Within the scopes of the questions below, share your views on martyrdom and universal truth. No less than 500 words.
- Martyrs are those who die willingly for a cause or truth they believe to be universal. In this sense, do you respect Fang Zhimin or John Stam more who both laid down their lives for a brighter future in China? Why?
- Are there universal truths in the world, worth living and dying for? Given where China is or has become, should their self-sacrifice be celebrated and honored as acts of martyrdom that brought China where it is today?
- What is your view on bloodshed and violence? Do you agree or disagree with Thomas Jefferson that “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants”? why? At what point does democracy become populism?