更好的政治形态并不意味着意见始终统一。美国是一个大国,有不同的地区,不同的看法,不同的利益。这也是我们的优势之一。开国先驱们将权力分配给各个州,各政府部门,希望我们像他们一样进行辩论,探讨政府的规模和形态,探讨贸易和外交关系,探讨自由的含义和安全的必要性。
But democracy does require basic bonds of trust between its citizens. It doesn't work if we think the people who disagree with us are all motivated by malice, or that our political opponents are unpatriotic. Democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise; or when even basic facts are contested, and we listen only to those who agree with us. Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.
但民主确实需要公民之间的信任纽带。如果我们认为与自己观点相左的人都心怀恶意,或者认为我们的政敌都不爱国,那民主就无法实现。如果不愿意妥协,连最基本的事实都存在争议,而我们只听那些赞同的声音,那么民主就会停滞不前。如果只有最极端的声音受到重视,那我们的公共生活就会衰落。最重要的是,当人民大众觉得自己的呼声无关紧要,而整个社会体制被有钱、有权或者个别人的利益所操控时,民主就将崩溃。
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