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　　在这个地方，越来越多的人对政治、历史与公共价值变得漠然。不是因为他们看不见问题，而是因为他们不再相信问题可以解决。这种心理状态，不再是“愤怒”，而是“空心”——它不再控诉暴力与不公，而是干脆退回到“与我无关”的壳中。

　　这，正是政治虚无主义。

　　而这种虚无主义，已不仅仅侵蚀着普通人，也开始悄悄瓦解中国的基督徒群体。我们不得不问：在这个愈发沉默的时代，基督徒是否还愿意作光作盐？还是也在自我保护中，把信仰关进了无声的内心角落？

一、政治虚无主义的幽灵是如何产生的？

　　在中国，政治虚无主义并不是自然演化的，而是长期结构压抑、历史失真与现实扭曲共同塑造的结果。

• 当公共讨论空间被压缩，人们学会了“自保式沉默”；
• 当历史教育只讲“胜利”，却不讲“代价”，人们开始怀疑一切；
• 当批评无门、表达无果，人们干脆转为犬儒：“谁上台都一样”“说了也没用”。

　　这使人陷入一种看似清醒，实则冷漠、无力、分裂的状态。人们不再相信制度，也不相信改革；不再相信权力，也不相信集体；到最后——连自己也不相信了。

二、虚无主义对基督徒的摧毁，更加隐蔽

　　我们常以为基督徒只要“属灵”就好，但在现实中，我们周围的基督徒同样深受这种政治虚无主义影响，而且更容易出现信仰与社会割裂的内伤，不仅有伤，而且不愿意承认和悔改。

1. 信仰退守：只谈灵魂，不谈现实

　　许多基督徒开始将信仰限制在“灵修”“聚会”“祷告”三个范畴，对社会的不公、制度的暴力、公共伦理的坍塌不再发声，对其他基督徒的发声也视而不见，连点赞评论这样的举动也不愿意做，因为怕“被站队”、“被沾亲带故”。他们常说的那句话便是：

“政治太复杂，我们只传福音。”

　　这种说法听上去敬虔，实则是一种逃避，圣经里那一件件事情哪一件不是与政治有关，或通俗的说是与信徒的生存环境息息相关？逃避只能使信仰脱离了现实，使教会成为了一个“属灵避难所”而非真理之地。而耶稣在面对权柄时，从未回避正义、秩序与真相。

2. 良心冷却：不为邻舍发声

　　政治虚无主义让人不再关心他人的命运，哪怕是同胞、朋友，甚至主内弟兄姊妹遭受不公时，许多基督徒的反应是：“祷告吧，不要牵连自己。”

比如：

• 有姊妹在家中带查经多年，忽然被邻居举报遭警察警告，教会群体无人替她发声，只在群里说“为她祷告，自己谨慎”；
• 有一位良心医生，在疫情封控中坚持公开披露真实感染数据，事后“被消失”，教会中人虽感动，却没人愿意提他的名字；
• 某地老百姓因强拆聚集抗议，主内弟兄明知有不公，但因担心“影响信仰形象”而保持沉默。

　　这些例子看似彼此无关，实则揭示出一个可怕事实：当人开始觉得“不关我的事”时，基督徒逃避政治背后基督的公义便开始一点点地崩塌。

3. 误解“顺服权柄”：将沉默视为属灵

　　有些教会或信徒，把“顺服掌权者”解释为“不要质疑任何政府行为”。他们引用《罗马书13章》，却忽略了旧约中众先知对暴政的谴责，也忽略了彼得在官府命令之下仍坚持说：

“听从神，不听从人，是应当的。”

