For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.” HL Mencken could have been thinking of today’s politics. The western world undoubtedly confronts complex problems, notably, the dissatisfaction of so many citizens. Equally, aspirants to power, such as Donald Trump in the US and Marine Le Pen in France, offer clear, simple and wrong solutions — notably, nationalism, nativism and protectionism.
“對(duì)于每一個(gè)復(fù)雜的問(wèn)題,都有一個(gè)明確、簡(jiǎn)單和錯(cuò)誤的答案。”H?L?門(mén)肯(H.L.Mencken)這句話完全適用于今天的政治。西方世界無(wú)疑面臨著復(fù)雜的問(wèn)題,尤其是許多公民的不滿情緒。同樣的,權(quán)力的追求者,比如美國(guó)的唐納德?特朗普(Donald Trump)和法國(guó)的馬琳?勒龐(Marine Le Pen),提供了明確、簡(jiǎn)單和錯(cuò)誤的解決方案——尤其是民族主義、本土主義和保護(hù)主義。