Palko Hannah Catherine, Xiang Wei-Ning
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.
Socioecol Pract Res. 2020;2(3):257-264. doi: 10.1007/s42532-020-00056-1. Epub 2020 Jul 6.
In fighting against common threats to human survival and well-being, be they from natural disaster or human conflict, people's commitment to taking collective action matters and can make a huge or even decisive difference. Throughout human history, there is a myriad of powerful examples from around the world in which people's deep commitment to taking collective action changed the course of combat against common threats. These examples are invaluable heritages that belong to the entire humanity. At this critical juncture in human history, they can help cultivate a greater sense of optimism among all the people in the world both in the present fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. To this end, in this showcase article, we present examples of this kind from China's ongoing COVID-19 battle, and from two of her many historical combats.
在应对人类生存与福祉面临的共同威胁时，无论是自然灾害还是人类冲突，人们采取集体行动的决心至关重要，能够产生巨大甚至决定性的影响。纵观人类历史，世界各地有无数有力例证表明，人们对采取集体行动的坚定决心改变了应对共同威胁的战斗进程。这些例证是属于全人类的宝贵遗产。在人类历史的这一关键时刻，它们有助于在当前抗击新冠疫情及未来，在全世界所有人民中培育更强烈的乐观情绪。为此，在这篇展示文章中，我们呈现中国当前新冠疫情战斗以及众多历史战斗中的两个此类例证。
