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mín zhǔ
民主

Rethinking Democracy
本站:原文:
hěnduōrénshuōmín zhǔ民主kuài yào快要jié shù结束ledànmín zhǔ民主qí shí其实bú shì不是yí gè一个gù dìng固定dedōng xī东西

Many people say democracy is coming to an end, but democracy is not a fixed thing.

lì shǐ历史shàngbù tóng不同derénduìmín zhǔ民主yǒubù tóng不同delǐ jiě理解

Throughout history, different people have had different understandings of democracy.

mín zhǔ民主delǐ xiǎng理想shìdà jiā大家yì qǐ一起jué dìng决定zì jǐ自己deshēng huó生活dànxiàn shí现实zhōnghěnduōrénméi yǒu没有zhēn zhèng真正dequán lì权利

The ideal of democracy is that everyone decides their own life together, but in reality, many people do not have real rights.

yǐ qián以前zàiměi guó美国zhǐ yǒu只有bái rén白人nán xìng男性kě yǐ可以tóu piào投票hěnduōrénbèipái chú排除zài wài在外

In the past in the United States, only white men could vote, and many people were excluded.

xiàn zài现在shì jiè世界biàn dé变得hěnfù zá复杂qì hòu气候jīng jì经济yí mín移民děngwèn tí问题dōuyǐng xiǎng影响zhewǒ men我们deshēng huó生活dànmín zhǔ民主hái shì还是zhǔ yào主要zàiguó jiā国家lǐ miàn里面jìn xíng进行

Now, the world has become very complex, with issues like climate, economy, and immigration affecting our lives, but democracy still mainly happens within countries.

bǐ rú比如gé líng lán dǎo格陵兰岛nà lǐ那里derénhěnshǎodàndà guó大国cháng cháng常常jué dìng决定tā men他们dewèi lái未来

For example, Greenland has very few people, but big countries often decide their future.

mín zhǔ民主dào dǐ到底shìshén me什么

What exactly is democracy?

shìtóu piào投票hái shì还是dà jiā大家zhēn zhèng真正yǒuquán lì权利cān yù参与

Is it voting, or is it that everyone truly has the right to participate?

wǒ men我们xū yào需要xīndexiǎng fǎ想法rànggèngduōrénnéngcān yù参与dàojué dìng决定zhōng

We need new ideas to allow more people to take part in decisions.

wèi lái未来nián qīng rén年轻人yě xǔ也许huìgěiwǒ men我们dài lái带来xīndemín zhǔ民主fāng shì方式

In the future, young people might bring us new ways of democracy.

By David Andersson / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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