胡适是新文化运动的旗手之一和中国现代自由主义的主要代表人物,尽管非常不情愿,他却与混乱不堪、黑暗无比的中国现代政治结下不解之缘。随着中国现代政治争斗的中心由军阀混战逐步转为国共之争,任何身处政治漩涡中的人都必须在国共两党之间做出自己的选择,胡适自不能外。胡适在国共党争中选择了国民党,但他的选择并不是无条件的。对他而言,这是一种“弊取其轻”的选择。他反对共产党,但对并不符合他的自由、民主观念的国民党,也曾有相当激 Hu Shih, one of the standard-bearers of the New Culture Movement and one of the leading representatives of modern Chinese liberalism, though deeply reluctant, was indissoluble with chaotic and dark modern Chinese politics. As the center of the modern Chinese political battle is gradually turned from a warlord into a struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, anyone living in a political whirlpool must make its own choice between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Hu Shih can not go outside. Hu Shih chose KMT in the KMT-CPC battle, but his choice is not unconditional. To him, this is a “cheat” option. He opposed the communist party, but he did have a considerable incentive for the Kuomintang, which did not conform to his concept of freedom and democracy