Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, Rodrigo Duterte, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Narendra Modi, Viktor Orban — it still seems a bit startling to add the name of Boris Johnson, to that roll-call of “strongman” leaders from the US, Brazil, the Philippines, Turkey, India and Hungary. After all, the British prime minister has built his political career by marketing himself as a “good chap”, affable, well-read, a liberal at heart. What has he got in common with thugs like Mr Duterte or Mr Erdogan?
唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)、雅伊尔•博索纳罗(Jair Bolsonaro)、罗德里戈•杜特尔特(Rodrigo Duterte)、雷杰普•塔伊普•埃尔多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)、纳伦德拉•莫迪(Narendra Modi)、欧尔班•维克多(Viktor Orban)，在美国、巴西、菲律宾、土耳其、印度和匈牙利的“强人”领导名单上加上鲍里斯•约翰逊(Boris Johnson)的名字，似乎还是有点令人吃惊。毕竟，这位英国首相在打造自己的政治生涯时把自己营销为一个“好人”、和蔼可亲、博学多才，内心深处秉持自由派理念。他和杜特尔特或埃尔多安这样的流氓有什么共同点呢？