Democracy’s ultimate boast is that societies do best when people take responsibility for their lives. Covid-19 has been putting that theory to the test. Every few months the west pops the proverbial champagne to celebrate the end of the pandemic. The hangover is worse for its predictability. The fact that western democracies are rarely able to think more than one step ahead augurs badly for their ability to fight global warming — or plan for the next pandemic.
民主制度的终极吹嘘是，当人们能对自己的生活负责时，社会能以最佳状态运行。新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19，即2019冠状病毒病）一直在检验这个理论。每隔几个月，西方国家就会如谚语所说的“开香槟”那样，欢庆疫情的结束，而这么做的“宿醉”因其可预测性而格外糟糕。西方民主国家很少能够提前两步进行思考，这对它们抗击manbetx app苹果 变暖或为下一次疫情做准备的能力是一个不祥的预兆。
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