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Monday, February 02, 2009

丟鞋與丟人

丟鞋與丟人

  中國總理溫家寶在英國歷史名校劍橋大學演講時遇到青年擲鞋抗議,傳媒報道均將之與布殊在伊拉克被擲鞋事件相提並論。兩宗事故其實是形似,而不神似。向布殊丟鞋的伊拉克人被普遍稱頌為英雄,更引發了大規模群眾上街和立像聲援;至於在在劍橋禮堂內有樣學樣的青年,除了丟人現眼外,並沒有什麼迴響。

  同是丟鞋,但時空因素並沒有相近之處。英國是民主且和平,而伊拉克卻在軍管和戰火之中。所以,所丟出的鞋,份量也很不一樣。伊拉克仍然處於美軍佔領之下,一名伊拉克人向佔領軍統帥丟鞋,是要冒著相當生命危險,等同在敵後發難。該名伊人後來被帶到美軍監獄,據稱隨即受到毒打,目前仍被囚禁等待審訊。至於向溫家寶擲鞋的青年,是在零成本及沒有風險下抗議。雖然這有德國口音的青年也被捕及檢控,但沒有受到拘留,僅被控以滋擾公共秩序的輕罪,很可能不了了之。

  在享負盛名的世界一流高等學府,對於演講者有任何意見,理應也以具劍橋水平的方式提出。就如劍橋的一位副校長在事發後說:「大學是辯論和交流意見的園地,並不是丟鞋的地方。」這位青年選擇了用粗暴和沒有理念含金量的方式抗議,除了是濫用自由之外,更顯得沒有水平。

這事令人想起港台一些政客的問政手段,都是喜歡耍花樣丟東西,香蕉、飯盒、講稿、咪高峰和鞋子輪番上陣。這類不須考慮負擔後果的花招場面,有視覺的刺激性,卻於理性論政毫無助益。伊拉克的飛鞋之所以引起群眾效應,是因為它能達致宣洩被壓逼人民情緒的效果。至於劍橋的飛鞋,在英國以至整個歐洲都急欲與中國加強經貿合作的前提下,顯得格格不入及與大環境脫節,情況類似法國總統的反華情意結一樣不合時宜。

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

In simple terms, it is an act of copycat.

Most likely, this is the professional protester at work.
These are the people to do the act for money.
When 2008 Summer Games flames made a stop in San Francisco, there were protests. The TV news crew ask the protester why they protest. The answer: Free Tibet. The crew asked again, "Where is Tibet?" The protester could not give a geographic answer (location). He/she does not know where Tibet is or why they are protesting. What he/she knows is to collect his wages at the end of the day to buy drugs and alcohol.
It is a job for them.
They give themselves a pretty title: freelance professional activists.