不要跟随噪音。恐怖袭击和特朗普的推文引人注目。但有些灾难是悄悄演化的:气候变化,或者人们在失业或丧失医保之后死去。(《柳叶刀》(Lancet)杂志的一项研究估计,仅仅在发达国家,金融危机便与约26万的癌症死亡人数增加有关。)
Ignore banalities. Most westerners instinctively tune out serious news because they have learnt that it rarely affects their lives. In the US in particular, so-called “TV news” is, in fact, entertainment. It fixates on “stories” such as Trump’s spat with the actor Meryl Streep. But these distractions have become dangerous. We now need to stretch and bore ourselves with important stuff.
忽略无意义的东西。大多数西方人本能地不理会严肃资讯,因为他们习惯认为,这类资讯很少影响到他们的生活。特别在美国,所谓“电视资讯”实际上是娱乐节目。电视资讯主要关注“故事”,比如特朗普与演员梅里尔?斯特里普(Meryl Streep)的口水战。但这些消遣变得危险。我们现在需要扩展眼界,看一些重要的东西。
Strengthen democratic institutions. The only western state designed specifically to ward off catastrophe is the Federal Republic of Germany. Unelected German judges are charged with defending the constitution against the people, if necessary. By contrast, France now exists under an endless state of emergency. If Marine Le Pen becomes president in May, she’ll have a fairly free hand.
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