The rise of Donald Trump is, as I argued last week, a symptom of the failings of elites, notably, but not exclusively, the Republican Party’s elite. Mr Trump is successfully channelling aggression and anger. That tactic is not new. Again and again, it has brought demagogues to power. But demagogues do not give answers. On the contrary, they makes things worse.
正如我上週所辯稱的那樣,唐納•川普(Donald Trump)的崛起,是美國精英們失敗的一個跡象。這主要指共和黨精英的失敗,但也不全是。川普正成功地煽動攻擊心理和憤怒。這並不是新手法。古往今來,這種戰術一而再、再而三地讓煽動者獲得大權。但煽動者給不出問題的答案。相反,他們讓事情變得更糟糕。
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