The communication effect of revising the law

Oct 10, 2023

On September 8, I finished writing this short article on the WeChat official account assistant on my mobile phone, saved it as a draft, and set it to be sent in three hours. Then ten minutes later, I received a notice that the WeChat official account had been banned for one month, and the crime was " Suspected of trying to publish illegal content." This short article was completed directly in the backend of the official account, and the draft was not kept elsewhere. I only copied it after I was able to log in to the official account again in the past two days. Published here without any deletion, just for memory.

The revision of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law" spilled over into the legal circle a few days ago and became a major event in the public sphere. The reason why I didn’t share my thoughts with you right away was because I felt desolate like termites gnawing at me. Friends who have watched the last episode of Silo should be deeply impressed. The termite army has not only devoured this place, but has become their world everywhere. It has been living in our bodies for a long time. Many people have lost all their flesh and blood, leaving only bones. Why are you starting to panic now? How is that possible? So what is the struggle now and how to understand it?

First, let’s ask ourselves as a whole: Is this kind of practice unexpected? Are the problems it might have difficult to see? The answer is clear. One, no surprise. Second, you don’t need a law degree, or even go to university, to see the problems or negative consequences that may arise in practice after the relevant provisions are given legal effect. You understand it, and "they" understand it too.

Despite this, it is still important for law professors to stand up and openly uphold the principles and bottom lines of their profession. After all, they are a minority in the legal community, and there are risks after all in publicly expressing their professional opinions. However, the threshold for reliable professional analysis and explanation of this matter is not high. As long as you are a person with common sense in modern society, it is not difficult to have similar confusions, doubts and even criticisms.

Then the question arises, why does such a law-repairing news still cause a large group of people to revel in it after it becomes news?

For us, is this another incredible thing? "They" have instilled in them hatred and pride, humiliation and glory for decades, running through history and reality, spanning politics, economy, science, education, culture, health and entertainment, and comprehensively compiled a tragic narrative and correspondence that can be mutually confirmed emotionally. information world. Do you think, when they see "they" using laws to protect national sentiments, are they excited or supportive? What will they think of the tiny minority who dare to express critical opinions publicly?

This is something that has already been set, determined by the structure, and is a done deal. This is a fundamental that is intentionally cultivated and carefully maintained. However, the basic market is actually strictly controlled. Although they are difficult to control and involve risks of uncertainty, so far, this kind of control is extremely strict, comprehensive and effective.

It is here that I would like to share with you some of my opinions on similar Dharma practice events.

If the basic market can be effectively organized, managed and guided, then how to organize and guide it is a real signaling mechanism. Based on this information disclosure mechanism, everyone can observe and judge "their" true intentions and decisions.

In other words, "modifying the law" and "managing the fundamentals" are one of the few but very effective "communication mechanisms" at present, which can be used to grasp the black box and the secret room: "they" change the law and control the fundamentals, and put important , actual information is transmitted to society. This signaling mechanism truly shows that "they" decide where everyone should go together and where they should go; by understanding these Dharma practice trends and fundamental market reactions, we can grasp "their" staged decisions. and character.

If we understand this, the real reason why the revision of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law" constitutes such a major event is not that everyone will be in danger because of the revision, and everyone may be held accountable by this law. This is certainly possible in practice, but in the real world, this result will not occur on a large scale. It is ultimately a practice of selective law enforcement. Under the constraints of pragmatism and consequentialism, such harm will always be Controllable, flexible and maneuverable. It can be said that most people can survive the consequences. We don’t need to be taught by others. We both know how to say and do it (avoidance).

Its real thousand-layer effect, just like the constitutional amendment a few years ago, is that this is another large-scale, unilateral major communication: it allows us and the whole world to further see his appearance and intentions. Deciding where to go, he decided where to go and what he was willing to do for it.

The world slapped itself twice for amending the constitution, and then quickly adjusted all-round policies; but people within society who still retain common sense and a sense of reality accurately got what he conveyed in the revision of the "Public Security Management Punishment Law" In the absence of further signals, I am powerless and have no choice but to struggle at the level of "professional opinions".

Everyone knows the real heaviness.

The real harm lies in the reshaping of public "trust" and "confidence" by such public communication. The real decisive part lies in the subjective cognition and the subsequent erosion and collapse of mentality.

Why did I say that there are only a few law professors who speak publicly? Because this is not the first time such a practice has been done over the years, and it will not be the last time. And among the countless times that it has happened, which one has not been signed by legal tycoons, law professors, and legal experts, guiding research, and endorsing progress? So what do other legal professionals who think they still have conscience and common sense do? Most of them cannot escape the fate of three words: free riding.

Accident? Not surprising. No matter where this communication mechanism is moved, its communication effect will occur. This has nothing to do with race, it is related to human nature and character, and it has happened over and over again in different historical time, space and scenarios.

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