Chapter 203 How can these be the same?

Ding Yi said with a worried expression,
"Previous cultural exports were all indirect. If we now directly propose to liberate the Trisolaran system, will it arouse the Trisolaran civilization's high vigilance?"

The Grand Historian replied to this,

"Whether the Trisolaran civilization is alert or not is no longer important. In ten years, when the Yuanyou 2 enters the Trisolaran star system, an even more intense confrontation will follow."

Hines concluded by saying,
"In other words, the current plan to mobilize the thoughts of all mankind is to prepare for the ultimate showdown ten years from now. The Trisolaran civilization's monitoring devices and weapons will visit the solar system one after another, and our warships will also go to the Trisolaran system for a return visit!"

Luo Ji laughed.

"Hopefully our return visit won't surprise the Trisolaran civilization too much."

Yun Tianming also smiled and agreed.

"It's unlikely that we wouldn't be surprised, since we can keep coming back."

The atmosphere of the meeting suddenly relaxed, as if they were discussing something insignificant.

Zhang Beihai's expression remained unchanged from beginning to end, which everyone was used to. He mentioned,

"Although our assessment is that the Trisolaran civilization will not conduct broadcast counter-deterrence, we cannot be complacent about this possibility. If things really get to an extreme situation, we must at least have some room for maneuver."

Jiang Fan said,

"Armed intervention must be decisive; before that, the Trisolaran civilization must not feel threatened by Earth,"

"As long as it doesn't escalate to violent conflict, the worst outcome is simply that the two sides continue to tug at each other."

"In a situation of mutual deterrence, we still have to compete on internal strength."

After finishing his sentence, he paused for a moment, then continued...
"Old Zhang, let's discuss the military action plan later. Right now, the most important thing is how to change people's mindset and make them fight for the Trisolarans."

This is a seemingly contradictory concept: why and by what right should humanity fight for the Trisolarans?

Does he have masochistic tendencies and have forgotten the humiliation of being regarded as an insect by the Trisolaran civilization?

To borrow an old saying,

The enemies of our homeland have never been the people of the island nation, but rather the militarists within the island nation and the national traitors within our homeland.

War cannot be simply defined as a life-or-death struggle between two civilizations.
Even in the original work, there are detailed descriptions of the compassionate nature of the Trisolaran monitors.

The conversation between the monitor and Luo Ji at the end of the second part proves this point.

Trisolaran: "Is this love?"

Luo Ji: "I think so."

"Dr. Luo Ji, I'm here to protest against you."

"why?"

"Because in your speech last night, you said that the reason why humanity has been slow to see the dark forest state of the universe is not because our civilization is not mature enough and lacks cosmic awareness, but because humanity has love."

"Isn't this wrong?"

"Yes, although the meaning of the word 'love' in scientific discourse is somewhat vague, your next sentence is incorrect. You said that it is very likely that humans are the only species in the universe that possesses love. It was this idea that supported you through the most difficult part of your Wallfacer mission."

"Well, of course, that's just a way of expressing it, a loose metaphor." "At least I know that there is love in the Trisolaran world, but it is suppressed in its infancy because it is not conducive to the overall survival of civilization. However, the vitality of this infancy is very strong, and it will grow in some individuals."

"May I ask you are?"

“We didn’t know each other before. I was a monitor who warned the Earth two and a half centuries ago.”

Listener: "I only want to discuss one possibility with you: perhaps the seeds of love exist elsewhere in the universe, and we should encourage their germination and growth. We can take risks for that."

Luo Ji: "I have a dream that one day, the bright sunshine will shine into the dark forest."

Listener: "The sun is about to set, and your children aren't afraid at all."

Luo Ji: "Of course she's not afraid. She knows the sun will rise again tomorrow."

Such a Trisolaran friend is not humanity's enemy. If humanity regards him as an enemy, and all Trisolarans as enemies, then sunlight will never be able to shine into the dark forest.

In the Bible, Jesus bore all the sins of mankind, thus becoming sublime and holy, and becoming sacred on the cross.

Human civilization is no different. We have been harmed, despised, and threatened by the Trisolaran civilization. This is their crime!

But if this evil continues to spread from them to us, it will forever remain a barrier between the two civilizations!

Some pain and suffering must be swallowed, and one must even endure the pain to keep going.
This is not to say that humans are weak or saintly, but rather that humans have grander ambitions, which require extremely strong mental strength!

This includes both fierce-looking Vajra and compassionate Bodhisattva!
Faced with the powerful Trisolaran civilization, they fought endlessly; faced with the weak Trisolarans, they showed compassion and educated them, thus bearing the sins of civilization and becoming the foundation of the two civilizations!
When Jiang Fan said, "Fight for the Trisolaran race,"

The entire room fell silent.

It's already a remarkable achievement to get humanity to stop being hostile towards and accept the Trisolarans; now we have to fight for them?

Even God and angels wouldn't have such a spirit of dedication, would they?

Would any human being be willing to do this?
At least Lin Bailan, Luo Ji, Da Shi, Ding Yi, Zhang Beihai, and Taylor—these people—were unwilling, as can be seen from their silence.

Jiang Fan had anticipated this, otherwise he wouldn't have started this meeting.
Raising one's level of thinking is an extremely difficult thing. It's like the gap between loving one's country and loving the world. How many people can fight for their country, and how many can fight for civilization?

The proportion is less than one ten-thousandth.

He looked at Luo Ji.
"Old Luo, since you study the sociology of the stars, you should be able to understand the theory of relativity that in order to become the leader of all races, one must bear the suffering of all races."

When Luo Ji was called upon, he looked up and scratched his head.
"I know, but knowing and doing are two different things. We have been very tolerant of the Trisolaran civilization, but to be honest, I find it quite difficult to accept right now."

After he finished speaking, he shrugged with a sigh of relief, looking like he was saying, "That's just how I am, whatever."

Expressing sympathy verbally or online is completely different from actually asking people to do it and go to the front lines to provide support!

Everyone assumed Jiang Fan's goal was to have the Trisolarans fight against the Trisolaran civilization, while humanity stood by, cheering and providing support.

Little did they expect that he meant that human civilization and the Trisolarans were one, and that everyone should work together to liberate the Trisolaran civilization.

Jiang Fan smiled helplessly, then looked at Zhang Beihai, who had proposed armed intervention.
"Old Zhang, you've already proposed armed intervention, you should have been mentally prepared for this, right?"

Zhang Beihai was merely taciturn, not a silent type, and immediately retorted,

"Can this be the same?"

(End of this chapter)

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