In the US, polarized politics, gerrymandered Congressional districts, and a constitution that seems to check more than it balances, have obstructed reforms and left the country seemingly adrift in choppy waters. The middle class is being hollowed out, and failed overseas adventures have discouraged the once “indispensable nation” from bearing the burden of global leadership.
奥班所谓的美国和欧洲“自由民主”确实被内部问题所困扰。在美国，政治极化、对国会选取的不公正划分以及日渐“制”（check）大于“衡”（balance）的宪法阻挠了改革，也让经济陷于风雨飘摇。中产阶级正在被掏空，失败的海外行动让这个曾经“不可或缺的国家”不再敢于承担全球领导责任。美国仍是不可或缺的；可惜，它让这个概念不再成为责任的根基。