I’ve been trying to understand why people vote populist so, among other things, I recently began following the Trump-supporting Breitbart News on Twitter. I had expected to encounter triumphant joy. After all, Breitbart’s man has a unique chance to remake America. But instead, Breitbart’s dominant tone is the sneer. Many of the tweets mock pundits and celebrities who say anything leftie. For instance, when actor Chris Evans rants about Trump, Breitbart tweets a gleeful loudly crying face emoji. Another big category of tweets gloats about immigrants accused of crimes. Above a story about a “six-time deportee” Mexican in Texas arrested for drunk-driving, Breitbart breaks into song: “ Wall, wall, wall your south, gently by the Rio ”.
我近来在试图理解为何人们会把票投给民粹主义者，为此，我尝试了若干办法，包括最近开始在Twitter上关注支持特朗普的Breitbart News。我原本预期会目睹一种胜利的喜悦。毕竟，Breitbart支持的那个人拥有了重塑美国的独一无二的机遇。然而事实并非如此，Breitbart的整体基调是各种冷嘲热讽。该网站发的许多推文都在嘲笑发表任何左翼言论的专家和名人。比如，当演员克里斯•埃文斯(Chris Evans)慷慨激昂地表达他对特朗普的不满时，Breitbart在Twitter上发了一个幸灾乐祸的“大哭”emoji表情符号。还有一大类推文对被控犯罪的移民幸灾乐祸。在转发有关德克萨斯一名“曾被六次驱逐出境”的墨西哥人因醉驾被捕的报道时，Breitbart唱起了歌：“墙，墙，在南方竖起墙，温柔地沿着格兰德河旁。”