雅虎專欄 – 假如我是劉太、胡太、譚太…

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29/12/2009

雅虎專欄 – 假如我是劉太、胡太、譚太… 余若薇

年尾年頭,最渴望一家團聚,聖誕剛過,新年快到,本該溫情洋溢,但劉曉波、胡佳、譚作人以及多少個因言入罪的鬥士,卻長期失去自由,與親人分離。他們的妻子表現得愈從容,愈堅強,愈令人心酸。

《08憲章》起草人劉曉波「煽動顛覆國家政權」罪成,本月25日被重判入獄11年。劉妻劉霞說﹕「他讓我在外面盡可能高高興興地生活,我讓他在裡面盡可能安心生活。只要他可以堅持下去,我也能堅持。」

又是同一控罪,多次撰文批評中國人權狀況的胡佳去年4月被判囚3年半,胡妻曾金燕獨力照顧初生女兒,她對丈夫說﹕「各自保重,以待團聚,我很想你。」

下一個,可能是獲雜誌《Time》表揚為「2009年十大英雄」的內地作家譚作人。他調查四川地震災區豆腐渣校舍,被控以「煽動顛覆國家政權」,正被拘留,等候發落。譚妻王慶華說﹕「譚作人不怕,我怕什麼?我喜歡睡懶覺,明天醒了,太陽還會升起。」她給丈夫寫情書,說﹕「家裡的事現在全靠我,你快點出來幫忙,這就是我們的愛情。」

我有個幸福家庭,結婚快30載,育有3名女兒,可選擇務實舒適地生活,絕對沒有劉太、胡太、譚太的韌力,不過,假如我是她們,我想我會趁機告訴香港沉默大多數,一國兩制下的人權自由,不是必然的,永遠留在安全區內等待,有如畫地為牢,放棄應有權利,圈子只會越縮越小。

曾在納粹時期被囚的德國牧師Martin Niemoller認為,沉默的人都有集體責任,他說(*註)﹕

They came first for the Communists,

and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Communist.

And then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

And then they came for the social democrats, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a socialist.

And then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Jew.

And then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me.

元旦(本周五)下午3時,在遮打道行人專用區的「還我普選」大遊行,希望看到千千萬萬個劉太、胡太、譚太的支持者走出來,與我們一同到中聯辦門口繫上黃絲帶,不能沉默。

*註﹕Martin Niemoller歷年來說過多個類似版本,這是1974年版本。

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