In short, it is a matter of meaningfulness, the presence of which motivates us, connects us to one another, and orders our lives. If it is missing – if, say, democratic ideals and institutions are failing to provide a palpable enough sense of community and purpose – people seek a sense of meaning elsewhere, which in some cases leads them to malevolent causes.
简言之，这是一个意义（meaningfulness）的问题，这个问题的存在驱使着我们，让我们与其他人联系起来，也主宰着我们的生活。如果失去了意义——比如，如果民主理想和制度无法提供足够多的共同感和使命感——人们就会到其他地方去寻找意义的感觉，有时候，这导致他们走上邪路。