The best time to see a country’s political culture is immediately before or after an election. That’s when unspoken national assumptions about how to use power, and how to treat political opponents, are laid bare. Almost uniquely, three great western democracies are in this phase simultaneously: the UK and France just held elections, while the US is steeling itself for its own confrontation. The differences between the countries are fascinating and sometimes shocking.
看一個國家的政治文化最好的時機是在選舉前后。那時候,關(guān)于如何使用權(quán)力以及如何對待政治對手的國家默契會被暴露出來。幾乎獨特的是,三個偉大的西方民主國家同時處于這個階段:英國和法國剛剛進行了選舉,而美國正在為自己的對抗做準備。這些國家之間的差異令人著迷,有時也令人震驚。
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