It is the 72nd anniversary of the great "12.9" patriotic movement. On August 1935, 1 day, the China * * * production party issued a letter to all compatriots to resist Japan and save the country, calling on the people of the whole country to unite against Japan and save the country, and organized leadership in Beiping (Beijing) on February 9,1935,65438. The students shouted slogans such as "Down with Japanese imperialism", "Fight against Japanese aggressors and return our country" and "Stop the civil war and unite with the outside world". The student's demonstration was supported by the people of Beiping and people from all walks of life. Demonstrations continued to expand, and the Kuomintang government dispatched a large number of military and police to suppress them, injuring and arresting many students. 1935 12 10, Beiping Students' Union organized a general strike in the city, preparing to launch a larger-scale anti-Japanese and national salvation struggle. 12 16, more than 10,000 students, citizens and people from all walks of life in Beiping once again held a larger patriotic March to resist Japan and save the nation. This patriotic movement to resist Japan and save the nation quickly won the active support and response of the people all over the country. Patriotic students from Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Xi 'an, Kaifeng, Jinan, Taiyuan, Changsha, Guilin, Chongqing and other places held demonstrations in succession in support of the "12.9" patriotic movement initiated by the Peiping * * production party and demanded the leadership of the Kuomintang. This is the famous "12.9" patriotic movement in China's modern history. \x0d\ Today, as we commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the "12.9" patriotic movement, China has entered a new era of peaceful rise in line with international standards. So, what is the difference between the national rejuvenation under the banner of patriotism today and the "12.9" patriotic movement 72 years ago? This requires us to re-understand the meaning of patriotism. "12.9" patriotism is a kind of patriotism based on opposing foreign aggression-loving the motherland but not the country. Opposing the suppression of the "12.9" movement by the National Government is a very clear manifestation of patriotism. Today's patriotism confuses loving the motherland with loving the country. Any "freedom of speech" that is dissatisfied with (or disagrees with) the government's reform methods and means is in political danger of being labeled as "traitor", "traitor" and "running dog". The chaotic concept of loving one's country and one's hometown may produce an alternative "white terror" in the new era, thus blocking the generation of the thought of loving one's country and one's hometown. \ x0d \ x0d \ patriotism has traditionally been a political position. But "patriotism" and "ism" are two different concepts, among which "patriotism" is divided into motherland and country, and the interpretation of "ism" is the meaning of the proposition. When we clearly understand the two different concepts of motherland and country, we will find that "patriotism" does not completely include the issue of political stance. \ x0d \ x0d \ Motherland-Although I can't find the exact definition from the relevant data, my humble opinion is that the motherland should be a place of survival opened up by our ancestors and a "fixed territory" formed through endless generations. Therefore, from the cognitive concept of national traditional culture, people usually refer to "a fixed territory" as the motherland, and give this territory a special meaning of endless life, worship, cherish and defend from generation to generation. More profoundly, people compare the motherland to the mother, who is the most direct carrier of life. Therefore, the comparative emotional expression of "Motherland" is a manifestation of people's love for the motherland. In layman's terms, loving the motherland is a proposition of human instinct and has no political meaning. \ x0d \ x0d \ state "Complete Works of Lenin" Volume III "The state is the ruling organ of the class", which is in the hands of the economically dominant class. Including the national legislature, administrative organs, judicial organs, procuratorial organs, military, police, prisons and so on. , are tools for the ruling class to exercise power. From Lenin's incisive exposition of the concept of state, we can clearly realize that the concept of state is essentially a product name under political ideology and cannot be confused with the concept of motherland. Loving the motherland is a human instinct proposition to worship, cherish and defend "a fixed territory", which has no political meaning, while loving the country is a proposition to support, respect and support the ruling organs. \ x0d \ x0d \ It is not difficult to see from the above statement that although the "12.9" patriotic movement was carried out under the call and leadership of the China * * * production party, the meaning of patriotism really means loving the motherland, not the country. Then, as we commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the "12.9" patriotic movement again today, it is necessary to re-understand the meaning of patriotism, stop confusing love for the motherland and love for the country, allow patriotism to supervise, criticize and help state behavior, and open the prison that should not be imprisoned. Only in this way can we realize the grand goal of China's peaceful rise and complete the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation under the guidance of clear patriotism.