“We will never, ever, in any way, shape or form be part of the United States,” says Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, about Donald Trump’s designs on his country. “It’s crazy. It’s very simple. That’s all you can say.” That message would make no sense coming from a US governor, president of an Ivy League university or a Fortune 500 chief executive. But there is nothing to stop them from sharing Carney’s spirit of defiance. Many who in fair weather routinely cite the heroism that launched the US republic have held their tongues since the storm clouds arrived. When a government fears the people there is liberty, goes the saying, but when a people fear their government there is tyranny. The US establishment lives in dread of the kraken.
“我国永远不会以任何方式、形态或形式成为美国的一部分，”加拿大新总理马克•卡尼(Mark Carney)在谈到唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)对加拿大的图谋时说道，“这个想法是疯狂的。这件事很简单。能说的就这些了。”可以理解的是，美国的某个州长、常春藤大学校长或财富500强(Fortune 500)不会说这样的话。但没有什么阻止他们分享卡尼的反抗精神。在天气晴朗时经常提到开创美国共和国的英雄主义的许多人，自从乌云密布以来就金口难开。老话说，政府害怕人民说明存在自由，而人民害怕政府说明存在暴政。美国的体制内人士如今生活在对海怪的恐惧之中。