dāng
当
ān quán
安全
biàn chéng
变成
shēng yì
生意

When Security Becomes Business
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dāng当“ān quán安全”biàn chéng变成shēng yì生意,rén mìng人命jiù就kě néng可能bèi被dàng chéng当成shù zì数字。

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

yǒu rén有人bǎ把kǒng jù恐惧dāng当shāng pǐn商品:zhì zào制造kǒng jù恐惧、mài卖kǒng jù恐惧,hái还ràng让chōng tū冲突yì zhí一直tuō拖xià 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kào靠bù不wěn dìng稳定zhuàn qián赚钱,jūn fèi军费yuè越huā花yuè越duō多,tán pàn谈判què却yuè lái yuè越来越shǎo少,zhàn zhēng战争yě也bù不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de的rén人zhǐ只xiǎng想zhe着zhuàn qián赚钱,zhèng yì正义huì会dǎo xià倒下,zhàn zhēng战争huì会biàn 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pài派de的lǔ鲁mǐ米yě也shuō说,zuì最wēi xiǎn危险de的dí rén敌人bú shì不是wài miàn外面de的rén人,ér shì而是xīn lǐ心里de的tān 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shì是tuō fù托付,bú shì不是sī yǒu私有;lǐng dǎo zhě领导者bǎ把zì jǐ自己dāng当zhǔ rén主人,jiù就róng 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yòng用“dào dé道德yǔ yán语言”lái来yǎn 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rén人yòng用“guó jiā ān quán国家安全”lái来jiě shì解释píng mín平民shāng wáng伤亡、jiān kòng监控shè huì社会hé和méi wán méi liǎo没完没了de的zhàn 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hái还jǐng gào警告:dāng当zhēn xiàng真相bèi被diū diào丢掉,huǎng yán谎言jiù就huì会biàn chéng变成zhì lǐ治理gōng jù工具,jiǎ xiāo xī假消息hé和xuān chuán宣传huì会ràng让rén men人们zài在hài pà害怕zhōng中tóng 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hé和tóng qíng同情,zài再duō多wǔ qì武器yě也huàn换bù不lái来zhēn zhèng真正de的ān quán安全。

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

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