A Reflection on the Presidential Candidate Debate

Today, I watched the first debate between the US presidential candidates. The debaters were Donald Trump and Joe Biden. According to status, they can be referred to as international figures, so they have attracted large audience.

Both debaters did not clearly express matters pertaining to policies and personal visions they have for the United States. On the contrary, they belittled one another. And one of the candidates has repeatedly broken the ground rules of the debate.

After the debate, most listeners felt that this was an annoying debate. And more than 80% of the audience have taken notice the negative tone. Obviously this is not an inspiring debate.

Someone asked whether it was worth watching a replay of this debate. My response is that it’s not worth watching if we want to learn some debating skills or the art of rhetoric. However, if you want gain more insight regarding human behavior, you can watch this debate.

Finally, if we intend to have more positive influence, we must avoid negative criticism, and be more prepared to convey positive messages and optimistic visions. Facing a torn society, you and me indeed have an important role, that is, to lift up others for the transformation of society through authentically positive words.

观看总统候选人辩论引发的反思

今天观看了美国总统候选人第一场辩论，辩论双方为特朗普和拜登。以他们的身份地位可号称为国际人物，也因此非常引人注目。

辩论双方并没有很清楚的表达他们计划为美国提供的政策和个人愿景。反而是贬低对方，甚至其中一位候选人还多次不遵守辩论的规则。

辩论结束后，多数听众感觉这是一场令人厌烦的辩论，並且有超过八成的人注意到的是负面性的语气。明显的这不是一场激励性的辩论。

有人问是否值得看这场辩论的重播。我的回应是不值得如果我们想从中学习一些辩论的技巧或言语的艺术；然而如果你想对人的行为多一些的洞察力，倒是可以观看这一场的辩论。

最后，如果我们想提升正面的影响力，我们则必须避免负面性的批评，多传达正面的信息和积极的愿景。面对一个被撕裂的社会，你我扮演重要的角色，即透过正面的言语，提升他人转化社会。

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