The history of humanity’s rise from savannah ape to masters of the planet is one of Faustian bargains. The agricultural revolution brought huge increases in population, but lowered living standards for many. What is true of productive systems is also true of ideologies. Of none is this more true than nationalism — an engine of both development and destruction. We need to recognise and manage both aspects of its personality — the beneficent and the diabolical.
人類從非洲大草原上的類人猿演化爲地球主人的歷史，是一場浮士德式的交易。農業革命帶來了人口的大幅成長，但也拉低了許多人的生活水準。生產系統的規律也適用於意識形態，尤其是民族主義這種既驅動發展、也帶來毀滅的意識形態。我們需要辨別並管理好民族主義的兩面——有益的一面與邪惡的一面。
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