In the opening contests of the 2016 race for the White House, Ted Cruz, a Republican candidate described as a “mountebank”, has upstaged Donald Trump, a “narcissist”. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, more or less tied with establishment favourite Hillary Clinton. So the rebellion against the elites is in full swing. The vital question is whether (and how) western elites can be brought closer to the people.
在2016年美國總統大選的首場黨內初選中,被稱為“江湖騙子”的共和黨總統候選人角逐者特德?克魯斯(Ted Cruz)搶了“自戀狂”唐納德?特朗普(Donald Trump)的風頭。與此同時,號稱“民主黨社會主義者”的伯尼?桑德斯(Bernie Sanders)的支持率與體制內競爭對手希拉里?克林頓(Hillary Clinton)不相上下。針對精英階層的叛逆就此全面展開。關鍵問題是西方精英能否(以及如何)更貼近民眾。