The best time to see a country’s political culture is immediately before or after an election. That’s when unspoken national assumptions about how to use power, and how to treat political opponents, are laid bare. Almost uniquely, three great western democracies are in this phase simultaneously: the UK and France just held elections, while the US is steeling itself for its own confrontation. The differences between the countries are fascinating and sometimes shocking.
看一个国家的政治文化最好的时机是在选举前后。那时候，关于如何使用权力以及如何对待政治对手的国家默契会被暴露出来。几乎独特的是，三个伟大的西方民主国家同时处于这个阶段：英国和法国刚刚进行了选举，而美国正在为自己的对抗做准备。这些国家之间的差异令人着迷，有时也令人震惊。
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