《黑客与画家》这本书中写过这样一段话:“就好比一个政客,他想让选民忘记糟糕的国内局势,方法就是为国家找出一个敌人,哪怕敌人并不真的存在,他也可以创造出来。”
买了一本英文版的《奥巴马演说集》,他的演说立即印证了上面的观点:
"Now let me be clear. We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated."
如果了解铁娘子-撒切尔夫人的话,其实她的执政也是这样,她为自己找到敌人,从而强大自己。
在我们看来美国一直是世界超级大国,而特朗普的weekly address却发表过这样的观点:
"We're rebuilding our nation, rebuilding our confidence, and rebuilding our standing in the world. Today the entire world can see that America is coming back, and coming back strong."
明明已经是第一的美国,为何特朗普还会用're'这个前缀来强调呢?