Yet Bo Yang, who was writing a column for the Independence Evening Post called "Dreaming from My Chair," continued to launch his witty attacks on the government of that era, especially regarding the privileges enjoyed by the powerful and other unfair phenomena, holding that these reflected a dark streak deep within Chinese culture. His humor and criticism ought to have pushed modern Chinese to engage in self-reflection and seek progress.
然而當時在自立晚報寫「倚夢閒話」專欄的柏楊毫無警覺，仍然繼續以詼諧諷刺的筆觸針砭時政，尤其是社會的特權階級和不公現象，認為這反映了中國文化深層中的灰黯地帶，現代中國人應可在笑罵中得到一點兒反省、追求一些兒進步。