But genuine realism, unfortunately, is beside the point. Given the inherent tension implied by neo-conservatism’s simultaneous embrace of secular free-market capitalism and “traditional” values, its strategy, perfected since the Reagan era, has been to re-draw the lines of division: then, as now, the West is “at risk,” which requires nurturing a strongly emotional distinction between “us” and “them.”
但是不幸的是，真正的现实主义与我们所讨论的问题无关。因为新保守主义同时接受世俗的自由主义资本主义和“传统”的价值观新保守主义而导致的内在的紧张状态，它的自里根时代得到完善的战略走上了一条把世界分割开的路线：于是，就像现在，西方国家“出于危险中”，这要求我们在情感上对“我们”和“他们”严加区分。