早年的康有为肯定愚民政策的合理性。在维新变法过程中,他认识到开发民智的重要作用,与传统意义上的愚民政策分道扬镳。随着晚清政局急转直下,他警惕并抵制民众的觉醒与抗争,倡导以改良后的孔教统摄民心,抑制革命。 Early Kang Youwei affirmed the rationality of obscurantism policy. In the process of reform and reform, he recognized the important role of developing the wisdom of the people and parted ways with the traditional obscurantist policies. With the rapid turnaround of the political situation in the late Qing Dynasty, he was vigilant and resisted the awakening and resistance of the general public, and advocated the improvement of Confucius and Tongru people’s public opinion and the suppression of the revolution.