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Governments Like Secrecy, but the World’s Big Problems Are Not Secret
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hěnduōzhèng fǔ政府xǐ huān喜欢shì qíng事情shuōhěnshén mì神秘hǎo xiàng好像dà jiā大家zhī dào知道zhēn xiàng真相

Many governments like to make things sound mysterious, as if people do not know the truth.

kě shì可是shì jiè世界shàngzuìzhòng yào重要dewèn tí问题qí shí其实cháng cháng常常bú shì不是mì mì秘密

But the most important problems in the world are often not secrets at all.

bǐ rú比如zhàn zhēng战争hé wǔ qì核武器wēi xiǎn危险wú rén jī无人机gōng jī攻击huán jìng环境wèn tí问题zhè xiē这些shìdà jiā大家dōunéngkàn dào看到néngzhǎo dào找到hěn duō很多xìn xī信息

For example, war, the danger of nuclear weapons, drone strikes, and environmental problems are things everyone can see and can find a lot of information about.

wèn tí问题bú shì不是méiréngào sù告诉wǒ men我们ér shì而是hěnduō rén多人yuàn yì愿意rèn zhēn认真xiǎngyuàn yì愿意xíng dòng行动

The problem is not that no one tells us; it is that many people are unwilling to think seriously and unwilling to act.

yǒu shí hòu有时候zhèng fǔ政府huìyòngpiào liàng漂亮dehuàláijiě shì解释zhèng cè政策dànzhēn shí真实yuán yīn原因cháng cháng常常yǐ jīng已经gōng kāi公开shuōchū lái出来le

Sometimes governments use nice-sounding words to explain policies, but the real reasons have often already been made public.

jǔ bào zhě举报者dāng rán当然hěnzhòng yào重要yīn wèi因为tā men他们yǒu shí有时nénggōng kāi公开zhēn zhèng真正demì mì秘密bāng zhù帮助rén men人们jí shí及时zǔ zhǐ阻止huài shì坏事

Whistleblowers are of course very important, because sometimes they can reveal real secrets and help people stop bad things in time.

bù guò不过gèngduōshí hòu时候wǒ men我们zuìxū yào需要debú shì不是xīndemì mì秘密wén jiàn文件ér shì而是rèn zhēn认真miàn duì面对yǐ jīng已经zhī dào知道deshì shí事实

However, more often, what we need most is not new secret documents, but a serious response to the facts we already know.

xiànghé zhàn zhēng核战争defēng xiǎn风险bìngméi yǒu没有xiāo shī消失zhǐ shì只是hěnduōrénbù xiǎng不想tán

The risk of nuclear war has not disappeared; many people simply do not want to talk about it.

zuò zhě作者rèn wéi认为zuìzhòng yào重要deshìrànggèngduōrénjiē shòu接受zhè xiē这些jī běn基本shì shí事实bìngxiǎng fǎ想法biàn chéng变成xíng dòng行动

The author believes that the most important thing is to help more people accept these basic facts and turn ideas into action.

zhǐ yǒu只有zhè yàng这样shì jiè世界cáikě néng可能biàn dé变得gèngān quán安全gènggōng píng公平

Only then can the world become safer and fairer.

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

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