People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting the role of compulsory constituent.

  • -- Bob Black 鲍伯·布莱克

人们并不像政客们想的那么愚蠢。我们中越来越多的人对投票的“公民义务”一笑置之,拒绝扮演强制选民的角色。

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We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off.

我们都希望有超越自我的体验,让我们从日常生活中解脱出来,而恐惧是一种很好的体验。但是,我认为这也是人们想笑掉大牙的原因。

Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity for the public good.

政客之所以吸引人,是因为他们构成了这样一个悖论;他们是一个精英,为了公共利益而完成平庸。

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

看起来那么光荣的人都是显摆出来的;其实他们和其他人没什么不同。

The vast majority of politicians think they are functioning on high principle.

绝大多数的政治家认为他们的运作是基于崇高的原则。