I’ve been trying to understand why people vote populist so, among other things, I recently began following the Trump-supporting Breitbart News on Twitter. I had expected to encounter triumphant joy. After all, Breitbart’s man has a unique chance to remake America. But instead, Breitbart’s dominant tone is the sneer. Many of the tweets mock pundits and celebrities who say anything leftie. For instance, when actor Chris Evans rants about Trump, Breitbart tweets a gleeful loudly crying face emoji. Another big category of tweets gloats about immigrants accused of crimes. Above a story about a “six-time deportee” Mexican in Texas arrested for drunk-driving, Breitbart breaks into song: “ Wall, wall, wall your south, gently by the Rio ”.
我近來在試圖理解爲何人們會把票投給民粹主義者，爲此，我嘗試了若干辦法，包括最近開始在Twitter上關注支持川普的Breitbart News。我原本預期會目睹一種勝利的喜悅。畢竟，Breitbart支持的那個人擁有了重塑美國的獨一無二的機遇。然而事實並非如此，Breitbart的整體基調是各種冷嘲熱諷。該網站發的許多推文都在嘲笑發表任何左翼言論的專家和名人。比如，當演員克里斯•伊凡(Chris Evans)慷慨激昂地表達他對川普的不滿時，Breitbart在Twitter上發了一個幸災樂禍的「大哭」emoji表情符號。還有一大類推文對被控犯罪的移民幸災樂禍。在轉發有關德克薩斯一名「曾被六次驅逐出境」的墨西哥人因醉駕被捕的報導時，Breitbart唱起了歌：「牆，牆，在南方豎起牆，溫柔地沿著格蘭德河旁。」