It is, of course, too early to say whether this is a sign of deep change, or merely a passing trend, and reality is, no doubt, much less simple. But, to distill the essence of today’s mood, one could say that fear is the direct result of the process of globalization: the world is not necessarily flat, but it definitely feels smaller –&#160;and “others” appear more menacing than ever.
不论如何，在给世界其他地区加上了它的物质主义价值后，如今西方散播了它的负能量。当然，现在就断言这是深刻变革的信号只是过境趋势还为时尚早，毫无疑问，现实远比这复杂得多。但是，论及当今情绪的本质，你可以说恐惧是全球化过程的直接后果：世界未必是平的，但毫无疑问变得小了很多——“他人”比以前任何时候威胁都大。