信任、认同与“他者”:族群和民族省思

Trust,Identity and Others:Introspection on Ethnicity and Nationality

认同在本质上是信任问题。当信任作为一种感觉出现在有着"我群意识"的共同体成员的脑海,必定是在遇见"他者"之时。因此,最原初的族群性意识实际上就是对"他者"的不信任,这种不信任感通过"种族中心主义"表现出来。民族主义时代也是建构"他者"的时代,在特定的历史条件下,对"他者"的极度不信任感可以发展成为仇恨。因此,如何在民族关系间建立互信是亟待讨论的问题。

Identity is by its very nature a matter of trust. When members of a community with ＂ we-group＂ consciousness run into ＂ others＂ outside the group, the feeling of trust may come to their mind. Therefore, ethnicity con- sciousness originated actually from a feeling of distrust to others, which shows in ＂ethnocentrism＂, The era of nationalism is a period to construct others, when the extreme distrust to others may turn into hatred under some given historical circumstance. So it is an issue of top priority to establish mutual trust among na- tionalities.