　　政治虚无主义的危险在于，它不是逼迫你背叛信仰，而是让你慢慢不再把信仰应用到现实中，不再将耶稣基督当作你和教会的头，却任由撒但抓住了你的内心。

三、为什么中国人虚无，而中国基督徒不能？

　　我们不能否认，中国人在过去几十年中确实经历了太多幻灭感：

• 36年前的那个春天，一些人举着宪法走上街头，希望国家倾听，最后却成为绝口不提的集体记忆；
• 3年前年底，普通青年只是举起一张A4纸，结果就被秋后算账、悄无声息地清除记录；
• 昆明、广州、乌鲁木齐的大火和封楼事件，本应引发公共治理改革，最终却被封锁在短视频与转发记录中。

　　而这些大事之外，还有千千万万个“小沉默”：

• 父母对孩子说：“别看新闻，没用”；
• 老师对学生说：“要聪明，不要冲动”；
• 教会对弟兄姊妹说：“只谈灵修，不谈社会”。

　　沉默不再是智慧，而变成了习惯。

　　但我们必须清醒地认识到：

• 普通人可以因为生存压力而退缩；
• 知识分子可以因为历史幻灭而沉默；
• 政治人可以因为环境高压而犬儒。

　　但基督徒不能。因为我们信的是一位掌管万有、也关注地上公义的上帝；
　　因为我们被呼召在黑暗中发光，在冷漠中作盐；
　　因为我们知道，沉默不是中立，而是默认；退缩不是敬虔，而是亏欠。

　　如果信仰不能让我们在不公面前站立、在黑暗中仍说真话，那么我们信的，就不是“道成肉身”的福音，而是“道成私人的敬虔”。

四、不是推翻，而是重建真实与信任

　　我们不是要去革命，也不是要夺权；
　　我们只是要诚实、真实地活出光的样式：

• 讲真话；
• 守良心；
• 顾邻舍；
• 拒绝谎言；
• 在制度强大时，不跪拜它，在人都沉默时，不压抑心中的火。

　　这不是政治活动，而是信仰的诚实回应。

五、结语：瓦砾中的火种

　　中国人现在面对的，不是一个爆裂的危机，而是一种麻木、冷漠、沉默的慢性溃烂。

　　这就是为什么我说，政治虚无主义像一片“沉默的瓦砾”——它掩埋了信心，压碎了盼望，阻止了人们相信“美好是可能的”。

　　而中国基督徒，在这样的瓦砾中，若还能保守内心的火种，那就是我们这个民族最后的希望。

　　愿你不因沉默而失声，
　　不因恐惧而让步，
　　不因政治而虚无，
　　而因信仰，活出真实、勇敢、有盼望的生命。

Silent Rubble: How Political Nihilism Quietly Destroys People and Christians Here

By HuSir

In this place, more and more people have grown indifferent to politics, history, and public values. Not because they cannot see the problems, but because they no longer believe the problems can be solved. This mindset is no longer one of “anger,” but of “emptiness”—it does not denounce violence or injustice, but simply retreats into a shell of “it’s none of my business.” This is political nihilism. And this nihilism is not only eroding ordinary people but has begun to quietly dismantle China’s Christian community. We must ask: in this ever-more silent age, are Christians still willing to be salt and light? Or have they, out of self-preservation, locked their faith away in a voiceless inner corner?

I. How the Ghost of Political Nihilism Is Born

In China, political nihilism did not arise naturally but was shaped by years of structural repression, historical distortion, and warped realities:

• When the space for public debate is squeezed, people learn a “self-protective silence.”
• When history lessons speak only of “victory” and never of “cost,” people begin to doubt everything.
• When there is nowhere to voice critique and nothing changes, people simply become cynical: “It’s all the same whoever’s in power,” “Nothing we do will help.”

This leaves people seemingly clear-headed but actually cold, powerless, and divided. They no longer believe in institutions, reform, authority, or collective action—ultimately, they even lose faith in themselves.

