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When War Becomes Content: We Feel First, Then Understand
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xiàn zài现在zhèng zhì政治méi tǐ媒体cháng yòng常用hěnqiángdehuà miàn画面jié zòu节奏lái jiǎng来讲zhàn zhēng战争

Nowadays, politics and media often use strong images and rhythms to talk about war.

hěnduōshì pín视频zhēn shí真实debào zhà爆炸fēi jī飞机gōng jī攻击dǎo tā倒塌defáng zi房子diàn yǐng电影tǐ yù体育yóu xì游戏depiàn duàn片段fàngzàiyì qǐ一起ràngrényī kàn一看jiùyǒuhěnqiángdegǎn jué感觉

Many videos combine real explosions, airstrikes, and collapsing buildings with clips from movies, sports, and games, making people feel very strongly at first glance.

hěnduōrénshuōzhè zhǒng这种zuò fǎ做法hěnyòu zhì幼稚xiàngzhàn zhēng战争biàn chéng变成yóu xì游戏

Many people say this approach is very 'childish,' like turning war into a game.

kě shì可是wèn tí问题zhǐ shì只是bié rén别人chéng shú成熟gèngzhòng yào重要deshìwǒ men我们yǐ jīng已经xí guàn习惯yòngzhè zhǒng这种kuàiqiángcì jī刺激defāng shì方式kànshì jiè世界

However, the problem is not just others being immature; more importantly, we have become used to seeing the world in this fast, strong, and stimulating way.

jīn tiān今天dexìn xī信息tàiduōlexiǎngràngrénzhù yì注意jiùcháng cháng常常xiānzhuā zhù抓住réndegǎn jué感觉

There is too much information today, so to get people's attention, it often first grabs their feelings.

zhàn zhēng战争shìzhè yàng这样

War is the same.

rénkàn dào看到bào zhà爆炸shíxiāngǎn jué dào感觉到guāngshēng yīn声音chōng jī冲击rán hòu然后cáixiǎng dào想到sǐ wáng死亡shī qù失去hòu guǒ后果

When people see an explosion, they first feel the light, sound, and impact, then think about death, loss, and consequences.

suǒ yǐ所以wǒ men我们cháng cháng常常shìxiānyǒugǎn jué感觉hòuyǒulǐ jiě理解pàn duàn判断

So, we often feel first, then understand and judge.

zhēn zhèng真正xū yào需要dān xīn担心dezhǐ shì只是zhàn zhēng战争kàn qǐ lái看起来xiàngyú lè娱乐ér shì而是zhè zhǒng这种biǎo dá表达fāng shì方式huìxiānyǐng xiǎng影响wǒ men我们degǎn jué感觉zàiyǐng xiǎng影响wǒ men我们dexiǎng fǎ想法

What we really need to worry about is not just that war looks like entertainment, but that this way of expression first affects our feelings, then influences our thoughts.

zhè yàng yī lái这样一来wǒ men我们duìzhàn zhēng战争delǐ jiě理解pàn duàn判断kě néng可能màn màn慢慢gǎi biàn改变

As a result, our understanding and judgment of war may slowly change.

By Martina Moneke / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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