The cart or the horse的意思
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span> (<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="murderous">murderous</span>? <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jill">Jill</span> <span word="Lepore">Lepore</span> <span word="November">November</span> 9, 2009):</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Roth">Roth</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realizes">realizes</span>, <span word="distressing">distressing</span>. <span word="Democracy">Democracy</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="dissent">dissent</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>? <span word="Roth">Roth</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="homicide">homicide</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="governed">governed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>, <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="homicide">homicide</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="correlate">correlate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Roth">Roth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="electing">electing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inciting">inciting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cart">cart</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proxy">proxy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="determines">determines</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homicide">homicide</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="quantitative">quantitative</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="Roth">Roth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="wandered">wandered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanities">humanities</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devolve">devolve</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="meaninglessness">meaninglessness</span>: <span word="good">good</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="Correlating">Correlating</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="horror">horror</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="graph">graph</span>, <span word="atrocity">atrocity</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="banality">banality</span>.</p>
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