
On November 20th, a public statement by Yu Donglai, the founder of Pangdonglai, caused a huge uproar: “Starting next year, Pangdonglai employees are not allowed to demand or pay dowries for weddings, and the wedding banquet cannot exceed five tables. If this cannot be achieved, the company will cancel all benefits
This move has not only sparked a lot of controversy among netizens, who have expressed concerns about whether companies are managing too much, but also led to a group of media outlets surrounding it. According to netizens’ statistics, there are more than 20 large media outlets alone.
A private entrepreneur formulated an internal management system for the company, which sparked such a widespread media campaign that the government once thought that Yu Donglai might have offended some notorious figure.
After all, as early as 1931, the Central Soviet Area issued the “Marriage Regulations”, which explicitly required men and women to abolish dowries, betrothal gifts, and dowries when getting married; Marriage between men and women is based on the principle of freedom, and all arranged, forced, and bought and sold marriage systems are abolished. Comrade Mao Zedong highly praised this: “This democratic marriage system has broken the feudal chains that have bound humanity, especially women, for thousands of years, and established new laws that are suitable for human nature. This is also one of the great victories in human history
What Pang Dong did this time was just to carry out the unfinished revolution to the end and break the ideological shackles of feudalism.
It doesn’t matter who netizens support based solely on personal values, but watching those media people who receive party salaries accuse Pang Donglai of having a strong fatherly taste and demand that Yu Donglai reflect, the Political Affairs Office suggests that these media and intellectuals reflect first:
Why does the reform that the Party and the people want to promote require a capitalist to raise their arms and shout, and why do some people’s voices stand on the side of feudalism this time.
This kind of public opinion trend that makes me unhappy is not an isolated case. Another is the heated discussion sparked by Minister Ma’s plan to promote reforms and clean up redundant personnel and expenses in the United States.
Most political media outlets cannot avoid this topic, and some historical media outlets are also enthusiastic about it. However, in China, it is common to refer to reform cases in Chinese history and draw analogies. It is widely believed that Musk’s reforms will end in failure.
Indeed, all reforms in history have often come at a huge cost, and failed cases are even more timely.
However, all successful reforms in ancient and modern times, both domestically and internationally, have never relied on just one or two politicians, but have been permeated with a spirit of reform throughout the country. Intellectuals and the public believe that reform is necessary and that reform can succeed.
We can look back at some old videos from the reform and opening up in the 1980s. Although China was poor at that time, young people had a burning heart and a shining eye.
The pioneers of reform, believe in the future, believe in hope, and believe that tomorrow will be even better.
They will not blame Yu Donglai for breaking the old feudalism, nor ridicule Musk for challenging corrupt bureaucracy. When people, especially intellectuals, see someone stand up to challenge the old order and overturn the old rules, they will only be passionate and longing.
What we need is this spirit. With it, we have the confidence to accelerate reform and compete with the American Empire, which is about to embark on accelerationism, in the new wave of industrial revolution.
Even if we don’t like these reformers or have no feelings towards their reforms, we should still hold a touch of warmth and respect for them. Due to the increasing support for reformers in domestic public opinion, there is a possibility of success in reform, and the country has hope for further development.