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Two Books That Explain This Political Moment

2024/12/27
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我发现 Huntington 的《美国政治：不和谐的承诺》这本书能很好地帮助我理解当下。这本书探讨了当美国未能实现其宣称的价值观时会发生什么。Huntington 认为，美国在自由、平等和个人主义等价值观与政府实现这些价值观的能力之间总是存在差距。当这种差距最大时，会产生一种“信条激情”时刻，人们会因为无法实现信条而感到愤怒。在这些时刻，权威和专业知识受到质疑，两极分化严重，抗议活动频繁，对权力和财富充满敌意，新的社会运动涌现，新的媒体致力于倡导和对抗性新闻。Huntington 甚至预测了下一次“信条激情”时刻将在 21 世纪的第二个和第三个十年发生。美国梦之所以重要，是因为它从未完全实现，自由与不平等之间的调和永远无法完成。美国不是谎言，而是一种失望，但它之所以令人失望，是因为它也代表着一种希望。美国人不仅为争论的内容而争论，也为争论的方式而争论。美国人在挑战政策或不公正时，总是会援引建国价值观。“这不是我们”是一种常见的攻击方式。特朗普的崛起挑战了许多人，他们本能地认为“这不正常，这不是我们”，但事实可能并非如此。

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In this special year-end conversation, Carlos and his columnist colleague Pamela Paul each share one book that can help us understand and define our current moment.

*(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) *

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