We must know that what defines the great is the extraordinary contributions they make to mankind, not how perfect they are. No one is perfect under a microscope. The perfect and godlike great exists only in a regime with a strictly controlled propaganda machine.
一挪 发表评论于
哈哈,川普又躺枪
漂亮姑娘 发表评论于
老外特别有礼貌,但是并不代表友好, 特别是日本人,很多人都把这两个混为一谈。
nightrider 发表评论于
@武胜:
How is it irrelevant? The blogger demands others, especially the notables, as you term them, to be completely honest. I point out that he is asking for the impossible. I do not think anyone, including himself, to be capable of tolerating a brutally honest person.
@nightrider: You're totally irrelevant in that who the author is and what he likes. The author pointed out that notables can't be judged just by their public words. It's absolutely true.
nightrider 发表评论于
As for the corruption in the government, it is not about the officials being saints and having higher moral standards than the rest of us. The remedy is to divest most of the powers from the government and return them to the hands of the citizens. No person can resist the temptation of power. So take the root cause, power, away. What little power that needs to be surrendered to the government should be put under close scrutiny and under checks and balances. The less power the government has, the easier it is to monitor the government. It is a lost cause to demand the government officials to be saints. The first step is to give up the impossible dream of demanding the government officials, and for that matter anybody, to be moral standard bearers. Be realistic.
nightrider 发表评论于
First of all, there was nothing wrong with Einstein wrote in his diary. What he said was still true even today. Just see for yourself. Second, really? You really would like people to not lie and tell you exactly what they think? Really? You'd better twice about what you wish for. Ask yourself whether you can take it, whether you have the strong psyche to deal with the brutal honesty. Are you psychologically strong enough to even hear what your spouse really think of you, or your kids? Let's be honest, at least to ourselves. Otherwise, 叶公好龙 is what you are doing.