天启四骑士

Four Horsemen

Part 14 June 6, 2020, 3:12 p.m.

is my students.
首先在他们当中我未看见跻身华尔街的渴望
First, I do not see the desire to go to Wall Street amongst them,
我看到了相反的一面
I see the opposite.
其次他们非常厌恶那些受金钱驱使的人
Second, I see a disdain amongst them for people who are motivated...
并不只是他们不想要钱
not just they don't want money,
我看到他们厌恶那些一心只为钱的人
I see a disdain amongst them for people who do just want money.
我们今天面临的危机
The crisis we face today
是由人类造成的
are created by humans
而被人类创造出来的东西也能被人类改变
and what is created by humans can be changed by humans.
所以我们所有人都能改变我们的世界
So we are all capable of transforming our world.
革命需要冷静的头脑
Revolutions are philosophical.
只要组织有条不紊防止罪犯掩盖事实真♥相♥
Getting organised and preventing the culprits camouflaging the real problem
就意味着发动不流血的革命是可行的
means it's possible to embark on a bloodless revolution
进而推♥翻♥破坏经济的暴♥力♥组织及其野蛮的领袖
against the violent organisations and barbaric leaders who've trashed the economy.
中♥央♥银行制暗箱操作的资本主义
Central banking, rigged capitalism,
土地投机所得税还有新古典经济学
land speculation, income tax and neo-classical economics
这些都使民♥主♥变得企业化阻碍了进步
have corporatised democracy, stunted progress,
使人类的命运走上邪路
perverted the course of human destiny
也将这个星球的未来拖入深渊
and compromised the future of this planet.
如果这些问题得不到解决
If these issues aren't addressed
那么下一次体系崩溃的规模将会是前所未见的
then the next implosion will be on a scale unimagined.
不管进行怎样的政♥治♥宣传
Whatever the propaganda:
事实是 21世纪初期
At the beginning of the 21st century,
中♥央♥银行不加调节地滥发廉价货币
central banks' unregulated cheap money
抬高地价
pumped up land values
造成难以持续的资产泡沫
which created an unsustainable asset bubble
整个世界的税收体系再一次被♥操♥纵
in a world that once again operates a rigged tax system
固有特权阶级则中饱私囊
that enriches entrenched privilege.
新古典经济学毁了社会底层数十亿人♥民♥的生活
Neo-classical economics have ruined life for the bottom billions,
将大众目光引向世代冲突
tempted everyone into intergenerational conflict
使人们生活在水深火热的无尽苦难中
and created massive suffering that has no limits.
群体中的人容易陷入疯狂
Human beings go mad in crowds,
独♥立♥思考才能渐渐明白事理
and come to their senses slowly and individually.
历史上不乏挣脱压♥迫♥的桎梏
History is littered with examples of people
投身激进改革的仁人志士
who threw themselves off the yoke of oppression to adopt radical change,
但结果是改革中涌现的备受欢迎的新领袖
only to end up with popular new rulers
却总是维持现状
that maintained the status quo.
要真正理解某事物就必须从中解放出来
To really understand something is to be liberated from it.
投身伟大的事业
Dedicating oneself to a great cause,
勇于承担责任拥有自知之明
taking responsibility and gaining self-knowledge
是人之所以为人的本质所在
is the essence of being human.
掠夺成性的资本家的真正敌人
A predatory capitalist's truest enemy
同时也是人类最伟大的同盟
and humanity's greatest ally
就是那些自我教育的个人
is the self-educated individual,
他们饱览群书悉心体悟
who has read, understood,
不贪图眼前利益
delays their gratification
睁开智慧的双眼体察世间百态
and walks around with their eyes wide open.
我们可以抵抗军队的入侵
却无法抵抗
顺应历史潮流的思想
维克多·雨果