理智应对舆论

Rational Attitudes towards Public Opinion

舆论具有理性和非理性的两面性。如果过于强调一方面,就会走向极端。理智应对舆论的态度应该是,既要看到它理性的一面,也要看到它非理性的一面,既要保证舆论公开、自由地表达,又要防止媚众。具体来说,应当引导而非控制,使舆论从非理性向理性转化;理性而非媚众,防止“多数的暴虐”。

Public opinion has two sides: rationality and irrationality. Any emphasis of one side will lead to an extremity. The rational attitude towards public opinion should be a full consideration of both the two sides; in another word, trying both to ensure the freedom of public opinions and to prevent from pleasing and flattering the public. To be specified, we would rather guide than control the public opinion, thereby to change them from irrationality and meanwhile stop flattering the public and stop the mass violence.