这几天有两大话题热得发烫,一个是苏格兰独立公投,一个是阿里巴巴纽交所挂牌上市。苏格兰公投最终以55%的反对票否定了独立派,大英帝国得以保持原有统一。而为中国公共知识分子所称道的,不是独与统本身,而是英国政府对待公投的开明态度。其实,国家的统与独,与夫妻的合与离有异曲同工之妙,既是感情问题,更是利益问题。55%的苏格兰人不赞成独立,主要是利弊得失权衡的结果,这不是少数政客所能左右的。 There are two hot topics in the past few days, one is the Scottish Referendum, one is listed on the New York Stock Exchange Alibaba. The Scottish referendum finally denied the independence by 55% of the opposition, and the British Empire maintained its original unity. What the Chinese public intellectuals praised is not the independence and integration of the United Nations but the enlightened attitude of the British government towards the referendum. In fact, the unification of the country and the independence of husband and wife have the same function as the same job, which is not only an emotional issue but also a question of interests. 55% of the Scots disapprove of independence, mainly the result of a trade-off between pros and cons, which is not what a minority politician can control.