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How Authoritarians Use Language as a Weapon
yǒu xiē有些guó jiā国家de的lǐng dǎo rén领导人huì会yòng用yǔ yán语言lái来kòng zhì控制rén men人们 。
Some national leaders use language to control people.
tā men他们cháng cháng常常shuō huǎng说谎 、kuā dà夸大shì shí事实 ，hái还huì会gōng jī攻击fǎn duì反对tā men他们de的rén人 。
They often lie, exaggerate facts, and attack those who oppose them.
tā men他们ràng让rén men人们fēn bù qīng分不清duì对cuò错 ，biàn dé变得hěn很kùn huò困惑 。
They make people confused about what is right and wrong.
fǎ guó法国zuò jiā作家jiā móu加缪shuō说 ，wǒ men我们yào要bǎo hù保护zhēn lǐ真理hé和qīng chǔ清楚de的yǔ yán语言 ，bù不ràng让yǒu有quán lì权力de的rén人suí yì随意gǎi biàn改变tā它 。
French writer Camus said we must protect truth and clear language, so those in power cannot change it at will.
yǒu xiē有些lǐng dǎo rén领导人huì会bǎ把wén huà文化hé和shēng huó生活shuō说chéng成shì是 “zhàn zhēng战争 ” ，zhè yàng这样tā men他们jiù就kě yǐ可以yòng用gèng更qiáng yìng强硬de的bàn fǎ办法duì dài对待bié rén别人 。
Some leaders describe culture and life as 'war,' so they can treat others more harshly.
tā men他们hái还huì会shuō说zì jǐ自己shì是zài在bǎo hù保护zì yóu自由hé和mín zhǔ民主 ，dàn但qí shí其实shì是zài在pò huài破坏zhè xiē这些dōng xī东西 。
They also claim to protect freedom and democracy, but actually destroy these things.
yǒu shí hòu有时候 ，tā men他们huì会bǎ把fǎn duì反对tā men他们de的rén人shuō说chéng成huài rén坏人huò或dí rén敌人 ，ràng让dà jiā大家hài pà害怕hé和huái yí怀疑 。
Sometimes, they label their opponents as bad people or enemies, making everyone afraid and suspicious.
lì shǐ历史shàng上yě也yǒu有hěn很duō多lì zi例子 ，bǐ rú比如yǒu xiē有些guó jiā国家de的lǐng dǎo rén领导人yòng用yǔ yán语言ràng让rén men人们xiāng xìn相信cuò wù错误de的shì qíng事情 ，zuì hòu最后ràng让shè huì社会biàn dé变得hěn很wēi xiǎn危险 。
There are many historical examples where leaders used language to make people believe false things, which eventually made society very dangerous.
wǒ men我们yào要xué huì学会fēn biàn分辨zhēn jiǎ真假 ，bú yào不要bèi被zhè xiē这些yǔ yán语言piàn骗le了 。
We must learn to distinguish truth from falsehood and not be fooled by such language.