凡缺乏幽默感的民族,倾向于偏激。写这标题的时候,我觉得它太直白,不幽默。可是在林语堂论述过“幽默”之后,在许多人发表了许多关于幽默的一般看法之后,我想不出更好的标题来表达我的看法。我在完成了《健全的理性》和《偏激》之后再写这一篇文章,当作是对偏激的解毒剂。同时,作为对以往智者们就幽默问题发表过的看法的支持,这一标题也确实意味着,凡缺乏幽默感的民族,倾向于偏激。 People who lack a sense of humor tend to be extreme. When writing this title, I think it is too straightforward, not humorous. However, after Lin’s “humor” was discussed, after many people made a number of general comments about humor, I could not think of a better title to express my opinion. I wrote this essay after completing “Sound Rationality” and “Extremism” as an antidote to the extreme. At the same time, in support of the wisdom of past wise men on the issue of humor, this title does mean that people who lack a sense of humor tend to be extreme.