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And we're not that. We're more interesting than that
但我们不是这样 我们比这更复杂有趣
And the way that we go into the world
而我们进入这样一个世界
understanding is to have these contradictions in ourselves
需要理解我们自身内部的矛盾
and see them in other people and not judge them for it
看到其他人也是如此 而且不以此评判他们
To know that
要知道这一点
in a world where debate has kind of fallen away
在这个辩论日益减少
and given way to shouting and bullying
并让步于大喊大叫和恃强凌弱的世界
that the best thing is not just the idea of honest debate
最好的事不是诚实辩论
the best thing is losing a debate
而是输掉辩论
because it means that you learnt something and you changed your position
因为这意味着你学到了什么东西 并且你改变了想法
The only way really to understand your position and its worth
真正理解你的想法及其价值的唯一方式
is to understand the opposite
是去理解它的相反面
That doesn't mean the crazy guy on the radio who is spewing hate
我指的不是在广播中发泄憎恨的疯子
it means the decent human truths of all the people
而是所有觉得有必要倾听那个人的话的
who feel the need to listen to that guy
人们的人类真实感受
You are connected to those people
你同那些人联系在一起
They're connected to him
他们同他联系在一起
You can't get away from it
你无法脱离它
This connection is part of contradiction
这个联系就是矛盾的一部分
It is the tension I was talking about
这就是我所说的张力
This tension isn't about two opposite points
张力指的不是两个相对立的点
it's about the line in between them
而是连接它们之间的直线
and it's being stretched by them
它由它们所拉伸
We need to acknowledge and honor that tension
我们需要认识并尊重这种张力
and the connection that that tension is a part of
以及该张力作为一部分所形成的联系
Our connection not just to the people we love
我们的联系不仅仅是同我们所爱之人的联系
but to everybody including people we can't stand and wish weren't around
还应当包括同我们无法忍受 不愿接触之人的联系
The connection we have is part of what defines us on such a basic level
这种联系是基础层面上定义我们的一部分
Freedom is not freedom from connection
自由不是脱离联系的自由
Serial killing is freedom from connection
连环杀人是脱离联系的自由
