Garnesh: Some opinion believes that if Trump's defeat in November, it will marker the Americans' rejection of authoritarian authority.This is a misunderstanding.
The slogan of the three words starting with a verb is the currency of populism.In 2016, the slogan of the TAKE BACK Control and the built -in the BUILD That Wall helped the British American populist movement.After taking office, the words of the leader became more mdash; mdash; those close relatives around them, those patient listeners, promoted bad habits mdash; mdash; but Donald Bull; Trump (Donald Trump), the most popular Twitter post recentlyRegarding this format.President of the United States shouts to open schools!(Open The Schools !!!) posts were reposted 400,000 times within 24 hours.
You will notice that this emotion is the opposite of authority.However, his first response to the first reaction of the new coronary virus pneumonia (COVID-19, that is, the 2019 coronary virus disease) is also the case: in adopting blockade measures to encourage and even respect the problem of wearing masks.The same is true of the White House's position in fiscal relief.Trump's economic adviser Larry Bull; Larry Kudlow was worried that the enhanced federal unemployment relief was encouraged to not work.Regardless of the spirit of this remark, it is not like a high -pressure parent style.
Even before Trump was elected, Liberals first interpreted him as a authoritarian.Anne Bull; Anne Applebaum (Twilight of Democracy) in her new book is compared with Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Oerban; she is not the only one to do soPeople.
This analysis skills have nothing to do with MDASH; mdash; but it will bring false hope.This view means that Trump's defeat in November will marked Americans' rejection of authoritarian authority.After experiencing bleak five years, the free society will be affirmed by the public and enables it to rebuild.Leaders will hear voters say: deprive us of our freedom, you have to be at your own risk.
This idea is so gratifying that its fallacy is regrettable.Trump lost this election because of his authoritarian.If you want to say the reason, it is because he has lost his trust in the public.His attitude towards the new crown epidemic (150,000 people in the United States died of new crown pneumonia) made the results decisively turn to him.And his more conventional tough position has not caused this consequences.When he adopted a severe attitude towards immigrants on the Mexican border, his polls remained unchanged.After he implemented a travel ban on multiple Muslim countries, his support rate rebounded.He chatted repeatedly that reporters, judges, civil servants, and those who investigated or provided him who were unfavorable to him: after all of this, he almost got re -election.
That's right, he was unpopular to the excessive response to protests this summer.But at that time, his support rate was already declining.Imagine: If Trump quickly and effectively control the epidemic, but still disperse the protesters who are gathered in Lafayette Square, he will be behind the Democratic Party's Joe Bull; Joe (JoeBiden) 10 percentage points?
The voters are punishing, not the president's trample on the standards of liberals, but that he lacks grasping the situation; this is even more forgiven for a leader who has been advertised as a vigorous.Trump's question is that he gave Americans the form and style of authoritarian authority, but did not give them a substantial security of the authoritarian system.He is a strong man, but he is not a strong person.Following this logic, the real strong man mdash; mdash; the real command -type authoritarian mdash; mdash; it is still possible to win the support of voters.Even if the Democratic Party won in November, it would not prove that the facts were not.On the evening of the vote, the Liberal camp should be a little sober while celebrating.
In terms of human freedom, populists always face two ways.They like to control the country in some areas (trade, immigration, and crimes), but they can't bear even tentative measures in public health, taxation and environmental fields.Somehow, the giant demon, known as Washington is both a boring nanny and an unknown landlord. It was indifferent to indifferent to industrialization and abuse of opioids in the American hinterland.The stupid British Conservative Party, which is also stupid during the COVID-19 epidemic, also reflects this conflict like the United States Republican Party.
Theoretical contradictions are not shameless.But it is absolutely necessary to see the two impulsive mdash; mdash; mdash; authoritum and dead independent spirit mdash; mdash; Trump is being promoted by the latter.About two -thirds of voters hope that the school will postpone (not as early as possible).They were worried that the economy in May would be too early.Under the circumstances of the economy, they actively support the fiscal transfer.On the other hand, they witnessed Trump's more than three years of incitement words and deeds, but did not take the fellow to him.
Understanding this point, Biden did not position themselves as liberal corrections of a authoritarian, but just put into campaign with a more inside practitioner.His campaign program will make you lethargic, such as expanding the scale of employment insurance by reforming short -term compensation plans.Biden criticized Trump's spear heads mainly to the latter's lightly described by the latter around January 2020, instead of Trump's casual attitude towards the rule of law.Needless to say, President Biden will not be so authoritative.It is just that we should not pretend that voters chose him on this way.
Translator/He Li
