Both also rely on the specious legalese of their plutocratic champions. Mr Johnson wants to liberate the UK from an often fictitious web of European regulations. Mr Trump insists he is opposed only to illegal Hispanics. Legal ones are apparently welcome. Their true appeal, however, is based on nationalist populism. Both can legitimately point to the hypocrisy of the elites they campaign against. Mr Cameron vowed to cap net UK immigration at 100,000 a year — a promise he failed to keep. Successive US administrations have promised to enforce America’s borders before offering amnesty. As a test of market conditions, Britain’s contest between elite hypocrisy and populist sincerity could not be bettered.
这两个群体也都依赖各自有钱有势的领导者口中似是而非的法律措辞。约翰逊希望将英国从欧洲法规的蛛网(大部分是虚构的)中解脱出来。特朗普坚称,他反对的只是非法的西语裔移民。依法移民美国的显然受欢迎。然而,他们真正的吸引力建立在民族主义和民粹主义基础上。他们指出精英阶层的虚伪,在这一点上他们是站得住脚的。卡梅伦曾誓言将每年流入英国的净移民人数控制在10万人以内,但他未能兑现这一承诺。历届美国行政当局都承诺加强边境管控,但搞到最后都宣布大赦。就测试市场行情而言,英国在精英虚伪与民粹主义真诚之间的较量堪称一绝。
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