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弗雷德里克·巴斯夏:经济诡辩·摘录 122
弗雷德里克·巴斯夏《经济诡辩》· Economic Sophisms · 投资
We are suffering from the intolerable competition of a foreign rival, placed, it would seem, in a condition so far superior to ours for the production of light, that he absolutely _inundates our national market_ with it at a price fabulously reduced. The moment he shows himself, our trade leaves us--all consumers apply to him; and a branch of native industry, having countless ramifications, is all at once rendered completely stagnant. This rival, who is no other than the Sun, wages war to the knife against us, and we suspect that he has been raised up by _perfidious Albion_ (good policy as times go); inasmuch as he displays towards that haughty island a circumspection with which he dispenses in our case.
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定位:Excerpt 122 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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核心是:巴师夏编了一个请愿书,让蜡烛制造商控诉太阳这个“外国竞争者”不公平。太阳免费送光,价格低到荒唐,一出现就把蜡烛生意全抢走,害得整个照明行业停滞。他还调侃说,太阳对英国(“背信弃义的阿尔比恩”)格外客气,对法国却毫不留情。这明显是讽刺:如果太阳真被当成外国竞争者,那保护主义者就该要求把太阳挡住。巴师夏用这个荒诞例子说明,抵制廉价外国货,等于抵制阳光。
上下文
这是巴师夏最著名的讽刺文章《蜡烛制造商请愿书》,收在《经济诡辩》里,用荒诞请愿揭露保护主义逻辑。
今日一问
如果有个外国竞争者免费提供比你更好的东西,你会选择抵制它,还是想办法利用它?
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