End of the century

Author: Ma Fenglin
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "The End of the Century" is a trend of conceptual disorientation caused by the transformation of social forms, representing an intermediate stage in the development of the concept of "decline of the present generation." It is characterized by the disillusionment of ideals, the failure of moral laws, and the chilling political revelations. Numerous social examples demonstrate that only opportunism, pragmatism, and expediency are truly effective principles. Consequently, powerful figures and politicians revel in exploiting the gaps in the reform of the state machinery; the poor are bewildered and resentful in the face of prosperity; the wealthy are intoxicated and agitated by extravagance; and thinkers are anxious and despairing as human selfish desires surge.