Are the political upheavals of 2016 — Brexit and America’s election of Donald Trump — a triumph of democracy or a threat to it? Democracies must respond to legitimate grievances. Indeed, their ability to do so peacefully is among their strengths. But the demagogue’s exploitation of such grievances threatens democracy. This has happened elsewhere. It would be foolish to assume western democracies are immune.
2016年的政治动荡——英国退欧和唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)当选美国总统——是民主的胜利还是对民主的威胁？民主政体必须对合法的抱怨做出回应。实际上，有能力和平回应是它们的长处之一。但煽动家利用此类抱怨的做法威胁到了民主。其他地方已经出现了这种情况。认为西方民主政体不会受影响将是愚蠢的。
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