errrrr, testing, testing, 1, 2, 3......is anybody out there!!
2008年7月31日，星期四
呃....
呃，我就不翻了...
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About me - I look like a cross between Kevin Costner with George Michaels beard, but i look nothing like this in real life I assure you, thats all you need to know. Anyway, this is a mere test that my fingers are still working and I am aiming to improve the quality of this blog very rapidly! Im planning on sort of just having a go whenever anything enters my head, which is less often than you might think, and see if anyone finds me. At present theres nobody out there, so itll be interesting, as a narcissistic experiment, to see if anyone finds me I guess, and make me feel more important than I really am y know, isnt that what blogging is all about, a narcissistic experience?
2008年7月31日，星期四
关于我 - 我看上去像长着George Michaels胡子的Kevin Costner, 但我发誓实际生活中本人绝对看着不这样，这你得知道。不管怎么说，这个并不是为了试验我的手指是否还能活动，也没打算马上提升这个博客的质量！我只是打算想到什么就做什么，而我的脑袋不像你们以为的会经常有很多想法，并且我想看看是否有人能找到我在这。现在还没有人找到，所以还是很有趣的，非常自恋的一个经历，看看是不是有人能找到我，并且让我觉得比我实际上更重要，你知道。博客不就是这么一个自恋的经历么？
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Saturday, 2 August 2008
Ive just done an interview for a chinese rock magazine called 'so rock' and they asked me about why i was interested in communism so as it ws the only interesting answer i gave during the interview and also that i have nothing else in my brain at present except should i or should i not leave the middle 8 in on 'feel like i wanna stay' i thought id post it here-
Q. - You used to wear an insignia of The People's Liberation Army, especially during the Six tour. Well, are there any stories behind it? And where did you get it?
A. - This was an expression of my interest in communism. My Che Guvera t-shirt was an expression of this also. As were some of my song lyrics, especcially Being a Girl Part II. Can I just explain why I believe communism in it purest form is the political system I believe in. In the west we have capitalist liberal democracy. This system evolved in the west through Oliver Cromwells revolution in England, the french revolution, the declaration of independance of the united states of america, etc, etc, being important milestones in the history of the evolution of Capitalist Liberal Democracy. I believe this system evolved to where it is today as it fits and sits well with a certain element of human nature. i.e. as religion collapsed, as a way of keeping the masses in line in the early 20th centuary it was replaced with consumerism as the carrot on the stick to keep the masses blinded, and its always slightly out of reach so the average man on the street always wants a little bit more, and will tow the system line and work that little bit harder, not because he will go to hell if he doesnt as he previously was brainwashed, but he will be able to buy that extra material possesion he is led to believe he needs, i wrote about this in the song 'Six'. So consumerism evolved to replace religion as a way to keep the workers in line in the west. To make the people feel they are somehow in control of this carrot and stick system the working man faught for and obtained the vote in the early part of the 20th centuary, in england through the evolution of the Labour movement and the subsequent election of the socialist Atle government in the uk post second world war, introducing a socialist system to the UK. But to accomodate the traders and merchants that had evolved in Europe throughout the previous centuaries we retained the capitalist free market policy as the best way of growing the wealth of the nation, as China is evolving right before our eyes in the west. Our system evolved as it suits and fits with the lesser qualities of human nature. The need to be competetive, to beat the next man, to earn more and have more than the next man, to keep up with the Jonses, envy, greed etc, etc. To believe you are in control. To focus on the shallow material aspects of life. Our system accomodates all that is weak about man. Pure communism embraces all that is good and fair about human nature. The trouble is some people are more equal than others right? This is human nature creeping in. China is evolving, but never forget what is right in front of your eyes. Always remember we are all mere monkeys on a rock, hurtling round the sun, all trying to do our best. So in a nutshell ive never voted and dont intend to as it represents all thats sick and twisted in human nature.
(Fuck I hope that doesnt piss of the communist party!) naah, Im well in there now!
2008年8月2日，星期六
我刚为一个中国的摇滚杂志叫“我爱摇滚乐”作了一个访谈，他们问我为什么对共产主义感兴趣，因为这是在这个访谈里我给的唯一一个有趣的回答，同样因为我现在脑袋里只想着这个，或者我是不是应该就让'feel like i wanna stay'这首歌的过渡段就这样了。我还是发在这里吧-
你经常带一枚中国人民解放军的八一徽章，尤其是SIX巡演期间，其中有什么原因么？你从哪找到的？Chad也有么？
Paul: 每个Mansun歌迷都知道，我一直对共产主义非常感兴趣。这是作为我对共产主义兴趣的一个表达，我的Che Guvera（格瓦拉）T恤也是如此，同样还有我的歌词，尤其是Being A Girl Part II. 只能这么说，之所以我相信共产主义这种最纯粹的制度是因为我信仰这套政治体系。在西方我们是资本自由民主主义。这套体系在西方发展至今主要通过奥利弗·克伦威在英国的革命，法国革命以及美利坚合众国宣布独立，这些都成为资本自由民主主义进步的重要里程碑。这套体制能够发展至今是因为它与人性的一些元素和谐一致。比如，在20世纪早期，为了保持民众井然有序而摧毁宗教，替换成保护消费者权益运动，用加大棒政策蒙蔽民众，并且总是稍微留点余地，这样街上的人普遍都想要求更多，于是拖住这套体系的绳索，想要更多的突破，不是因为如果他不这么做就会活在地域，而是这样他就可以更多的满足不必要的物欲，而体系促使他觉得这物欲是必须的（听Six的歌词）。所以在西方，保护消费者权益运动发展成取代了宗教是保持工人们井然有序的方式。在20世纪早期，这种运动让人们觉得他们被工人阶级极力抗议并且获得选票的加大棒政策所控制，在英国二战期间，通过工人运动和社会主义的艾德里工党政府的不断选举，向英国引荐了社会主义。但是为了安置在过去几个世纪中发展至今的商人们，我们还是保留了资本主义自由市场政策，作为增加国家财富的最佳方式，正如我们正目睹着中华人民共和国的发展。我们的体制的发展适合缺乏人性本质的模式，人们要竞争所需，攻击身边的人，赚更多的钱，比身边的人拥有更多。相信你处于控制中；关注生活中的阴影部分。我们的体制容纳了人性所有的弱点。纯粹的共产主义拥抱人性中所有友善公平的一面。问题是有些人比其他人更平等不是么？这是人性的参杂。你们正在进展中，但永远不要忘记眼前正确的事物。时刻记住我们只是沧海一粟，围绕着太阳急转，都在努力做到最好。所以一句话,我不会参与投票也不打算这么做,因为那代表了一切人性扭曲和病态的一面.
（妈的希望我没得罪共产党！）没有，我现在对此感觉很好！
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这一段就是爱摇即将刊登的访谈之一，问题是Joie_K问得，也是他回答得最长的一个问题，翻得我吐血。
鉴于不能在爱摇之前曝光，所以翻译的先不放了。爱摇出版之后会把所有访谈内容发上来。大概8月底。
