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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 393

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

Readers of our articles will see at once that we are not actuated by any kind of prejudice, except it may be a prejudice in favor of the principles which have made our civilization. There had been observed in this country certain streams of influence which were causing a marked deterioration in our literature, amusements, and social conduct; business was departing from its old-time substantial soundness; a general letting down of standards was felt everywhere. It was not the robust coarseness of the white man, the rude indelicacy, say, of Shakespeare's characters, but a nasty Orientalism which has insidiously affected every channel of expression--and to such an extent that it was time to challenge it. The fact that these influences are all traceable to one racial source is a fact to be reckoned with, not by us only, but by the intelligent people of the race in question. It is entirely creditable to them that steps have been taken by them to remove their protection from the more flagrant violators of American hospitality, but there is still room to discard outworn ideas of racial superiority maintained by economic or intellectually subversive warfare upon Christian society.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
定位:Additional excerpt 393 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

福特声称,系列文章并非出于偏见,除非是偏爱造就我们文明的原则。他观察到,美国有某些影响流正在使文学、娱乐和社会行为明显退化;商业偏离旧日的坚实稳健;标准普遍下滑。这不是白人那种粗犷的粗俗,比如莎士比亚人物的粗鲁不雅,而是一种“讨厌的东方主义”,已潜移默化地渗入每个表达渠道,到了该挑战的时候。这些影响都可追溯到同一个种族来源,这不仅是他,也是该种族有识之士要面对的事实。他承认对方已采取措施不再保护那些公然滥用美国好客之道的人,但仍应抛弃过时的种族优越观念。

上下文

福特在《我的生活与工作》中为《犹太问题研究》辩护,把社会风气变化归咎于“东方主义”影响,反映了20世纪初美国的排外与种族偏见。

今日一问

当你感到社会风气变坏时,你会先找替罪群体,还是先检查具体制度和行为?

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