5.4 驳斥西方殖民主义者的方法
5.4 Refuting the Colonialist Method of the West
1. 在本书中,我们反复论述了物质利益这一概念,并阐明了它对人类的危害。这一概念的腐败体现在其后果之中,例如殖民主义帝国主义。殖民主义帝国主义是对各民族彻底征服与剥削的骇人听闻、野蛮的行径。它使人失去人性,将人奴役于他人之下。数百年来,西方殖民主义帝国主义给数十亿人带来了难以言喻的苦难。它把曾经伟大的文明变成了一片片相连、深陷暴政统治之中的失败国家。殖民主义帝国主义侵入了每一块大陆,带来了战争、贫困、疾病和饥饿。因此,西方帝国主义是全人类的祸害、诅咒与惩罚。它是西方文明中邪恶的顶点,仅此一点便足以说明其腐败。
1- Within this book, we have referred repeatedly to the concept of material benefit, whilst clarifying its danger to humanity. The corruption within this concept is manifest in its consequences, such as colonialist imperialism. Colonialist imperialism is the horrendous and barbaric act of complete subjugation and exploitation of peoples. It dehumanizes people, enslaving them to others. Centuries of Western colonialist imperialism have brought unspeakable miseries to billions. It reduced previously great civilizations into contiguous swathes of failed states, gripped by tyrannical rule. Colonialist imperialism intruded upon every continent, bringing with it wars, poverty, diseases and hunger. Thus, Western imperialism is a scourge, curse and punishment for all of humankind. It is the pinnacle of evil in the Western civilization and this alone is enough to clarify its corruption.
2- 民族国家的概念在其根本基础上就是有缺陷的。它建立在对民族的错误理解之上。实际上,只有当一个民族在生活事务上拥有共同的概念、信念和标准时,它才会在生活中作为一个民族而行动。至于历史、地理、种族和语言遗产等因素,它们只能促成人们之间共同特征的形成,却无法使人们在对待生活的观点上统一起来。因此,界定民族的唯一正确方法是基于其共同的思想意识。此外,欧洲各民族自身的形成,通常之前几乎不存在上述任何与民族性相关的因素。因此,欧洲所谓民族国家的历史,是在威斯特伐利亚和约签订之际,依据当时既有的权力划分而仓促拼凑起来的。至于此后的地区性调整,则是出于现实的权宜考虑,而非出于民族性的必然要求。
2- The concept of nation state is a corrupt concept in its fundamental foundation. It is built on the erroneous understanding of nationhood. In reality, a nation acts as a nation in life only when it has shared concepts, convictions and criteria towards life affairs. As for history, geography, race and linguistic heritage as factors, they only contribute to the formation of shared traits amongst people. However, they cannot unify the people upon a single viewpoint towards life. Thus, the only correct method to define the nation is based on its shared ideology. Moreover, the formation of the European nations themselves was generally preceded by little in the way of any of the factors related to nationhood. Accordingly, the history of the so-called nation state in Europe was hastily strung together, based on prevailing divisions of power, whilst the Westphalian treaties were being made. As for the regional amendments since then, they took place for pragmatic reasons, not because of the necessity of nationhood.
3-在那些错误的主张中,有一种说法认为,阻止地区扩张就能终结战争。自《威斯特伐利亚和约》缔结以来,欧洲国家大体上不再扩张,然而它们却照样常常相互之间,以及与世界其他地区之间,爆发最为激烈的战争。美利坚合众国自成为五十个州以来也未再扩张,然而它却屡次卷入世界各地的战争。增强或削弱一个国家实力的正确办法,是允许调整地区边界,使有能力妥善处理民众事务的强国能够扩大其版图,把其他地区纳入其中。这样,强国便会在权利上平等地对待这些新地区与其他所有地区,并能胜任地照料其民众的事务,而不像那些无力有效管理本国民众事务的弱国那样。因此,扩张的正确办法是邀请其他民族在平等的基础上加入国家。这种做法比起美国这个由五十个州组成的联邦,以殖民主义的帝国计划与中美洲和南美洲各国串谋,企图征服并控制它们(这在今天显然就是事实)的做法,要有效得多。最有效的途径,是在与联邦中已有各州平等的基础上,邀请其中一些国家加入共同的统一体。
3- Amongst the erroneous claims is the claim of preventing regional expansion to put an end to wars. European nations did not generally expand, since the treaties constituting the Peace of Westphalia. However, since then, they routinely fought the fiercest of wars against each other, as well as against the rest of the world. The United States did not expand since it became fifty states. However, it has repeatedly indulged in wars around the world. The correct solution to increase or decrease the strength of the nation, is to allow the modification of regional borders. This is so that the strong nation, which is capable of taking care of the affairs of people, can expand its domain to include other regions. Thus, the strong nation would treat those new regions equally with respect to all its other regions, taking care of their affairs competently, unlike the weak state that is incapable of effectively looking after the affairs of its people. Thus the correct solution to expansion is to invite other peoples to join the state on the basis of equality. Such an approach would be more effective, than the fifty state federation of the US conspiring against the nations of Central and South America, with colonialist imperial plans, in order to subjugate them and control them, as is evidently the case today. The most effective way is to invite some of those nations into a common unification, on the basis of equality with the pre-existing states of the federation.
4- 国际法的概念是一种错误的观念,因为法律是由一个能够在其权力范围内执行的中央权威所颁布的强制性法令。的确,不存在能够执行国际法令的更高权威。因此,"国际法"这一概念毫无意义。西方提出这一术语,只是为了借合法性的外衣,掩盖其犯罪和殖民主义行径。事实上,自古以来,各国受其相互约定的关系约束,而非受任何凌驾于其上的国际法约束。只存在共同的国际惯例和传统,而某个特定国家往往无法随意操控这些惯例和传统。任何违反这些惯例和传统的国家,都将遭到整个国际社会的孤立、谴责、制裁和抵制。正是这些国际惯例和传统,构成了对包括世界强国在内的任何国家的威慑。
4- The idea of International Law is an erroneous idea, as laws are mandatory decrees issued by a central authority that is able to implement within its authority. Certainly, there is no higher authority capable of implementing international decrees. Accordingly, the idea of International Law has no meaning. The West brought about this term only to disguise its criminal and colonialist acts, under the veil of justifications of legal pretense. The fact is that nations, since ancient times, were bound by their mutually agreed relationships and not by any over riding international law. There were only common international customs and traditions, which were often impossible for any particular nation to manipulate. Any nation that violated these customs and traditions would be subject to isolation, condemnation, sanction and boycott by the entire international community. These international customs and traditions are what constitute a deterrent for any nation, including the powerful nations of the world.
5- 联合国、国际货币基金组织和世界银行等全球性机构,以及其他类似组织,只不过是西方殖民主义帝国主义的工具,用来确保主要大国的霸权与支配地位。若要组建国际组织,它们必须真正向所有国家开放,不得局限于任何意识形态或人生观。这些组织的宗旨应当是成为论坛和平台,促进坦诚、真挚的沟通,从而使各国之间能够展开对话与协商,其中不存在任何强制或强迫。唯有如此,世界事务中的和平与稳定才能得以恢复。
5- Global institutions such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, amongst others, are only tools of Western colonialist imperialism, ensuring hegemony and dominance by the major powers. If international organizations are to be formed, they must be truly open to all states. They must not be restricted to any ideology or viewpoint about life. The aim of these organizations must be to become forums and platforms to facilitate honest and sincere communication. This is so that there will be dialogue and negotiation between various states, within which there will be no coercion or enforcement. It is through this alone that peace and stability in world affairs can be restored.