《掩盖》— 对马基雅维利式诡计的一些忧虑

正如人们用消毒剂掩盖不愉快的气味，政客也用修辞掩盖他们的诸多弊病。

然而尽管反复掩盖，真相终会随时间流露——

谎言只是权宜之计； 要粉饰所有污垢并非易事。

在这个全球性掩盖和公共资金支持的谎言的时代，

肮脏的行为被赋予了美好的名义，但真相的碎片时不时地显露出来。

拉乌尔：（看着图片）隐瞒真相不是常有的事吗？

何塞：确实如此。 谁愿意把自己的短处暴露给别人看呢？

掩盖真相真的让人感到惊讶吗？

何塞：确实如此。 大多数公民更喜欢愉快的娱乐，而不是了解痛苦的现实。

拉乌尔：掩盖有这么多层次，真相偶尔能浮出水面都令人惊讶。
对大多数人来说，迪斯尼乐园和好莱坞比达尔富尔、顿涅茨克或希伯伦更有趣。

克里斯：如果你足够仔细地观察任何事物，总会发现一些肮脏的东西。

何塞：为什么要费心把事情看得太近？ 无知是福。远远望去，一切都显得美好得多。

玛雅：事实是生活就是一场战斗，而战斗很少是漂亮的。

清醒点吧，为你的核心信念站出来 并且承认你的对手可能也在做同样的事情。
摘要：关于审查、粉饰和民主的思考。
关键词：诡计、政治诗歌、伪民主、社会伪装

Cover-ups: Some apprehensions about Machiavellian subterfuge

In the same way that people use disinfectants to mask unpleasant smells,
so do politicians employ rhetoric to mask their many ills.

Yet despite repeated cover ups, truth ekes out over time -
lies are short-term expedients; it's hard to whitewash all grime.

In our age of global cover ups and publicly financed lies,
foul deeds are given fair names but fragments of truth surface from time to time

Raúl: (looking at the picture) Aren't cover ups inevitable?

José: Perhaps. Few humans are willing to show their weaknesses.
Are cover ups any surprise?

Raúl: There are so many levels of cover ups that it is amazing that truth occasionally comes through.

José: Indeed. Most citizens prefer pleasant entertainment to learning about painful realities.
To most people, Disneyland and Hollywood are more intriguing than Darfur, Donetsk, or Hebron.

Tara: Moreover, if you look closely at anything, you're bound to find dirt.

José: Why bother looking closely? Ignorance is bliss. Things often look better with a bokeh focus.

Maya: The truth is that life is a battle, and battles are seldom pretty.
Wake up, stand up for your core beliefs, and acknowledge that your opponent is likely doing the same.

SUMMARY: Some thoughts about censorship, whitewashing, and democracy.
KEYWORDS: subterfuge, political poetry, pseudo-democracy, social camouflage