And yet it is absurd to compare the power of the two phenomena, or to suggest that in the confrontation with the butchers of Mosul and Palmyra, the democracies face a strategic challenge analogous to that of the Nazi Wehrmacht. This historical leap is possible only for people whose political irresponsibility is matched by their proclivity for lazy analogy.
但对比这两种现象背后的力量、或提出面对摩苏尔和巴尔米拉的屠夫，民主国家面临与纳粹德国类似的战略挑战十分荒谬。只有政治上不负责任且总爱胡乱比喻的人才有可能实现这样的历史跨越。