问责制以及个人责任已被美国政府的窗户赶走。美国选民也退位了。只要大多数美国人能够拥有麦当劳的驱动器,听iPod并观看美国偶像,他们似乎并不在乎该国的国家安全机构被疏忽。面包和马戏团。罗马人有对的。只要人们有食物和娱乐,他们就不会对自己的国家的侵蚀太多。


(Accountability, as well as personal responsibility, had been chucked out the window of American government. It also had been abdicated by the American voter. As long as most Americans could have their McDonald's drive-throughs, listen to their iPods, and watch American Idol, they didn't seem to care how negligently the nation's national security apparatus was being run. Bread and circuses. The Romans had it right. As long as people had food and fun, they didn't care much about the erosion of their nation.)

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在现代美国景观中,政府官员和选民在很大程度上忽略了问责制和个人责任的概念。许多公民专注于他们的日常便利和娱乐,例如快餐,音乐和电视,同时忽略了影响国家安全的关键问题。这种冷漠表明了令人不安的趋势,舒适和分心要优先于公民职责。

从历史上看,这种情况反映了罗马为公民提供“面包和马戏团”以维持控制的方法。只要民众对直接的乐趣感到满意,他们通常会忽略其社会的根本挑战和恶化。这种批评强调了需要更加参与和负责任的公民,将国家的福利和安全优先于仅仅是娱乐。

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