II. The More Subtle Erosion of Christians by Nihilism

We often assume Christians need only be “spiritual,” but in reality the Christians around us suffer deeply from political nihilism—and their faith can fracture from life:

1. Retreat into “Spiritual Only,” Avoiding Reality
   Many believers confine faith to “devotion,” “fellowship,” and “prayer,” never speaking up about injustice, systemic violence, or moral collapse. They even avoid supporting fellow believers who speak out, for fear of “taking sides” or “being implicated.” Their frequent excuse:
   “Politics is too complex; we only preach the Gospel.”
   Such words sound devout but are an evasion. Every biblical event was entangled with politics—or, simply put, with people’s real life circumstances. Avoidance detaches faith from reality and turns the church into a “spiritual refuge” rather than a place of truth. Yet Jesus never shunned justice, order, or truth when facing earthly powers.
   
2. A Cool Conscience: Failing to Speak for Neighbors
   Political nihilism makes people care less about others’ fates—even when fellow believers suffer injustice, many only say, “Let’s pray; don’t get involved.” For example:
   • A sister who led home Bible studies for years was reported to the police by a neighbor and warned—yet no one in her church spoke up, only “prayed and stayed cautious.”
   • A conscientious doctor publicly shared true infection data during lockdowns, then quietly disappeared—moved many in the church, yet none would even name him.
   • When villagers protested forced demolitions, brothers in Christ knew it was unfair but remained silent for fear of “damaging the church’s image.”
3. Though these incidents seem unrelated, they reveal a terrifying truth: once people feel it’s “not my problem,” Christ’s justice begins to crumble.
4. Misunderstanding “Submission to Authority” as Silence
   Some churches or believers interpret Romans 13 as “never question any governmental action.” They quote Paul but ignore the Old Testament prophets’ denunciations of tyranny—and Peter’s declaration under official pressure:
   “We must obey God rather than men.”
   The danger of political nihilism is not that it forces you to betray your faith, but that it gradually robs you of applying faith to the real world, of acknowledging Christ as head of your life and church, while Satan seizes your heart.
   

III. Why China’s Christians Cannot Afford Nihilism

We cannot deny that, over recent decades, Chinese people have endured profound disillusionment:

• In that spring 36 years ago, some carried Constitutions into the streets, hoping the state would listen—only to have that memory erased.
• At the end of three years ago, the average youths just held up a piece of A4 paper in silent protest—then were quietly recorded and punished after the fact.
• The fires and lockdowns in Kunming, Guangzhou, and Urumqi should have spurred governance reform, but the stories were locked away in fleeting videos and vanished from public record.

Beyond these major events lie countless “small silences”:

• Parents telling their children, “Don’t read the news; it’s useless.”
• Teachers warning students, “Be smart; don’t get emotional.”
• Churches advising members, “Discuss only devotion, not society.”

Silence has ceased to be wisdom and become habit. Yet:

• Ordinary people may retreat under survival pressures.
• Intellectuals may fall silent in the face of historical disillusionment.
• Politicians may grow cynical under an oppressive environment.
  But Christians cannot.
  Because we believe in a God who governs all and cares about earthly justice;
  Because we are called to shine in darkness and season the world with salt;
  Because we know that silence is not neutrality but tacit consent—and retreat is not devotion but dereliction of duty.

If our faith cannot compel us to stand against injustice, to speak truth in darkness, then our Gospel is no longer the incarnate Word, but a private piety.

IV. Not Overthrowing, but Rebuilding Truth and Trust

We do not seek revolution or power.
We only seek to live with integrity and authenticity:

• Speak truth.
• Uphold conscience.
• Care for neighbors.
• Reject lies.
• In the face of mighty systems, refuse to bow—and when all are silent, refuse to smother the spark within.

This is not politics—it is the sincere response of faith.

V. Epilogue: The Fire in the Rubble

What Chinese people face today is not a sudden crisis, but a chronic decay of apathy, indifference, and silence.
This is why political nihilism is like “silent rubble”—it buries conviction, crushes hope, and tells people that “a better world is impossible.”

Yet if China’s Christians can still guard the spark within this rubble, that spark remains our nation’s last hope.

May you never lose your voice to silence,
Nor yield to fear,
Nor be consumed by nihilism;
But by faith, live with authenticity, courage, and hope.