The antagonisms between the two empires and systems were mortal.

这两个帝国和两种制度之间，有着不共戴天的仇恨。

It is a tall order, given their ancient antagonisms and personality clashes.

考虑到他们长久的对抗和个性的冲突，这简直是一个离谱的要求。

Marx said that "national differences and antagonisms between peoples are daily more and more vanishing."

马克思曾说“国家间的不同和民族间的对抗正在日渐消失。”

I think there's a whole new generation of people that's not saddled with the old antagonisms that came out of the 1960s.

我认为整个新一代人还未摆脱对20世纪60年代的观念的对抗。

However, since prejudice against these latter peoples was not inspired by capitalists, he has to reason that such antagonisms were not really based on race.

然则，既然针对这后两个民族的偏见并非是由资本家所引发的，他便必须作这样的逻辑推理，即这些敌对情绪并非真正是以种族为基础的。

It must focus on local antagonisms, because they often cause or fuel broader tensions, and regional and national actors hijack local agendas to serve their own ends.

必须关注地方的对抗状态，因为这种对抗会导致更大范围的紧张局势，地区和国家的行动者会劫持地方的计划达到他们自己的目的。