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愚民政策

Chinese Communist, KMT government and Ma are all masters in the art of obscurantism to achieve such ultimate control of their people.

What is “Obscurantism”? It is an art to deliberately restrict knowledge (withhold knowledge from the public) and deliberate vagueness in an attempt to obscure the facts.

同謀, 幫兇

An abettor

An accomplice in crime

裝模做樣, 做作   - 每日一辭(英)  

put on an act = to pretend, especially to deceive or to show off.

Achilles' heel

Achilles heel

致命要害 (阿基里斯的脚踵)

Pierian Spring

靈感之泉

A fly in the ointment

貓哭耗子假慈悲

To cry crocodile tears

To shed crocodile tears

巧婦難為無米之炊

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 

As I was watching the snowy scene (yes, we broke our mega snow record and we are still having snow in May), I thought this seemed a good time to think of something gloomy, something that I didn't like.  Yuck!  Rats!  I just hope that we don't skip spring and head right into summer.      

一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥

庸人自擾 - 每日一辭(英)

Much Ado About Nothing

The phrase 'much ado about nothing' comes from Shakespeare's play “Much Ado About Nothing”. The word “ado” means busy activity, bustle or fuss.