The sheer triviality of the German election campaign is a tribute to the success of the country. Only a nation that is secure and prosperous could afford to have a political debate that is so focused on the little things of life. “It’s funny,” says one of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s senior advisers, “foreigners want to know what the German election will mean for the Middle East or for the future of Europe. But we are debating ‘veggie day’ and road tolls.”
德國選戰十足的瑣碎性可以佐證該國的成功。只有安全而繁榮的國家纔有心思就生活中如此瑣碎的事情展開政治辯論。「這很有意思，」德國總理安格拉•梅克爾(Angela Merkel)的一名資深顧問表示，「外國人想知道德國選舉對中東或歐洲的未來意味著什麼，而我們卻在圍繞『素食日』和公路收費爭論不休。」
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