“世界已经对唐纳德·特朗普那令人发指的自恋和糟糕的治理习以为常了，”保罗·戴利写道。一项提议，即通过直播的方式观看尼达尔·哈桑被行刑队处决，进一步暴露了特朗普政府彻底的道德真空——别再骗我了！我曾以为，无论美国特朗普政府做出或说出多么政治和道德上破产的事情，无论其多么腐败或暴力，都再无法让我感到震惊。
‘The world has become inured to Donald Trump’s monstrous narcissism and maladministration,’ writes Paul Daley A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity ore fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any longer.
然而，当我看到今天的新闻时，我彻底惊醒了：特朗普内阁中最愚蠢的人物之一——那个极端的基督教民族主义者、十字军幻想狂兼“战争部长”皮特·赫格塞思宣布，美国将对凶手尼达尔·哈桑进行公开的行刑队处决直播。
Then I woke to today’s news that one of the Trump cabinet’s bigger boofheads – the uber Christian nationalist, crusader-fantasist and “secretary of war” Pete Hegseth had announced that America would have a public firing squad execution of murderer Nidal Hasan.
鲁莽的全球军事化，包括在联合国威胁要彻底摧毁伊朗；针对最高指挥官的一系列性不当行为指控；对总统公然腐败的指控……这一切都已不再让我们感到意外或震惊，世界对唐纳德·特朗普那令人发指的自恋和糟糕的治理早已麻木不仁。
Reckless global militarisation including a threat at the UN to annihilate Iran a litany of sexual misconduct allegations against the commander in chief, claims of blatant presidential corruption… they have all ceased to surprise and shock us, so inured has the world become to Donald Trump’s monstrous narcissism and maladministration.
但现在，我们迎来了“处决直播”。12月3日星期四，请锁定这场直播，观看一支军事行刑队将哈桑射杀——这位前陆军精神病医生曾在2009年于美国陆军基地杀害了13人。
But now we have execution TV. Tune in to the livestream on Thursday 3 December to watch a military firing squad shoot the life out of Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at a US army base in 2009.
国家批准的杀戮竟沦为娱乐！是的，这个号称世界最伟大（或曾经最伟大）的民主国家，已经堕入了一个令人毛骨悚然的新道德低谷。
State-sanctioned killing as entertainment! Yes, the world’s supposedly greatest (or formerly greatest) democracy has arrived at an horrific new moral nadir.
尽管第二任特朗普政府已成为全球破坏的代名词，但美国仍然是澳大利亚及西方世界最依赖、最信任的盟友——这一事实早已令人深感担忧。
The fact that America remains Australia and the west’s most relied-upon and trusted ally despite the global wrecking ball the second Trump administration has proved to be, was already cause for deep concern.
然而，与一个如今竟想把一个人的处决——无论其罪行如何——变成现场娱乐活动的国家保持如此紧密的联盟，无疑将重新定义何为堕落。
But being so closely allied to a country that now wants to turn the execution of a human being – no matter what their crimes – into a live entertainment event, promises to redefine depravity.
鉴于美国各州仍在持续处决大量被定罪的罪犯，美国最终会在何处划下底线？毫无疑问，美国社会——乃至其他地方——那些像赫格塞斯之流的人，会倒数着日子，等待他们能踏上“自由之地”的那一天。
Given that American states continue to execute so many convicted criminals, where might the United States ultimately draw the line? No doubt the ilk of Hegseth in American society – and elsewhere – will count down the days until they can land of the free?
这个民粹主义政府又会作何反应？如果你认为这个问题过于荒诞，不妨想想，仅在过去两年里，美国治理和总统价值观在道德泥潭中已经滑落到何种地步。
How would this populist administration respond? If you think it’s a fanciful question, consider how far American governance and presidential values have slid in the moral murk in the past two years alone.
与此同时，很难想象还有比这场迫在眉睫的娱乐活动更胆大妄为地诉诸美国社会阴暗面之举。但事实如此，我们已经走到了这一步。唐和皮特，把爆米花递过来！
Meanwhile, it’s hard to contemplate a more audacious appeal to American society’s darker angels than this looming entertainment event. But there we are. We have arrived. Pass the popcorn, Don and Pete!
如今，如果听到世界各地的政治领袖谴责赫格塞斯和特朗普计划推出的“食人魔电视台”，那将令人鼓舞。
It would be heartening today to hear political leaders the world over condemn Hegseth and Trump’s planned introduction of Ghoul TV.
但请先从澳大利亚说起。联邦政府长期以来一直反对死刑——更不用说将其变成一场公开表演。总理及其高级部长们会站起来，毫无保留地谴责美国这一将处决直播的堕落计划吗？其他政党的领导人又作何反应？毕竟，他们当中有些人过去曾支持过死刑。我们正拭目以待。
But let’s please start in Australia, where federal governments have for a long time opposed capital punishment – let alone turning it into a public spectacle. Will the prime minister and his senior ministers stand up and condemn without qualification this depraved plan for America to livestream an execution? What about the leaders of other political parties here, some of whom have, after all, supported capital punishment? We’re waiting.
与此同时，美国还必须进一步陷入多深的道德泥潭，澳大利亚才会重新考虑其对华盛顿怯懦的军事依赖——尤其是通过那笔价值3680亿美元（且仍在增加）的“奥库斯”潜艇协议，将我们的战略依赖毫无顾忌地捆绑在美国身上。在宣布美国决定将杀戮变成一种娱乐形式时，赫格塞斯表示：“这是一起穿着制服的激进伊斯兰分子在军队内部发动的袭击，因此他应该被一支士兵组成的行刑队处决，而且我们要确保人们能够观看这一过程，使其公开透明，因为人们需要明白，这类行为会付出严重代价。”
Meanwhile, how much further into the moral quagmire must America wallow before Australia rethinks its craven military dependence on Washington – not least via the reckless shackling of our strategic reliance to the US via the $368bn (and counting) Aukus submarine deal Announcing America’s decision to turn killing into a form of entertainment, Hegseth said: “It was a radical Islamist attack in uniform inside the ranks, and so he’s going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be, and we’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand there’s serious consequences for these types of things.”
美国国防部随后证实，此次处决将被直播。这标志着美国正从文明向野蛮发生一次严重的倒退。
America’s defense department later confirmed the execution would be livestreamed. This represents a significant lurch in the US from civilisation towards savagery.
你无法选择自己的家人，但你可以选择朋友和盟友。当他们偏离道德轨道时，你也可以坚定地指出。行动胜于雄辩。
You can’t choose your family. But you can choose your friends and allies. And you can also tell them firmly when they’ve careened off the ethical rails. Actions speak louder than words.
而这场计划中的直播处决，充分暴露了当今美国的本质，进一步揭示了特朗普政府在道德上的空洞与人性上的匮乏。保罗·戴利是《卫报》澳大利亚版的专栏作家。
And this planned livestreamed execution says it all about America today, opening the window ever wider on the Trump administration’s moral vacuity and its paucity of human decency. Paul Daley is a Guardian Australia columnist