We live in an age of populist demagogues. This is not a new phenomenon. Plato used the word “demagogue” in his critique of democracy in The Republic. He was correct that demagogy is the Achilles heel of democracy. We are seeing this threat in many countries today. Donald Trump, the US president, is a classic rightwing populist demagogue.
我們生活在一個民粹煽動者盛行的時代。這并非新現象。柏拉圖在《理想國》中用過“煽動者”一詞以批評民主。他指出，煽動政治是民主的阿喀琉斯之踵，這一判斷并不錯。如今我們在許多國家都看到了這種威脅。唐納德?特朗普(Donald Trump)，這位美國總統，就是典型的右翼民粹煽動者。
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