Lately, political battles among key actors have not been about how to build a more effective of representative political system or a more equitable, dynamic economy, but about how to maintain control of accumulated power or distribute it among their allies. Political parties appear far removed from citizen demands, beset by internal divisions, incapable of addressing deep-rooted inequality and lawlessness, and prone to populist or authoritarian leadership that promises quick fixes to entrenched problems.
最近，墨西哥政坛激烈争论的焦点并不是如何建立更有效、更具代表性的政治体系，或更公平、更具活力的经济体系，而是如何继续掌控手中的权利，如何与同盟分配这些权利。各政党忙于处理内部纠纷，无力实现公平、法治，指望善作承诺的民粹主义或独裁主义领导者瞬间把根深蒂固的问题消弭于无形。对于民众的诉求，它们早已无暇顾及。