Hunger is not a new phenomenon, but as long as the rural poor endure it in silence, as they have for a long time, governments can comfortably ignore it. Food riots by urban populations, on the other hand, threaten what governments care about the most: their legitimacy.
&#160;&#160;&#160; 但是各国政府是否理解呢？我相信如此。饥饿并非新现象，但是只要农村贫困人口正如长期以来的那样得以忍受而无抗议，那么政府就可以轻松自在地加以忽视。但是在另一方面，城市人口的粮食骚乱却威胁到政府的合法性，而这是它们最为关心的。