反對內地個人遊的激進團體日前在尖沙咀發起所謂「驅蝗行動」，言行粗鄙，令人側目。對於這種嚴重破壞香港形象、損害經濟利益、製造兩地矛盾的行為，港府高官固然高調譴責，而內地官方傳媒更是連續兩天發表文章猛烈抨擊。

己所不欲，勿施於人，港人看不慣部分內地旅客行為不文明，但以粗言穢語及不文手勢侮辱旅客，這又怎稱得上文明呢？示威者以當年日本侵略者侮辱中國人的口脗稱內地旅客為「支那人」，這不是「近乎法西斯主義」又是甚麼？

有人開口民主，閉口自由，但他們的所作所為與民主自由根本是背道而馳。君不見反中亂港傳媒長期發表歧視內地人及內地新移民的言論，有的學者鼓吹「本土主義」，有的政客要求徵收「陸路入境稅」，無論他們如何包裝，都掩蓋不了針對特別族群、離間兩地居民及搞「港獨」的真正目的。

然而，今時不同往日，如果有人以為通過這種激進行動就可以達到政治目的，恐怕是太傻太天真。鬧事者高舉港英旗侮辱內地旅客，等於挑戰「一國兩制」底線，必然招致強烈反擊，最終只能一拍兩散，吃虧的還是香港。

Residents of a former colony now attack people from their motherland

A few days ago, radical groups opposing the influx of Mainland visitors into Hong Kong staged a so-called “anti-locust movement” in Tsim Sha Tsui. Their vulgar behaviour and coarse language were so unacceptable that they raised many eyebrows. Senior Hong Kong government officials condemned the act as having seriously damaged the image of Hong Kong, undermined the city’s economic interests and precipitated conflicts between the two places. State media on the Mainland also strongly criticized the rally by publishing commentaries for two consecutive days.

What you would not wish for yourself, do not impose on others. If Hong Kong people dislike the uncivilized behaviours of some Mainland visitors, how can they themselves be regarded as civilized if they hurl foul language at visitors and humiliate them with obscene gestures? Is it not “near-fascism” for the demonstrators to call the Mainland tourists “Chinamen”, a derogatory term Japanese invaders lobbed at the Chinese?

Some people talk about democracy and freedom all the time, but their behaviours utterly run counter to democracy and freedom. Anti-China mass media which want to mess up Hong Kong have long been spreading discriminatory words against Mainlanders and new arrivals form the Mainland. Certain academics advocate “localism”, while a number of politicians call for the imposition of “land arrival tax”. No matter how they package it, they cannot hide their real purpose of targeting specific social groups, driving a wedge between Hong Kongers and Mainlanders and pursuing “Hong Kong independence”.

However, times have changed. If some people think they can achieve their political goals by such radical means, they are too stupid and naive. Waving the colonial Hong Kong flags, the protesters’ humiliation of Mainland visitors is equivalent to challenging the bottom line of “one country two systems”. They are doomed to take the backlash. At the end, both sides would suffer, and Hong Kong would get the worst of it.

重要生字

to raise eyebrows 側目

to run counter to 背道而馳

to drive a wedge between 離間

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