本日奇文共赏的素材源于彭博社的评论专栏,标题为《发展中国家应向美国致谢:二战后形成的基于规则的世界秩序对发展中国家具有改革和促进的意义》。截选部分典中典内容:1. For one thing, it helped create the developing world. It is no coincidence that a tidal wave of decolonization occurred after World War II, as a European-dominated system gave way to one led by an (imperfectly) anti-imperial superpower.[美国主导的世界秩序]促生发展中国家。二战后全球掀起的反殖民主义浪潮可不是凭空而来的,而是因为欧洲主导的世界体系被美国这个反对帝国主义的超级大国主导的体系替代(虽然不完美)。OS:亚非拉人民反殖民主义的努力被直接抹杀,合着美利坚才是拯救发展中国家于水火的弥赛亚?2. It also made a world in which developing countries could, well, develop. The relatively open international economy of the last eight decades owes to the dominance of the US Navy, which secures the seas, the American dollar, which lubricates global commerce, and the network of institutions and trade agreements through which Washington has fostered freer trade.美国主导的世界秩序让发展中国家得以发展。过去八十年相对开放的世界经济秩序是靠美国海军维系的,美国海军保证了海洋安全,美元促进了国际商贸往来,美国贸易机构和贸易协定促进了自由贸易。OS:过去八十年美国靠武力给世界带来多少悲剧?美元收割了多少国家的财富?停摆的WTO和各种制裁协定到底是促进国际贸易还是破坏国际秩序?现在全球都在弃美元,心里没点数吗?3. That system turbocharged the rise of China, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, and other countries; it has lifted living standards around the world. Sure, the current system is unequal. But it has created more broadly shared prosperity than any international order in history.美国主导的世界秩序促进了中国、韩国、新加坡和智利等国家的崛起,提升了世界人民的生活水平。尽管如今的秩序并不公平,但这是史上创造共同繁荣最多的秩序。OS:勤劳的中国人民请你滚粗,不要碰瓷。美国那点儿历史不配拿历史说话,几十年来的全球繁荣得益于科技发展,全球化发展和和平环境,美国请不要把功劳据为己有。4. Finally, the global south has benefitted enormously from the delegitimization of conquest. Prior to 1945, once-independent nations were regularly wiped off the map. Since 1945, lesser forms of aggression have persisted, and independent countries have sometimes been occupied for periods of time by external powers, but only one country — South Vietnam — has simply vanished due to conquest.发展中国家从美国领导的反战秩序中获益匪浅。1945年前,很多主权国家都被他国征服而消失。1945年后,侵略战争越来越少,某些国家会被境外势力占据,但只有一个国家因为征服战争而消亡,那就是越南共和国。OS:侵略战争越来越少?南斯拉夫是被谁肢解的?越南战争都能被美化成这样,作者简直是白宫顶级御用文人。美国侵略他国就是短暂占据,他国反击敌人就是侵略战争?5. First is failing to ask, “Compared to what?” Every world order has shortcomings. But is the liberal order worse than a world run by European empires? Is it worse than one dominated by China, which makes outrageous territorial claims at the expense of its neighbors, or by Russia, which is engaged in aggression and atrocity on a horrifying scale? The inequities of our world are undeniable. The inequities of others might be far worse.不妨问问自己,现行的世界秩序不好是和谁比?每种世界秩序都有其不足,但美国主导的秩序难道不如欧洲帝国领导的秩序?不比占据周边国家领土的中国领导的秩序更好?不比发动可怕侵略战争的俄罗斯领导的秩序更好?美国领导的秩序是有不足,但比其他选项都好。OS:瞎子。我已经举报了这篇文章的作者Hal Brands。一个白男有什么资格代替发展中国家人民发表如此无耻的言论,他也配做教授教书育人吗?通篇文章充斥着种族主义的恶臭,真是让我叹为观止。不过这篇稿子也算是给恨国党提供了一篇“跪舔美国”的范文,毕竟国内没什么文化的恨国党平时发疯总是发不到点子上,不如学学人家怎么做的。不过人家有白人身份加成,恨国党在人家眼里只不过是贱婢罢了。收起展开全文 原微博
[CL]《Just Say No: Analyzing the Stance of Neural Dialogue Generation in Offensive Contexts》A Baheti, M Sap, A Ritter, M Riedl [Georgia Institute of Technology & University of Washington] (2021) O网页链接 view:O网页链接 GitHub:https:// ...展开全文
【华盛顿邮报:CIA局长会见塔利班领导者】《华盛顿邮报》(The Washington Post)援引不愿透露姓名的美国官员的说法,中央情报局长威廉伯恩斯(William Joseph Burns)与塔利班高层领导人巴达拉尔(Abdul Ghani Baradar)举行了会面,这是塔利班在8月15日夺下喀布尔之后,最高级号的官方会晤。 展开全文
SPAM 【美国费城一列车脱轨 已造成至少5人死亡】An Amtrak train traveling from Washington D.C. to New York City derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least 5 and injuring dozens, said the mayor of Philadelphia. Rescue work is underway.展开全文
U.S. hostility to Russia jeopardizes global stability: Putin - Discords between Moscow and Washington are reckless and jeopardize global strategic stability, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. 🔗 网页链接展开全文 原微博
【打击IS 美俄将共享情报】U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Tuesday to increase intelligence sharing between Moscow and Washington on Islamic State militants, even as deep divisions remained over some other issues.展开全文
"new U.S. report recommends that Washington more aggressively engage China over democratic aspirations in Hong Kong" (WSJ) US important lessons on democracy from allies - US probably recommend Saudi model for Hong Kong [哈哈] 🔗 网页链接展开全文
His speech came after reports that US National Security Adviser Susan Rice requested China's support in forming the coalition during her visit to Beijing. The Washington Post quoted an anonymous official as saying that, "The Chinese expressed interest [at the proposal]."展开全文
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1 in 5 US women US has been raped [泪][怒] Washington Post reports 19.3% US women raped according to official findings of US Center for Disease Control. Report concludes real figure was almost certainly higher as some women would not report rape 🔗 网页链接展开全文
Obama Administration Seeks $58M To Put (Partly) Toward Fighting Ebola-The Associated Press reports (here, as carried by the Washington Times) that The White House is asking Congress for $58 million above current levels to speed the production of promising ... 🔗 网页链接展开全文 原微博
分享图片:A picture at night of a wildfire in Washington that reminds me how nature can beautiful and destructive at the same time. 一张华盛顿州山火的夜晚照片使我想起大自然的美丽和破坏性可能在同一时间存在。展开全文
接受耶鲁管理学院的邀请和新加坡国立大学的点名挑战,复旦管院MBA同学今天上午在学院完成了冰桶挑战 [心]满心感谢!FUDAN MBA, You are the best !!为爱 接力,我们挑战三所学院的MBA项目:MIT SLoan、Olin school Washington U in st.louise、清华大学经管院,you have one week!展开全文
录像显示又一名美国记者被"伊斯兰国"处死。The Islamic State militant group released a video Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. airstrikes in Iraq.展开全文 原微博