For a long time, our lives have been greatly influenced by lies and liars, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that this tendency has been getting stronger day by day recently. One proof of this may be that we hear the term “Fake News” more frequently.
Fake news is the word that is translated to false reporting in Japanese, and simply put, it means spreading lies.
So, is spreading fake news a bad thing?
The answer is obvious, “Yes.”
So why is the answer “Yes”?
Fake news creates a new division in our society. It is a division between those who believe the lie and those who don’t. In many cases, this division leads to conflict and, in the worst cases, loss of life. If the lie were not strongly (or widely) believed, such conflicts would not arise and people would not lose their lives. In the first place, if there was no fake news, this kind of division would not occur.
So, can we stop people from lying completely?
Unfortunately, it’s impossible. No one is born knowing that lying is wrong, and not everyone has the luck or mental strength to go through life without lying. It may not appropriate to equate personal lies with fake news, but it’s human being that creates fake news.
So, if we can’t completely stop people from lying, what can we do?
We can prevent lies from spreading, in other words, not giving fake news any power.
So, what methods can we use to prevent fake news from spreading?
I think the answer can be found by thinking about why fake news has become so powerful right now.
Continued in Fake News ② ~Why does fake news have power?~
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こんにちは。
Wall Egg and Seeds というサイト名は、ある日本の作家が海外で行ったスピーチで「Wall(壁）」と「Egg(卵)」という言葉を用いて強大な権力と弱者との関係を表現をしたことをヒントにして、それらの言葉と「Seeds(種)」を組み合わせたものです。
私にとって、「壁」は民主主義を無視する強大な権力です。「卵」は民主主義の名のもとに民主主義を勝ち取り、守ろうとする個人です。
多くの人たちは「壁」にぶつかったところで「卵」は割れるばかりで「壁」はびくともしないと感じていて、「壁」の側に立つ人たちが多く存在する一方で、「卵」の側に立とうとする人はどんどん減っているように見えます。このままでは、本当の民主主義は、実現するどころか、ただの理想論としてどこかに追いやられてしまうような気がしてなりません。
多くの大人たちが民主主義について口をつぐむようになってしまったた今、一人でも多くの人たちが民主主義の大切さについて考え、その実現のための一歩を踏み出すきっかけの一つとなることを期待して、「Wall Egg and Seeds」を開設しました。つたない文章ですが、よろしくお願いします。
「Wall Egg and Seeds」が公平な社会の実現の「種」になることを祈って。
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Hello,
The name of this site, Wall Egg and Seeds, was inspired by a speech that a Japanese writer gave abroad in which he used the words “Wall” and “Egg” to describe the relationship between the powerful and the weak, and I combined these words with “Seeds”.
For me, the “wall” is the mighty power that denies democracy. The “egg” is the individual who tries to win and protect democracy in the name of democracy.
Most people feel that when “egg” hit the “wall,” she or he just breaks and the “wall” doesn’t take damage , and while there are many people who stand on the side of the “wall,” the number of people who try to stand on the side of the “egg” seems to be seriously decreasing. If this situation continues, I cannot help but feel that true democracy, far from being realized, but will be relegated somewhere as mere idealism.
Now that many adults have become silent about democracy, I have started “Wall Egg and Seeds” in the hope that it will be an opportunity for as many people as possible to think about the importance of democracy and take a step towards realizing it. I am not very good at writing, but thank you for reading.
May “Wall Egg and Seeds” be a “seed” for the realization of a fair world!
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