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dāng
ān quán
安全
biàn chéng
变成
shēng yì
生意

When Security Becomes Business
本站:原文:
dāngān quán安全biàn chéng变成shēng yì生意rén mìng人命jiùkě néng可能bèidàng chéng当成shù zì数字

When 'security' becomes a business, human lives can be reduced to numbers.

yǒu rén有人kǒng jù恐惧dāngshāng pǐn商品zhì zào制造kǒng jù恐惧màikǒng jù恐惧háiràngchōng tū冲突yì zhí一直tuōxià qù下去

Some people treat fear as a commodity: creating fear, selling fear, and letting conflicts drag on indefinitely.

jūn huǒ军火shēng yì生意cháng cháng常常kàowěn dìng稳定zhuàn qián赚钱jūn fèi军费yuèhuāyuèduōtán pàn谈判quèyuè lái yuè越来越shǎozhàn zhēng战争róng yì容易jié shù结束

The arms trade often profits from instability; military spending keeps increasing, negotiations decrease, and wars become harder to end.

gǔ dài古代zhé xué jiā哲学家bó lā tú柏拉图tí xǐng提醒rú guǒ如果bǎo hù保护guó jiā国家derénzhǐxiǎngzhezhuàn qián赚钱zhèng yì正义huìdǎo xià倒下zhàn zhēng战争huìbiàn chéng变成cháng tài常态

The ancient philosopher Plato warned: if those who protect the country only think about making money, justice will fall and war will become the norm.

sū fēi苏菲pàideshuōzuìwēi xiǎn危险dedí rén敌人bú shì不是wài miàn外面derénér shì而是xīn lǐ心里detān xīn贪心

The Sufi poet Rumi also said the most dangerous enemy is not outside, but the greed inside the heart.

yī běn · ā lā bǐ伊本·阿拉比rèn wéi认为quán lì权力shìtuō fù托付bú shì不是sī yǒu私有lǐng dǎo zhě领导者zì jǐ自己dāngzhǔ rén主人jiùróng yì容易zǒu xiàng走向yā pò压迫

Ibn Arabi believed power is a trust, not private property; when leaders see themselves as owners, they tend to become oppressive.

bù lēi · shā ā布勒·沙阿fǎn duì反对yòngdào dé道德yǔ yán语言láiyǎn gài掩盖qī fù欺负ruò zhě弱者

Bulleh Shah opposed using 'moral language' to cover up bullying the weak.

jīn tiān今天yǒu xiē有些rényòngguó jiā ān quán国家安全láijiě shì解释píng mín平民shāng wáng伤亡jiān kòng监控shè huì社会méi wán méi liǎo没完没了dezhàn zhēng战争

Today, some use 'national security' to justify civilian casualties, social surveillance, and endless wars.

xué zhě学者jiā zhā lǐ加扎里háijǐng gào警告dāngzhēn xiàng真相bèidiū diào丢掉huǎng yán谎言jiùhuìbiàn chéng变成zhì lǐ治理gōng jù工具jiǎ xiāo xī假消息xuān chuán宣传huìràngrén men人们zàihài pà害怕zhōngtóng yì同意bào lì暴力

Scholar Ghazali also warned: when truth is lost, lies become tools of governance, and fake news and propaganda make people accept violence out of fear.

méi yǒu没有zhèng yì正义tóng qíng同情zàiduōwǔ qì武器huànláizhēn zhèng真正deān quán安全

Without justice and compassion, no amount of weapons can bring true security.

By Irshad Ahmad Mughal / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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