’s facing problems so great it can’t even imagine. China made a great effort economically. But that creates more demand for freedom, for legitimacy of power, for civil responsibily. At some point the pressure will just be too much and everything might explode. It’s not enough to make people rich. There is a need for trust in society. Without trust how can a leader establish himself? How can he withstand a crisis. How can a modern society be established, that’s the big issue. But China is lacking any preparations for that. There is not even a debate about it.
http://international.sueddeutsch ... or-is-a-normal-life
关于瑞典丹麦最近的难民政策,我在Guardian上评论读到不少英国的左派将其比作当年纳粹没收犹太人财产的。艾未未的言论同他们比还算平和的。
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