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美国共和党总统竞选人唐纳德·特朗普自宣布参选以来，多次凭借引发极大争议的离谱言论上头条，成为美国社会热门话题。近日，其全面禁止穆斯林入境美国的言论更是成了各界关注的焦点。他“火爆的背后隐藏着当今美国政治、社会哪些问题？边学新词边来了解吧。 Donald Trump is the symptom of a new paranoia in American politics. 唐纳德·特朗普是美国政治中一种“新偏执狂现象的写照。 To many Trump remains more of an opportunist than an ardent racist – an irresponsible man who will say anything to win. The words tumble from his mouth, a ramble that moves effortlessly from bombast to bigotry and frames the world as a war between "us" and "them". 对很多人来说，特朗普是个“投机分子而非狂热的种族主义者。只要能赢，这个不负责任的家伙想说什么就说什么。从他嘴里“喷出的言论夸大其词、偏执，将这个世界非此即彼地划为“我们和“他们。 But this makes the popularity of "The Donald": his numbers are rising in the polls not in spite of his racism but because of it. 但这些令反而“唐纳德异常火爆。尽管其言论带有种族歧视，他在选举中的票数却不降反升。 Trump has become a spokesman for a white Middle America who feels that its cultural and religious identity is under siege. | 
