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Understanding the Relationship Between Capitalism and War
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zī běn zhǔ yì资本主义shìyī zhǒng一种jīng jì经济zhì dù制度

Capitalism is an economic system.

jiǎn dān简单shuōgōng chǎng工厂yín háng银行hěn duō很多gōng sī公司zhǔ yào主要yóusī rén私人yōng yǒu拥有dà jiā大家cháng cháng常常zhuàn qián赚钱fàngzàidì yī wèi第一位

Simply put, factories, banks, and many companies are mainly privately owned, and people often put making money first.

wèi le为了dé dào得到gèngduōlì rùn利润zī běn资本huìyì zhí一直xún zhǎo寻找xīndeshì chǎng市场zī yuán资源pián yi便宜láo dòng lì劳动力

To gain more profit, capital keeps looking for new markets, resources, and cheap labor.

zhèhuìràngpín fù chā jù贫富差距biànhuìshāng hài伤害huán jìng环境

This can widen the gap between the rich and the poor, and it can also harm the environment.

hěnduōguó jiā国家huìwèi le为了shí yóu石油tiān rán qì天然气xī yǒu稀有zī yuán资源fā shēng发生jī liè激烈jìng zhēng竞争zhè zhǒng这种jìng zhēng竞争yǒu shí有时huìbiàn chéng变成zhàn zhēng战争

Many countries compete fiercely for oil, natural gas, and rare resources, and this competition can sometimes turn into war.

zhàn zhēng战争bù dàn不但rànghěnduō rén多人shī qù失去jiā yuán家园huìpò huài破坏chéng shì城市xué xiào学校zì rán自然huán jìng环境

War not only causes many people to lose their homes, but also destroys cities, schools, and the natural environment.

yǒu xiē有些yǒu qián有钱yǒu quán有权derénháinéngcóngzhàn zhēng战争jūn huǒ军火shēng yì生意zhōngzhuàn qián赚钱

Some wealthy and powerful people can also make money from war and the arms business.

wén zhāng文章háití dào提到rú guǒ如果yí gè一个shè huì社会yuè lái yuè越来越zhuān zhì专制rén mín人民jiùgèngnánfǎn duì反对zhàn zhēng战争

The article also mentions that if a society becomes more and more authoritarian, it becomes harder for people to oppose war.

xiāng fǎn相反zhēn zhèng真正dehé píng和平xū yào需要fǎ zhì法治mín zhǔ民主zūn zhòng尊重rén quán人权xū yào需要gènggōng píng公平gènghuán bǎo环保dejīng jì经济fā zhǎn发展fāng shì方式

In contrast, real peace requires the rule of law, democracy, respect for human rights, and a fairer, more environmentally friendly way of economic development.

tài yáng néng太阳能fēng néng风能zhè yàng这样deqīng jié清洁néng yuán能源kě néng可能bāng zhù帮助shì jiè世界jiǎn shǎo减少zī yuán资源zhēng duó争夺zǒu xiàng走向gènghé píng和平dewèi lái未来

Clean energy such as solar and wind power may help the world reduce competition for resources and move toward a more peaceful future.

By Pressenza New York / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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