宝琳•韩森错了:好市围为自己多元化社区骄傲

新州影子水务厅长柯民思州议员（Chris Minns MP）

Spare a thought for a young Asian Australian kid in Hurstville this week. Amid all of the federal election drama, Senator-elect Pauline Hanson has used her newly minted pedestal to announce to the country that her and her family are "swarming" the community and upsetting the "locals".

这周，让我们替一位生活在好市围（Hurstville） 的年轻亚裔澳洲孩子好好想一想。在本次联邦大选连连大戏中，当选参议员的宝琳•韩森（Pauline Hanson）就利用她刚刚获得的政治地位向这个国家宣布，这个孩子和她的家庭正在“蜂拥涌入”社区并给“当地人”造成了困扰。

When Pauline Hanson was merely a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, her views carried the weight of an eccentric aunt at Christmas lunch. She made everyone uncomfortable, but was easily ignored. 

当韩森还仅仅是“与星共舞”节目的参赛者时，她的观点就像圣诞节午餐上古怪姨妈的言论，她让许多人感到不舒服，但是被轻易地忽视了。

Now she's back in the political arena, Hanson's hurtful missives must be met with a sustained challenge from across the political spectrum. Failing to expose her lies will mean that for some they become facts. We all have a responsibility to speak up. 

现在她又回到了政治舞台上，她的那些有伤害性的言论必须受到来自各方政治人士的持续挑战。如果不能成功揭露她的谎言，那么也就意味着她谎言中的某些就将会成为事实。我们每个人都有责任站出来进行反驳。

When lies are peddled by people in positions of authority or power it gives licence to racists to act out. An ignorant line at a press conference can so easily become a racist diatribe directed towards an innocent school-kid on a public bus. That's not that type of community I want to live in.

当谎言由那些有权有势的人士来传播的时候，实际上是给了种族主义者通行证来付诸行动。新闻发布会上一条愚昧的信息，将会轻易地变成种族主义者公交车上直接针对无辜小学生的长时间谩骂。这不是我所希望生活的社区。

You only need to look at the highly charged Brexit referendum. Leave campaigners focused heavily on the issue of foreigners and immigration. In the days following the result police reported a 57 per cent increase in racist hate  crime. The reports of Trump-inspired violence to immigrants in the US paint a similar picture. There will be many well-meaning Australians who, while opposed to Hanson, believe the best thing we can do is ignore her - they argue once robbed of public attention, she'll fade like she did in the 1990s.

你只需要看看引起强烈争论的英国脱欧公投。脱欧运动人士者把焦点放在外国人和移民问题上。在公投结果出来后的数日，警方的报告就显示种族仇恨犯罪增长了57％。在美国，受到特朗普煽动而针对移民的暴力也出现了类似的增长。很多善意的澳洲人反对韩森，但他们觉得我们现在最应该做的就是无视她。他们认为，一旦失去了民众的关注，她就会像上世纪90年代那样慢慢淡出政治舞台。

This won't work. As a Senator with the potential balance of power, she will be part of every piece of legislation coming before the Parliament.  

这种观点是行不通的。作为一名参议员，她将拥有潜在的改变议会势力均衡的能力，她将会参与到议会的每一项立法工作中。

There is also no point inviting Hanson to Hurstville to experience the real Australia. Racism isn't cured with a good meal. Charlatans will always claim they have simple answers to complicated problems. Besides, Hanson has no interest in changing her views, so I won't waste my or my constituents' time. 

有人建议我请韩森到Hurstville来感受一下真正的澳大利亚，但这也是没用的。种族主义并不会因为一顿丰盛的饭菜而被纠正。江湖骗子们总是声称对于复杂的问题他们有着简单的解答。此外，韩森对于改变她自己的看法毫无兴趣，所以我也不会去浪费我和我选民的时间。

Instead, Hanson must be challenged head on. The arguments and facts are at progressives' fingertips.

反而，韩森应该被正面挑战。论据和事实就在进步人士们触手可及的地方。

Multiculturalism works. Our country, with its scores of races and religions, is prosperous and peaceful. Our brand of racial cohesion is the envy of the world and welcoming Asian migrants has brought untold wealth and opportunity to Australia.

多元文化主义卓有成效。我们的国家拥有诸多种族和宗教，繁荣而且和平。我们种族团结的美名让全世界都感到羡慕，欢迎亚裔移民为澳大利亚带来了无尽的财富和机会。

Australians of Asian heritage shouldn't have to apologise to anyone for living in Hurstville. 

澳大利亚的亚裔人士根本不需要因为生活在好市围而向任何人道歉。

They have built a community that has achieved the best educational results in the country, crime is at its lowest level in decades and they work tirelessly contributing to Australia's economy.

他们创建的这个社区，获得了在全国范围内最好的教育成绩，犯罪率在过去几十年保持在最低水平，并且他们为澳大利亚的经济做出了不懈的贡献。

They should be as proud of their community as I am. They certainly shouldn't have to cop criticism from someone like Hanson.

他们应该像我一样为他们的社区感到骄傲。他们当然更不应该遭受韩森这类人的种族歧视。  

作者：新州影子水务厅长柯民思州议员（Chris Minns MP）

注：本文英文稿已于近日刊登于澳洲各大英文媒体，中文译文由新州工党Hurstville党支部主席James Zhou提供。