Pandering to authoritarian regimes and opaque business interests is not a wholesome enterprise. The contemporary alliance of Western interests – in the arts and higher education no less than in sports – with rich, undemocratic powers involves compromises that might easily damage established reputations.
为极权政权和密不透风的商业利益当掮客并不是高枕无忧的生意。西方利益——艺术和高等教育在这方面不亚于体育——与富有的非民主力量的当代同盟中不乏可以轻易摧毁卓著信誉的妥协。