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昨日苏维埃，今日美利坚。 精英们与群众脱节，人民失去自信心，老人政治。。

 昨日苏维埃，今日美利坚。

精英们与群众脱节，人民失去自信心，老人政治。。


历史学者弗格森爵士（Naill Feguson）指出，从历史的发展看，今天的美国，有着类似当年苏联衰败解体的特征。这包括老人政治，政治精英不了解人民，而美国人本身越来越失去自信心等。


因为绝望而死亡，在苏联人们酗酒，吸烟，绝望死亡。在美国，同样的情形，吸毒，无家可归，绝望死亡。苏联后期，人均寿命减少。美国也是如此，冠病加上绝望自杀，寿命不增加，反而减少。当普通人在绝望中，精英们没有对策，活在自己的舒服圈。


弗格森也指出，美国媒体、经济、政治捐款都是掌握在精英手中。这些精英多数是民主党人。难怪，美国这次的选举，人们形容是精英和穷人的战争，怪就怪在特朗普竟然是穷人的代表。 


弗格森只谈到美国的内部问题，其实，和苏联一样，对于外部的发展，也做出错误的判断。几十年来，美国的外交政策，累积到了拜登身上，就出现各种败象，从阿富汗、乌克兰、中东，再到各种经济、贸易、金融制裁。美国的朋友越来越少，敌人却越来越多。


昨日苏维埃，今日美利坚；明天是谁？其实，在欧洲，我们也看到类似情形，日本有吗？我们有吗？

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